Sunday, November 17, 2013

BRP Bacolod City to transport another set of Tacloban evacuees

From the Philippine News Agency (Nov 17): BRP Bacolod City to transport another set of Tacloban evacuees

The Philippine Navy (PN) on Sunday announced that the BRP Bacolod City (LC-550), which is now unloading relief supplies in Tacloban City, will transport "Yolanda" evacuees to Cebu once her relief mission is over.

Unloading operations as of this posting is 60 percent done.

Lt. Cmdr. Gregory Fabic, Navy spokesperson, declined to comment on the exact figure but said they will ferry as many people as they can.

"That's her next mission, to ferry evacuees from Tacloban to Cebu. As long as the ship can accommodate them, the BRP Bacolod City will do her best to help them," he added.

Earlier, BRP Bacolod City's sister-ship, the BRP Dagupan City (LC-551), carried 2,493 evacuees to Cebu City where they will be sheltered in government-operated evacuation centers.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=587592

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