Wednesday, June 18, 2014

AFP signs MOU with two NGOs

From the Philippine News Agency (Jun 18): AFP signs MOU with two NGOs

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) extended its network of partners for humanitarian assistance and disaster response operations in signing two memoranda of understanding (MOU) with private organizations Wednesday.

In a simultaneous signing ceremony held at the GHQ Conference Room, the AFP signed a MOU with Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation Philippines, Inc., and United Laboratories, Inc.

Tzu Chi Foundation is one of the biggest providers of relief and recovery assistance in the areas devastated by super typhoon "Yolanda".

The said MOU, signed by the AFP chief-of-staff Gen. Emmanuel T. Bautista and Tzu Chi Philippines chief executive officer Alfredo T. Li, seeks cooperation in providing houses for "Yolanda" victims.

Accordingly, the AFP will provide soldiers and engineers in preparing the site and in constructing the housing facilities in selected affected areas.

The military will also provide assistance in coordinating with local government units and other stakeholders to support the construction.

“We thank the AFP for helping us in transporting relief goods from Mactan, Cebu to Ormoc and to Yolanda victims. This time we ask the AFP to help us in the construction of houses for the victims,” Li said.

On the other hand, the MOU with Unilab, Inc. which was signed by its senior vice president for external affairs Atty. Jose Maria Ochave and Bautista, will task the AFP to provide medical personnel, site preparation, and transportation for medical missions in times of calamities.

The two MOU’s will formalize on-going joint projects between the AFP and Tzu Chi, and Unilab as the military has been providing logistical support and manpower in relief operations during disasters.

“We look forward to more undertakings with our new partners. There will be more calamities and disasters that will affect our communities. But we are confident and we are comforted by the fact that we as a people stand united in the spirit of 'Bayanihan',” Bautista concluded.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=654565

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