The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), through its Civil Relations Service (CRS), conducted four sorties of relief, psychological, social, medical and dental missions in the evacuation areas of Iligan and Marawi City.
The PCG also sent alternately BRP Corregidor and BRP Pampanga to transport food packs from DSWD, and school supplies from Manila to the Iligan Port.
Captain Armando Balilo, Acting Commander of CRS, thanked in behalf of the PCG, the DSWD leadership for the accolade. He also expressed PCG’s gratitude to the Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary, the PCGA Medical and K9 Support Squadron, Fast Craft CEO Chet Pestrana, and to the International Ferris Association as well as media partners who supported the PCG in the activity.
PCG’s 2018 Pagkilala sa Natatanging Kontribusyon sa Bayan (PaNata) Award.
DSWD OIC Secretary Emmanuel Leyco, and Presidential Liaison Undersecretary Luzviminda Ilagan handed the PaNata Award during the agency’s anniversary held in March.
Meanwhile, BRP Corregidor arrived yesterday, 15-March-2018 in Iligan Port with 3,000 food packs and school supplies intended for the elementary and high school students of Marawi City, the capital of Lanao del Sur, Mindanao.
Captain Balilo said the PCG is also preparing to transport materials to Marawi for the Brigada Eskwela of the Department of Education.