Army to give P7M assistance to personnel affected by 'Pablo'

From InterAksyon (Jan 4): Army to give P7M assistance to personnel affected by 'Pablo'

The Philippine Army will donate over P7 million to the families of personnel who lost their lives and to other soldiers affected by typhoon "Pablo." Army spokesman Major Harold Cabunoc said the 81,000 members of the service arm contributed P90 from their January meal allowance, for a total of P7,294,950, to be given to the 363 soldiers affected by the deadly storm.

The families of the seven soldiers who died and four others who went missing trying to rescue residents of the devastated town of New Bataan, Compostela Valley will be given P50,000 each.
Twenty-two troops who were injured during the rescue attempt and 111 others whose homes incurred at least P100,000 worth of damage will receive P40,000 each. Another 219 personnel whose homes incurred minor damage will receive P6,506.62 each.

“The Philippine Army is doing this as a gesture, to sympathize and to show its support to its soldiers who have given a lot more for this country,” Cabunoc said. A symbolic turnover of the donations will be held at Army headquarters in Compostela Valley, which sustained damage worth P11,382,150.

After conducting search and retrieval operations for at least a month, the Army has shifted to rehabilitation operations in support of the local government and other agencies. The Army has deployed the 525th Engineering Battalion and personnel of the 901st Brigade based in Albay who assisted a team from the province that brought water filtration equipment to affected communities in Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental provinces.

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