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HEROES. AFP Chief Gen. Andres Centino welcomes troops of the 82-member Philippine Inter-Agency Humanitarian Contingent (PIAHC) who arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 on Tuesday night (Feb. 28, 2023). The team was deployed to Trkiye on Feb. 8 to conduct humanitarian assistance and disaster response operations in the aftermath of the Feb. 6 magnitude 7.8 quake that rocked the country. (Photo courtesy of AFP) MANILA - Ranking officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and other government agencies welcomed the 82 members of the Philippine Inter-Agency Humanitarian Contingent (PIAHC) who safely returned home Tuesday night after their mission to earthquake-ravaged Trkiye. National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council chair and Department of National Defense officer in charge Undersecretary Carlito Galvez Jr., Office of Civil Defense (OCD) administrator Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno, AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Andres Centino, and Turkish Ambassa
The Syrian Arab Republic has designated the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) as its official donation collection site for the victims of the recent 6.4-magnitude earthquake that struck near the Turkish and Syrian borders.
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According to a National Public Radio report,
The Philippines’ 82-person search and rescue contingent sent to Turkey is already busy with “Hasty Search” operations in Adiyaman, one of the areas devastated by last Monday’s strong earthquake, in the hope of finding victims under the rubble.