Expats & Diplomats
US donates P7.6M in disaster relief supplies to Cagayan

The US Embassy Civil Affairs Team (CAT) on September 28 donated disaster relief tents and medical supplies, dive equipment, and two rubber boats with out-board motors valued at P7.6 million to support local humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan.

Atty. Mabel Villarica-Mamba, representing Cagayan Governor Manuel Mamba, and CAT Leader Captain Stephen Coleman led the turnover of the donation to the Tuguegarao Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO), the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), and to hospitals in the province. Members of the PCG assisted in the delivery of the US-donated supplies to Cagayan.