'Santi' causes P46-M in damages to 2 Northern Luzon Command bases

From the Philippine News Agency (Oct 15): 'Santi' causes P46-M in damages to 2 Northern Luzon Command bases

Two major bases of the Northern Luzon Command has sustained P46-million worth of damages due to the inclement weather caused by Typhoon "Santi" over the weekend.

Major Emmanuel Garcia, acting Northern Luzon Command spokesperson, said that these camps are Fort Magsaysay in Nueva Ecija and Camp Servillano Aquino in Tarlac.

Fort Magsaysay, which houses the 7th Infantry Division and the Special Operations Command sustained P32,074,000 worth of damage.

While Camp Servillano Aquino, which is the main base of the Northern Luzon Command, suffered damage amounting to P14,028,650.

Garcia said other major camps like Clark and Basa Airbase in Pampanga and Camp Tecson, headquarters of Scout Rangers in Bulacan, also had minor damages. But figures on the damages were not immediately available.

Tarlac and Nueva Ecija were the hardest hit provinces of Typhoon "Santi".

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