With Typhoon Ruby" still threatening a huge part of the
country, Army units in Western Visayas were
alerted for possible humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR)
missions that may be needed during the aftermath of the howler.
Major Gen. Rey Leonardo Guerrero, commander of the
Capiz-based 3rd Infantry Division, said their disaster response task units are
already forward deployed for any eventualities.
"Our forces are in close coordination with the local
Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils in order to synchronize our
plans and actions for any eventualities that may happen brought by Typhoon
Ruby," he said.
For better reporting and communication among tasked units, a
communication center has been established last Dec. 5 at the Office of Civil
Defense, Region 6 in Iloilo City that connect all the Provincial Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management Councils to the Regional Council utilizing the Harris
radios, a very reliable communication equipment that were used during Supertyphoon
"Yolanda."
Beefing-up the manpower for HADR operations are the 272 new
soldiers of 3rd Infantry Division that graduated last Dec. 4.
Guerrero said that these troops were immediately assigned to
the field units for them to be utilized for emergency response, search and
rescue, and retrieval efforts.
He added that transportation assets of the military are also
on standby for delivery of relief assistance to the people in areas which will
be highly affected by the typhoon.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=713679
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.