VICE PRESIDENT Sara Duterte on Friday detailed the rapid mobilization of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) to spearhead relief and rescue operations in Soccsksargen following a destructive earthquake that battered General Santos City and Sarangani Province.
According to Duterte, the OVP immediately dispatched its Kalusugan Truck to forward operating zones to serve hot meals to emergency first responders and survivors rescued from collapsed structures.
The initial deployment was quickly reinforced by logistical and relief distributions managed by the OVP Southern Mindanao Satellite Office.
The Vice President noted that she personally traveled to the hard-hit areas to inspect the damage, visit injured patients in hospitals, and extend direct financial assistance to the families of the casualties.
“Our Disaster Operations Center has opened a warehouse and is currently sorting out rice boxes and food bags,” Duterte said. “We will be distributing these to areas that remain isolated due to the earthquake.”
The OVP’s relief assets and disaster teams remain on the ground to sustain recovery efforts as regional authorities assess the full extent of the infrastructure damage.
