Army troops sent to Palanan to build schools

From the Philippine Information Agency (Mar 7): Army troops sent to Palanan to build schools

The 5th Infantry Division, Philippine Army (5ID,PA) based at Gamu town sent last week army troops composed of the camp’s engineering brigade to help in the construction of school buildings in the town of Palanan.

Col. Loreto Magundayao, public affairs chief of 5ID, said the deployment in the area is part of the army’s spirit of ‘Bayanihan’ aimed at helping the government in its efforts to bring development in remote areas.

Bayanihan is a flagship program of the present Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff Emmanuel Bautista.

The coastal town of Palanan is one of the four coastal towns in Isabela considered hard-to-reach due to the absence of road networks in reaching the area.

The town can only be reached by air and sea transportation.

It is also one of the coastal towns hardest hit by typhoons Juan, Pedring and Quiel in recent years which has damaged agricultural crops and infrastructure to include school buildings.

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