AS the extent of damage by Typhoon Odette becomes clearer, Senator and presidential aspirant Panfilo Lacson ordered teams from Partido Reporma, campaign volunteers and even his own Senate staff to focus on helping storm victims, his spokesman said on Tuesday.

Partido Reporma Spokesman Ashley Acedillo said that they have been conducting relief efforts in the provinces of Cebu, Leyte and Siargao since Saturday. He added that more volunteers will join their relief efforts in Southern Leyte, Negros Island and Palawan.

Through its alliance with LPGMA Party-List, Partido Reporma will also dispatch a Landing Craft Tanker to ferry heavy equipment, housing materials, food and water to various affected areas in Visayas and Mindanao, Acedillo added.

In a recent out-of-town engagement, Lacson called for a moment of silence for those who perished in the typhoon, which has reached 375 as of Monday, according to the Philippine National Police.

The former PNP chief stressed that he prefers to work quietly to aid others without media fanfare, which he believes negates the pure intentions and efforts of any would-be Good Samaritan.

“Ang pagdamay ay puwedeng ipakita sa gawa — hindi lang sa pagsasalita kundi sa gawa. Ganoon ang dapat na pagdamay sa ating kapwa, sa ating kapwa Pilipino na kasalukuyang naghihirap,” Lacson said.