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DILG: Almost 9,000 uniformed personnel deployed for 'Agaton' rescue operations


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Undated photo shows personnel of the Philippine National Police conducting Disaster Response Operational Procedures from Lemery Municipal Police Station, Iloilo Police Provincial Office, Police Regional Office 6 amid the onslaught of Tropical Cyclone Agaton.

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MANILA, Philippines — The Department of the Interior and Local Government said that 8,823 combined uniformed personnel were deployed and braved the onslaught of Typhoon Agaton in the Visayas region to assist in evacuation and search and rescue operations.

 

In a statement sent to media, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said that the almost 9,000 men came from the Philippine National Police and Bureau of Fire Protection.

 

Combined damage wrought by Agaton to agriculture and infrastructure has reached P256.77 million, with Western Visayas reporting P142 million in damage to its crop area.

 

Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/04/19/2175252/dilg-almost-9000-uniformed-personnel-deployed-agaton-rescue-operations

 

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