PCG vessels to augment 'Odette' relief operations
MASSIVE DAMAGE. The Philippine Coast Guard Aviation Force takes an aerial shot of Negros Occidental, one of the provinces ravaged by Typhoon Odette, on Saturday (Dec. 18, 2021). The PCG saw damaged structures, farms under water, and flooded communities in the towns of Kabankalan, Binalbagan, Aguisan, Himamaylan, and Pilar. (Photo courtesy of PCG) MANILA - The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will dispatch its offshore patrol vessels to Typhoon Odette-hit regions and provinces on Sunday (December 19) to augment relief operations. Around noon, BRP Gabriela Silang OPV-8301 will leave Port Area, Manil...