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Toyo Provides Emergency Assistance for Philippines after Typhoon No. 22

 The extremely powerful typhoon No. 22 (local name: Odette), which devastated the south-central
Philippines from 16th to 18th of December last year, caused considerable damage to the country.

 

 The number of dead rose to 405 as of December 31, 530,000 houses were destroyed, and approximately
500,000 people have had to take refuge. Also, in the disaster areas, transportation and telecommunications
are disrupted, which has made it difficult to secure food and water.

 

 The Company, as part of support for affected areas, especially for disaster victims in Cebu Island
and Bohol Island where particularly severely damaged, provided emergency shipping by loading
emergency relief goods such as food, water and fuel onto two of our own vessels from the nation’s
capital, Manila around the year-end.

 

 The Company and CCT, our overseas subsidiary, have participated in various projects in the Philippines
for about 50 years, which has strengthened our ties with the country. We would like to express our
heartfelt sympathies to all those affected by the disaster, and sincerely look toward the earliest recovery of
the affected areas.

Barge loaded with emergency relief goods

Unloading at Bohol Island

The water route of support vessel

Unloading at Cebu Island