From the Philippine News Agency (Oct 15):
AFP deploys humanitarian assistance and disaster response units to Cebu, Bohol
The Armed Forces of the Philippines
deployed humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HADR) units following a
7.2 magnitude earthquake that hit the provinces of Cebu and Bohol
at 8:20 this morning, Oct 15.
Two helicopters were deployed to augment the 2nd Special Forces Battalion
currently conducting disaster response operations in Tagbilaran, Bohol.
Four M-35 trucks with 50 military personnel were also deployed to Cebu City
to assist in debris clearing, particularly in the partially collapsed Basilica
Del Sto Niño.
Two more rescue helicopters from the 505th Search and Rescue Group,
Philippine Air Force are expected to be deployed tomorrow.
The AFP Central Command in Mactan is closely coordinating with the provincial
government executives of Bohol and
Cebu; and
National and Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils for
additional deployments of military personnel and equipment to assist in HADR
efforts.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=576600
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