THE Philippine Red Cross will have a new ship that will be used for its disaster response and relief efforts come February next year.
Red Cross Chairman and former senator Richard “Dick” Gordon revealed the development in a press conference on Wednesday, two years after super typhoon Yolanda (international name: Haiyan) pummeled the Visayas.
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Gordon said he hopes that the new ship, which will also serve as carrier of relief goods, can land on any island in the country and in the world.
“Because Yolanda [struck] in an [island] where McArthur landed that was completely isolated by the damage it caused, by February I hope we will bring in a ship that can land on any beach in this country or for that matter beyond the Philippines,” Gordon said.
“It’s gonna come down here. We can bring all the logistics out here so that we could immediately go into the task of alleviating human suffering and supporting the people so that they can get back on their lives right away,” he added.
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