REBUILDING. Troops from the Armed Forces of the Philippines help rebuild tents in an evacuation site in Makilala, North Cotabato, on Monday (Nov. 11, 2019). Tents in the town's evacuation sites were heavily damaged by the strong winds, heavy rain, and hailstorm. (Photo courtesy of Lt. Col. Ezra Balagtey)
DAVAO CITY -- Following the destruction wrought by strong winds and hailstorm on the evacuation sites in the North Cotabato town of Makilala on Monday, troops from the Army's 39th Infantry Battalion sprang into action to help evacuees rebuild their tents.
Lt. Col. Ezra Balagtey, spokesperson of Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom), said soldiers were pulled out from relief operations to assist the evacuees repair their destroyed tents.
Last month, the Eastmincom activated its own Humanitarian and Disaster Response (HADR) Task Force to assist local government units struck by the series of earthquakes.
In Davao City, Balagtey said the Eastmincom's 11th Forward Service Support Unit has been expanded into a joint logistics center to provide logistical needs and assist the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council in the affected areas.
On the other hand, several aircraft from Eastmincom's Tactical Operations Wing-Eastern Mindanao are being used in rescue operations.
On Monday, two mobile kitchen trucks from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) were also deployed in Kidapawan evacuation centers.
At present, Balagtey said Eastmincom is overseeing the conduct of disaster response through the 10th ID Task Force HADR, which utilizes the 1002nd Infantry Brigade, 901st Infantry Brigade, 512th Engineering Battalion, 534th Engineering Battalion, and 10th Division Emergency Response Company.
Meanwhile, Lt. Gen. Felimon T. Santos, commander of Eastmincom, expressed his appreciation to the dedication of soldiers to their duty and encouraged them to continuously assist the different incident command posts in the "synchronized, orderly, equitable, and inclusive disaster management."
"We shall continue to assist the different DRRMCs and the other Law Enforcement Agencies in put order to the disaster response and encourage our stakeholders to abide by the established protocol," Santos added.
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1085803
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