The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) sends its 33 trained personnel urban search and rescue (USAR) teams as part of the Philippine delegation to Türkiye (Turkey).
Delegates are from the Philippine Army 525th Engineer Combat Battalion and the Philippine Air Force 505th Search and Rescue Group.
To provide necessary assistance to the victims of the earthquake the Department of Health (DOH), will also deploy 31 health emergency responders as part of the Philippine Inter-Agency Contingent.
It is composed of doctors, nurses, medical technologists, and medical professionals from Dr. Jose Natalio Rodriguez Memorial Medical Center and Jose B. Lingad Memorial General Hospital.
DOH team will bring 16 tons of medical and rescue operations equipment and Office of Civil Defense (OCD) will likewise send a communications and logistics team. (PIA Gitnang Luzon)
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