The Philippine Army (PA) on Tuesday has deployed water search-and-rescue (WASAR) and collapsed structure search-and-rescue (CSSR) capable teams to help other military units conducting humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HADR) operations in "Yolanda" battered Tacloban City.
Capt. Anthony Bacus, PA deputy public affairs office chief, said these units include the 525th Engineering Combat Battalion, which is trained in WASAR and CSSR, was deployed to Tacloban to augment the Army forces conducting HADR operations.
Meanwhile, one company of the 48th Infantry Battalion, 7th Infantry Division, is now enroute to Tacloban by land through Bicol, while one platoon of said battalion and elements of the 80th Infantry Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division are still awaiting deployment.
The remaining batch of the 1st Special Forces Battalion is also ready to be deployed anytime.
On Nov. 10, the Philippine Army sent one medical team to the disaster-stricken city while another one is on its way.
Bacus added that two Squads from the Army’s Civil Military Operations Group (CMOG) will be deployed bringing with them loud speakers and communication electronics and information assets.
Army forces deployed in the typhoon-devastated areas are also geared to conduct rehabilitation operations in support to the local government and other agencies.
Help also continues to pour in for the victims of this massive disaster.
The consolidation and repacking of relief items are still ongoing at the Philippine Army Gym.
The Civil Military Operations Group, together with other groups and entities, was able to collect four boxes of blanket, 70 boxes of bed sheet and hundreds of sacks of assorted goods. These relief items will be distributed to the areas greatly affected by "Yolanda".
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