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The effects of Super Typhoon Yolanda will forever be remembered by Filipinos as it destroyed many lives, homes, and subsistence of thousands of families in the Visayas ravaging the provinces of Leyte, Eastern Samar, Western Samar, Capiz, Cebu, Iloilo, and Aklan, and Palawan.
At its Operations Center, PRC said that Gordon communicated with all stakeholders to provide relief as the country braced itself for the calamity. The senator then held an emergency meeting, according to PRC with the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, the International Committee of the Red Cross, and the partner national societies of Australia, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, and Finland, and quickly built a long-range plan to bring instant relief as well as sustained support.
Immediate response entailed the distribution of food items close to 2 million individuals, almost 1.3 million individuals provided with household items, and more than 450 thousand people received cash assistance in the amount of over P281 million.
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