The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) has called on Mindanao’s agriculture sector to prepare and anticipate food needs in areas devastated by Super Typhoon Rolly.
I issued a call on Mindanao’s food producers as MinDA Chairman knowing that our recent tie-up with PSI Air Cargo for the launching of the Mindanao Food Skyway allows us to airlift food to any isolated part of the country.
The Mindanao Food Skyway is supposed to be launched on Nov. 12 with an inaugural shipment of fish and marine products from Tawitawi to La Union for the Baguio City MinDA Tienda.
Yesterday, however, anticipating a crisis on food and other supplies in disaster-hit areas, I called PSI Air Cargo CEO Amirh Moghaddasi to prepare for an early activation of the Mindanao Food Skyway.
I asked him to prepare PSI Air’s three cargo planes – 2 Boeing 737 and one Boeing 727 – for the food airlifting if necessary.
Moghadassi said the two Boeing 737 and one Boeing 727 are on standby for possible airlift operations.
Today, I sent out a message to Mindanao hog raisers, poultry raisers and fishing sector to anticipate a demand for their produce.
Leaders of provinces affected by the typhoon could coordinate with the Mindanao Development Authority if they need food supplies.
They could directly contact me, Undersecretary Janet Lopoz or Asst. Secretaries Romeo Montenegro and Cherry Santos Akbar.
#FailingToPlanIsDisaster!
#MindanaoFoodSkywsy!
(First three photos show PSI Air’s cargo planes while the last photo shows me with PSI Air CEO Amirh Moghadassi and Lion Air President Archibald Po.)
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