The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) deployed a 39-man contingent team in Abra following the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck the province.
MMDA Officer-in-Charge Baltazar Melgar said the contingent, composed of personnel from the agency’s Road Emergency Group (REG), Metro Parkways Clearing Group (MPCG), and Public Safety Division, would assist in road clearing in affected areas.
“The contingent is composed of personnel from MMDA’s Road Emergency Group, Metro Parkways Clearing Group, and Public Safety Division.”
“The first team consisting of 11 personnel left July 27, while the second team composed of 28 personnel left July 28 to take part in clearing operations,” said Melgar, adding that this initiative is in response to the request of Abra Gov. Dominic Valera.
“We will exert our efforts by mobilizing our personnel and other resources to provide immediate assistance to the quake’s victims,” Melgar stressed.
The MMDA will also dispatch two rapid response vehicles, one ambulance, two generator sets, 15 modular tents, 10 portable water purifiers, and two portable jack hammers.
The MMDA contingent will stay in Abra for an unspecified number of days, as needed.
The MMDA contingent will stay in Abra for an unspecified number of days, as needed.
The earthquake’s epicenter was located near the municipality of Tayum in Abra, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. It had a depth of 17 kilometers.
