Arriving at Cebu late on 19 November 2013, the RAF crew and support team quickly prepared the aircraft, with aid flights beginning the very next day. Despite being in the Philippines for less than 24 hours, they have already delivered 40 tonnes of essential aid to 2 towns badly affected by Typhoon Haiyan.
The Hercules can use short runways and unload at locations without cargo-handling equipment, which means that it can quickly move significant quantities of aid from Cebu to small, basic airfields around the typhoon-hit area.
Working with staff from the Department for International Development at the logistics hub at Cebu International Airport, the RAF crew was able to fly 10 tonnes of high energy food and child protection kits to the residents of Roxas first thing in the morning of 20 November 2013.
Returning immediately to Cebu to reload the Hercules the crew then delivered more disaster relief aid to Ormoc, a town to the west of Tacloban.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/u...philippines--4