Metro Manila, Philippines – Actor Gerald Anderson received a “search and rescue” medal from the Philippine Coast Guard for helping victims of typhoon Carina and the southwest monsoon.
PCG Commandant and Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan led the awarding ceremony on Thursday, Aug. 8, at the Port Area in Manila.
The coast guard commended Anderson for his “heroic acts” during the calamity, after rescuing victims stranded in floodwaters in Quezon City on July 24.
“He is always present during the coast guard’s relief operations and disaster rehabilitation. He continues to help Aetas in Zambales, recovering families in Marawi, and even donated medical supplies and tents during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic,” PCG spokesperson Rear Admiral Armand Balilo was quoted as saying in a press release.
According to the PCG Auxiliary, the search and rescue medal is an award given “for exemplary acts in the conduct of search and rescue resulting in saving of life at sea”. Anderson currently holds the rank of auxiliary commander and is also an army reservist.
