Fifty marine soldiers under the United States Pacific
Command will be in Yolanda’s hardest hit town of Tapaz
Major Ray Tiongson, Philippine Army 3rd Infantry Division
spokesman, said that the American marines will conduct disaster response
training in Jamindan and preventive health seminar in Tapaz with the Philippine
Army, Philippine National Police, Bureau of Fire Protection and Capiz
Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council attending.
Civilians particularly health workers will also be involved
as part of the humanitarian assistance of the US
Tiongson stressed that the Balikatan would provide purely
training and seminar for the around 300 participants in terms of disaster risk
reduction whenever there would be calamities and on preventive health.
The US Marines will also be putting up a school building
with two classrooms starting this week in Barangay Taft in Tapaz. It will be
turned over last week of April during the closing of the Balikatan.
Also, the US Marines will conduct assessment of the Iloilo International
Port and Iloilo Airport
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