2,400 individuals in Palawan hit by recent tropical cyclones receive food packs from GMA Kapuso Foundation

About 2,400 individuals in Roxas, Palawan, who were affected by the recent tropical cyclones Ferdie, Gener, Helen and the Habagat (Southwest Monsoon) received aid through GMA Kapuso Foundation.

According to a report by "24 Oras" on Wednesday, the GMA Kapuso Foundation along with the Western Command of the Armed Forces of the Philippines distributed food packs to residents in the municipality through the foundation's Operation Bayanihan project.

GMA Kapuso Foundation is the first non-governmental organization to deliver aid to Roxas, Palawan, per the report.

Among the beneficiaries of the project include the fisherfolk community of Purok Mangingisda in Barangay Cuatro who have not been able to go out to sea and earn a living due to the heavy rains brought by the cyclones and Habagat.

Brgy. Cuatro was also among the areas that were ravaged by Super Typhoon Odette in 2021.

For those who wish to support GMA Kapuso Foundation's Operation Bayanihan and other projects, donations may be made via Metrobank, Land Bank, BDO, Bank of Commerce, UnionBank, PNB, Cebuana Lhuillier, GCash, Lazada, and Shopee. Go here for more information.

Last Saturday, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said that the reported death toll due to the effects of the Habagat and tropical cyclones Ferdie, Gener, Helen, and Igme reached 25, with the total number of casualties still being validated.

Of the 25 reported fatalities, 10 are in Mimaropa, five in Region 6, two in Region 7, four in Region 9, and four in BARMM.

The NDRRMC also reported that 1,449,333  individuals or 387,755 families were affected by the recent tropical cyclones.

— CDC, GMA Integrated News