Philippine Airlines (PAL) and AirPhil Express are airlifting for
free high value relief goods – on space available basis – for victims of
typhoon Pablo in Mindanao.
The initial shipment
of donations already flown to Davao consisted of water purification
tablets (Aquatabs) from Catholic Relief Services, antibiotics and
cough-cold-fever medicines from Gabriela partylist and Rotary Mactan,
and tents and rechargeable solar emergency lights from Team Energy. The
next batch awaiting airlift include hygiene kits from the United Nations
World Food Program as well as assorted personal care products from
Unilever.
The PAL Foundation is again making
available the PAL Humanitarian Cargo Grant, this time in cooperation
with AirPhil Express, to reputable nonprofit, socio-civic or religious
organizations/ foundations who want to ship donations for Pablo victims
to their counterparts in Mindanao.
The recent
collaboration in domestic services of the two sister airlines will allow
donors outside of Manila, such as Cebu and other major cities where PAL
or AirPhil flies, to send their donations for Mindanao.
PAL Foundation Executive Director Menchu Sarmiento stressed that the
free airlift will be restricted to high value goods, such as -
- new underwear for children and adults
- water purification tablets
- broad spectrum antibiotics, anti-pyretics, analgesics, cough & cold medicines for adults & children
- hygiene products for women and babies (sanitary napkins & diapers)
- scabicides and pediculosides (for lice and scabies)
- mosquito nets and insect repellants (against dengue fever)
- anti-pruritic, anti-infammatory, anti-fungal and anti-bacterial dermatological creams and ointments
- maintenance medicines for common chronic health problems of the elderly like diabetes, hypertension, arthritis
- multi-vitamins for adults and children
- battery-operated or wind-up flashlights and transistor radio (include fresh batteries)
- rechargeable emergency lights
- high protein canned food like corned beef and luncheon meat
The PAL Foundation advises not to send noodles, sardines, rice and
other items already being distributed by local government units or those
which are available near the calamity stricken areas.
PAL and AirPhil reserve the right to accept or refuse the cargo donations.
Interested organizations may contact the PAL Foundation through Menchu
Sarmiento at telephone 851-2980 or 855-8000 local 2563, providing a list
of the relief goods to be sent and contact details of their counterpart
in the calamity-stricken areas who will conduct actual relief work.
The PAL Humanitarian Cargo Grant will be offered for the duration of
disaster relief and rehabilitation efforts in the affected areas.
Press release from Philippine Airlines
Press release from Philippine Airlines
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