Members of the Vietnam Coast Guard delegation deliver meals to residents affected by the earthquake in Bogo province, the Philippines. (Photo: Chu Anh/qdnd.vn)

The team led by Major General Tran Quang Tuan, Commander of Coast Guard Region 2, on board ship CSB 8002, visited the Philippinesand exchanged with local Coast Guard. On Wednesday, they travelled more than 100km to Bogo province, where locals were reeling from the earthquake.

A medical officer from the Vietnam Coast Guard provides health checkups for residents in the earthquake-affected area. (Photo: Chu Anh/qdnd.vn)

The team presented 1 ton of rice, instant noodles, dry food, and bottled drinking water to the government and people. The military medical officers on the ship together with medical officers of the Philippine Coast Guard conducted medical examinations and provided free medicine to affected people.