Navy’s operating forces in Palawan distributed hundreds of galvanized iron sheets to aid in rehabilitation of Typhoon Odette-affected areas. The Naval Forces West (NFW) together with Civil Military Operations Unit – West (CMOU-W), Naval Installation and Facilities-West (NIF-W), and Joint Task Force I-CARE, facilitated and assisted Lara’s Ark Foundation in the distribution of 580 pieces and 170 pieces of galvanized iron sheets to Sitio Cayasan, Barangay Tagabinet, Puerto Princesa City; and Barangay Aplaya, Roxas, Palawan, respectively on 1-February-2022.

Said donations aim to boost the morale of the community and make them feel the Spirit of Bayanihan with the support of the Palawan government ongoing, rebuilding their communities having been devastated by Typhoon Odette particularly the coastal communities and far-flung mountainous barangays of Palawan.