THE Armed Forces of the Philippines mentioned it had deployed 14 search, rescue, and retrieval groups (SRR) to areas affected by the magnitude 7 earthquake that hit Northern Luzon.
In line with Army spokesman, Col. Xerxes Trinidad, the responding items are from the Isabela-based fifth Infantry Division and the Nueva Ecija-headquartered seventh Infantry Division.
“(The) 54th Infantry Battalion troops and one squad of CAFGU Lively Auxiliary rescued stranded sufferers aboard an ambulance at Sitio Balawa, Barangay Liwon, Asipulo, Ifugao. The sufferers had been promptly introduced again to the Rural Well being Unit of Barangay Antipolo, Asipulo, Ifugao,” he mentioned.
In the meantime, the 71st Infantry Battalion troops offered help and performed rescue operations for residents of Barangay Poblacion Norte, Lidlidda, Ilocos Sur.
“Army engineers from the 548th Engineer Battalion likewise cleared particles that blocked the Naguilian Highway in La Union whereas the 72nd Division Reconnaissance Firm helped evacuate village people in coastal barangays of Santa Lucia, Ilocos Sur,” Trinidad mentioned.
In the meantime, the AFP assertion mentioned the twenty fourth Infantry Battalion (24IB) evacuated the sufferers in a hospital in Bangued, Abra.
The 71IB deployed personnel had been tasked to rescue affected residents in Vigan, Ilocos Sur.
The 54IB, 72nd Division Reconnaissance Firm, 502nd Infantry Brigade, and CAFGU Lively Auxillary items helped in street clearing, offered transportation help, and performed search and rescue operations in several areas in Northern Luzon.
The army additionally directed the 525th Engineering and Development Battalion, Philippine Army; 505th Search and Rescue Group of the Philippine Air Drive; and the Naval Set up Command of the Philippine Navy to offer rescue groups to assist in the rescue efforts in most affected areas in Northern Luzon.
Lt. Gen. Ernesto Torres Jr, Commander of the AFP’s Northern Luzon Command (NOLCOM), has additionally ordered the utilization of 1 C208 plane for the aerial survey.
The AFP mentioned troopers proceed the search, rescue, and retrieval operations whereas different items are serving to the DSWD distribute aid items to the affected populace.
The AFP management has ordered its items by NOLCOM to maximise the utilization of personnel, gear, and different sources to help the humanitarian help and catastrophe response efforts of the native and nationwide governments in badly hit areas to alleviate the state of affairs of the affected residents.
In the meantime, the Philippine Nationwide Police (PNP) on Thursday held a send-off ceremony for its personnel who would conduct aid operations in earthquake-hit areas in northern Luzon.
PNP officer-in-charge, Lt. Gen. Vicente Danao Jr., reminded troops to take additional precautions as aftershocks proceed to be felt.
He additionally cautioned them towards communist rebels who would possibly benefit from the state of affairs to stage assaults.
