KC Concepcion visits Bagyong Sendong victims in CDO

KC Concepcion feeding a Bagyong Sendong survivor

KC Concepcion joined other local artists in distributing aid to the victims of Bagyong Sendong in Cagayan de Oro (CDO). KC was on an official visit as the national Ambassador Against Hunger of the United Nations World Food Programme. KC said their group went to CDO to give fortified food, water and other basic needs to the people affected by the storm.

KC also shared her experience in the areas devastated by Sendong.

"I was amazed how eerie it felt. It is quite depressing. It was ironically peaceful at the time that we went," KC told ANC.

"It is important to show them [Sendong victims] that they are not alone," she added.

The World Food Programme is also providing psycho-social debriefing to children to help them cope with the trauma brought on by the catastrophe.

Among the celebrities who had gone to the areas badly hit by Sendong to help in handing out relief goods were Kris Aquino, Angel Locsin, Anne curtis, Vice Ganda, Diether Ocampo, Sam Milby, Derek Ramsay and Nikki Valdez.

Meanwhile, according to the latest data from the National Disaster and Risk Reduction Council, the Sendong death toll has now rose to 1,100. And from just 51 yesterday, the number of missing individuals has drastically jumped to 1,079.