Monday, December 8, 2014

Eastern Mindanao Command ready to deploy troops to areas affected by 'Ruby'

From the Philippine News Agency (Dec 8): Eastern Mindanao Command ready to deploy troops to areas affected by 'Ruby'
 
The Eastern Mindanao Command on Monday announced that it is prepared to deploy troops to areas to be affected by typhoon “Ruby”.

It added that it will do so with its Joint Task Force Tambayayong III.

Eastern Mindanao Command spokesperson Major Ezra Balagtey said the task force is composed of search and rescue and onfrastructure rehabilitation skilled soldier (mason, carpenter etc) from 10th and 4th Infantry Divisions and Naval Forces Eastern Mindanao.

It was reactivated after warning was issued on the possibility of the typhoon entering the Philippine Area of Responsibility.

Meantime, except for the Dinagat, Siargao and Camiguin, Provinces, evacuees from the North Eastern coast of the Eastern Mindanao Command have started to return to their respective homes after Typhoon "Ruby" hit Northern part of the Visayas.

In a directive issued by Eastern Mindanao Command head Lt. Gen. Aurelio Baladad, the 4th Infantry Division was directed to extend the necessary assistance to the different local disaster risk reduction management council in its area of responsibility in bringing the evacuees to their respective community.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=713878

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