Adequate military assets were deployed during the 2nd Metro
Manila Shake Drill and National Simultaneous Earthquake Drill.
This was disclosed by Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)
spokesperson Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla during a press briefing.
This includes three AgustaWestland AW-109 "Power"
helicopters which has the capability to detect and transmit on real time videos
of devastated areas in Metro Manila and six UH-IH air ambulances which could
transport critical injured individuals to treatment centers in the aftermath of
7.2 magnitude earthquake.
These UH-IHs will be coming from the Northern and Southern
Luzon Command and Joint Task Group-National Capital Region, Padilla said.
Also deployed are the Army's Libis, Quezon City-525th
Engineering Combat Battalion which is the military's premier humanitarian
assistance and disaster response unit.
An engineering battalion consists of around 500 - 1,000
officers and enlisted personnel.
It is equipped with a variety of bulldozers, backhoes and
other heavy construction equipment.
Padilla said the 525th Engineering Combat Battalion is
specialized in urban search-and-rescue and collapsed structure retrieval
operations.
The 525th Engineering Combat Battalion was one of the first
military units deployed to Leyte during the
aftermath of Supertyphoon "Yolanda" in Nov. 8, 2013.
Together with units of the Catbalogan-based 8th Infantry
Division, the 525th Engineering Combat Battalion helped clear debris from roads
leading to Tacloban City and other parts of Leyte .
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