CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City - The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) received new construction equipment for restoring damaged military camps and patrol bases on Monday, April 25.
The GMA Kapuso Foundation (GMAKF) donation will benefit the units severely affected by Typhoon Odette in December 2021.
A handover ceremony was held at the General Headquarters Canopy in Camp Aguinaldo, presided over by AFP Chief of Staff, General Andres Centino. Also present were Ms. Rikki Escudero-Catibog, GMAKF Executive Vice President and COO; Brigadier General Rene Raoul Rommel Honasan, Acting Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics; and Major General Gerardo P Catindoy, The Chief Engineer.
“We are very thankful to GMA Kapuso Foundation, one of our esteemed stakeholders, for supporting the AFP and for helping us rebuild our camps. We appreciate very much that we have partners who we can cooperate and collaborate with towards providing better services to our people,” General Centino said.
The Philippine Army’s 4th Infantry Battalion received 520 lightbulbs, 800 corrugated roof sheets, 100 pieces of ridge rolls, and eight boxes of roofing nails.
The GMAKF also donated 5,500 Hard Hats to the Engineer Units of the Philippine Army, Philippine Air Force, and Philippine Navy. These will be turned over to the 51st Engineer Brigade; 52nd Engineer Brigade; 53rd Engineer Brigade; 54th Engineer Brigade; 55th Engineer Brigade; 355th Aviation Engineer Wing; and Naval Combat Engineer Brigade.
“We want to assure you that we are very thankful for all your help; the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines. Through us, you helped the grassroots, the Filipino people. It’s such an honor to work side by side with our soldiers out on the field,” said Ms. Escudero-Catibog.
The AFP and GMAKF are long-time partners delivering services to communities primarily for post-disaster and calamity developmental infrastructure projects.
The AFP through its engineer units has assisted the GMAKF in the rehabilitation and construction of hanging bridges in Dingalan, Aurora; Naawan-Manticao, Misamis Oriental; Paquibato, Davao; Pansur, Lanao del Norte; and Iraya and San Ramon, Buhi, Bicol.
It also aided the foundation in the construction of school buildings in Cagayan Valley; Aurora; Catanduanes; Lanao del Norte; Zamboanga; and Marawi.
The GMAKF is also a long-time partner of the AFP in providing relief assistance to residents affected by disasters in the country.
“Be assured of the all-out support of the Armed Forces to the GMA Kapuso Foundation during calamities, everywhere in the country. We shall continue to be your partner in helping our countrymen in times of need,” General Centino said.///(Photo by TSg Obinque PAF/PAOAFP)
