Dinagat Islands governor Arlene “Kaka” Bag-ao drew praise from Kristin Dadey, Chief of Mission for International Organization for Migration, for living in a tent with Typhoon “Odette” hit people.

Kristin posted a photo of her with the working governor on Twitter.

The chief of mission said that she was amazed to see Arlene living in a tent and helping her constituents posting, “One month after #Odette, I went to Dinagat & met Gov Kaka. Her home was destroyed & she is living in a tent herself!”

“I don’t know any Governor in the world living in a tent… She works around the clock for her community – setting up markets, kitchens, shelter, etc. Amazing lady!!” she said.

Kristin also shared a video of Arlene distributing tents and solar lamps to typhoon victims stating, “We went out early this morning w/ Gov Kaka to Maraguing in Libjo to deliver desperately needed tarps& solar lamps to 159 families.”

Arlene is a human rights lawyer and an Agrarian Reform advocate.