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PCG: BRP Sindangan to be deployed to Siargao Island to assist stranded individuals due to “Odette”

(Eagle News) — The Philippine Coast Guard’s BRP Sindangan will be deployed to Siargao Island to transport residents and tourists who had plans of going to Surigao but ended up stranded on the island due to Typhoon “Odette.” According to the PCG, the deployment was upon the directive of Transportation Secretary Art Tugade to PCG Commander Admiral Leopoldo V Laroya. The PCG said the vessel is expected to reach  Siargao Island on Sunday afternoon. “It […]