Major
Gen. Jet Velarmino, 8th Infantry Division commander, paid a visit to the
Republic of Korea (ROK) forces helping in "Yolanda" rehabilitation
efforts in Barangay Candahug, Palo town, Leyte .
In
a statement forwarded to the Philippines News Agency Saturday, it said
Velarmino's visit took place last May 1.
The
8th Infantry Division is based in Catbalogan, Samar and is responsible for
protecting and defending the Eastern Visayas .
The
unit was dispatched by the South Korean government last Dec. 28 to help local
and other international contingents in rebuilding "Yolada" devastated
portions of the Eastern Visayas.
Based
on the accomplishment report presented during the visit, the ROK military
contingent in tandem with Philippine Army Engineer Construction units completed
the repairs and rehabilitations of 17 elementary schools, two hospitals, nine
other government facilities like police stations, fire stations, courthouses
and barangay halls.
Velarmino
said the ROK contingent also fumigated at least 235 barangays, treated 11,168
medical and 1,686 dental patients in the towns of Palo, Tanauan, Tolosa and
Dulag, Leyte .
Further,
they have 9 on-going projects and 57 upcoming projects to be completed by December
2014.
In
addition, the ROK contingent effected the removal of 16,600 tons of debris from
the thoroughfares of the towns of Palo, Tanauan, Tolosa and Dulag towns as well
as conducted 637 sorties delivering 9,310,000 liters of potable water in
various communities of above-mentioned towns.
One
heart-warming act that the ROK contingent did was their effort in looking back
after the people who fought for them during the Korean War from June 25, 1950
to July 27, 1953.
“I
also would like to express gratitude in behalf of the people of Eastern Visayas for the repairs, rehabilitation and
reconstruction efforts that greatly uplifted the well-being of the communities
affected by the super typhoon," Velarmino concluded.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=640173
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