All Army units under the 6th Infantry Division have been
placed on alert since Monday to respond to emergencies after Typhoon
"Seniang" made land fall.
While the area of responsibility of the 6th Infantry
“Kampilan” Division is not within the direct path of "Seniang", most
of provinces still experience light to moderate rain since Sunday morning.
Captain Joanne Petinglay, chief of the 6th ID public affairs
office, said all division rescue units are on standby for quick response.
Maguindanao, Cotabato
City and North
Cotabato are perennial flood area even if a typhoon is only
hitting nearby provinces.
Maguindanao and its neighboring areas served as catch basin
of flood waters from mountains of South Cotabato ,
Davao Occidental, Bukidnon and Agusan del Sur with water flowing toward the
220,000 hectare Maguindanao marshland.
Petinglay said the 6th ID Rescue Task Group has been formed
to quickly respond to emergencies and calamities since fighting and conflict in
its area of responsibility had been reduced due to a ceasefire between soldiers
and Moro rebels.
The Division Rescue Task Group is composed of all units of
the 6th ID, including Army Special Forces, Army Engineers, Philippine Air Force
and government agencies.
The Humanitarian Emergency Response Action Team of the
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM-HEART) was also placed on alert,
ready to respond to calamities.
Lanao del Sur, Sulu, Basilan and Tawi-Tawi are among the
areas where tropical storm "Seniang" hit since Monday.
ARMM-HEART is now preparing food aid for families expected
to be affected by the typhoon, according to ARMM-HEART officials.
The provincial disaster risk reduction and management
offices in the region were also alerted.
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