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<\/a><\/p>\nSupport provided by the government and military forces and detailed damage assessments are mainly focused on the city of Tacloban. The UN and other international relief organizations are largely based on the island of Cebu, where they are working to improve issues including safety, electricity, shelter and transport. As one can see from looking at the trail of devastation left behind by Typhoon Haiyan, the areas which have sustained major damage are Eastern Samar, the North of Cebu Island and Panay Island.<\/p>\n
One of the relief activities that PBV is involved with is distributing emergency supplies in the Nortern Cebu area with a local organization, FJERA (Filipino Japanese Emergency Response Association). We have held various meetings with other organizations and community leaders in the area and are planning to use the funds we have raised in both Japan and around the world to purchase and provide supplies that are most urgently needed.<\/p>\n PBV holding a meeting in Manila to discuss the extent and nature of the damage in the affected areas with Mr. Suzuki from FJERA (Above).<\/p>\n We have also established contact with the NGO PGX (The Peoples\u2019 Global Exchange) and are working closely to determine how we can support their relief activities.<\/p>\n Once relief supplies are gathered in Manila, volunteers categorize them and the items are shipped to the affected areas. In the Philippines, made up of over 7000 islands, ships are an extremely valuable asset for transportation of goods and people.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n