As the country struggles to repair the devastation caused by super typhoon "Yolanda", the Armed Forces of the Philippine (AFP) on Monday announced that one of its priority missions is to clear all roads and highways of debris so that the delivery of relief goods and services can be expedited to Tacloban City, Leyte.
"Right now, that's the need on the ground, so we need to clear the debris from the main supply road," AFP public affairs office chief Lt. Col. Ramon Zagala said.
And in line with this mission, the Army's 525th Engineering Combat Battalion was immediately deployed to
These consist of 500 men and their equipment.
The unit is also tasked to clear roads and highways in
The 525th Engineering Combat Battalion will be assisted in this task by the 1st Special Forces Battalion.
"Once the area (is) cleared then we can smoothly transport the necessary relief goods and assistance in the affected areas, so these two battalions are just partial (deployment)," Zagala stressed.
He also added that these two battalions are a big boost to AFP units in the area like the 3rd and 8th Infantry Divisions, the 2nd Air Division and Naval Forces Central those members are now being utilized for relief and rescue operations.
Zagala also took this opportunity to reveal that two Tacloban City-based soldiers were among those killed while another 21 were wounded during "Yolanda" onslaught Friday.
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