The Tacloban City administrator said two Philippine Army squads were among the first to respond after super typhoon Yolanda ravaged the regional hub of Eastern Visayas last November 8.
“Actually ang nag-first response dito ay kami sa city hall. Kasama po namin, may dalawa ho kaming squad po na nakasamang [Armed Forces of the Philippines] na in-assign po mula 19th Battalion, as a matter of protocol, na dalawa pong ipinarada po dito sa city hall,” city administrator Tecson Lim explained.
Lim also stated this in his report to the city council, according to a report from GMA's "24 Oras" aired on Saturday.
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First responders were given the insurmountable task of conducting search-and-rescue operations with only a payloader, bulldozer and backhoe, the report said.
There were also two dump trucks left by the Department of Public Works and Highways which the group was able to utilize.
Tacloban City was one of the worst hit by Yolanda which wreaked havoc and left ruined homes, broken families and devastated communities in its wake.
The number of deaths from Yolanda breached the 6,000 mark on Saturday based on the latest figures of the National Risk Reduction and Management Council.
Damage was pegged at P35 billion with at least 16 million people affected.
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