Philippine Army’s mobile kitchen deployed Odette-affected families in Surigao City
BUTUAN CITY -- The 901st Infantry Brigade, 9th Infantry
Division, Philippine Army, with the 4th Civil-Military Operations (CMO)
Battalion, and 10th Forward Service Support Unit (FSSU) deployed the Philippine
Army's Mobile Kitchen at Barangay Lipata, Surigao City, Surigao del Norte on
January 20, 2022.
In a Facebook post made by the 4th CMO Battalion, the mobile kitchen served around two hundred food packs with bottled water.
"As the affected families begin the reconstruction
of their damaged houses, interventions to alleviate their plight are very important,
as such, the Philippine Army utilized its mobile kitchen to help residents
through the provision of free meals," they said in their post.
The success of the activity was made possible through a
collaboration with the local government unit of Surigao City, the Propelling
Our Inherited Nation Through Our Youth (POINTY) Inc., Project Binuligay of
Bukidnon, 10th Forward Service Support Unit (FSSU) under Ltc. Vladimir DC Sta.
Maria, the 42nd CMO Company troopers led by 1Lt. Alvin Jay Carulasan, currently
under operational control of the 901st Infantry Brigade.
"We continue to support and participate in
activities for the benefit of our countrymen. The dedication and sincerity
displayed by our soldiers contributed much for the upliftment of the condition
of our fellow Caraganons affected by the onslaught of Super Typhoon
ODETTE," their post read. (4th CMO Battalion, 4ID,
PA/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
