DENR sends more aid to typhoon Odette-hit areas

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has committed more relief items and basic goods to communities severely affected by Typhoon Odette.

DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu dispatched Undersecretary Benny Antiporda to lead initial relief operations and assess the situation in Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte.

Antiporda arrived in Siargao on December 19 to conduct assessments and deliver the first batch of aid.

The DENR had already dispatched partial relief goods shortly after the typhoon, with DENR-Region 11 also conducting land-based relief operations.

Secretary Cimatu pledged that the DENR will send more relief items and cash assistance to other devastated areas such as Cebu, Bohol, and Palawan.

He also promised that the DENR will find a way to resettle communities in time for the holiday celebrations.