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(Photo courtesy of Philippine Army) MANILA - Philippine Army (PA) units are now helping in the ongoing clearing and relief efforts in areas hit by Severe Tropical Storm Florita in Northern Luzon. In a statement Wednesday night, PA spokesperson Col. Xerxes Trinidad said these units consist of regular and reserve units along with Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) cadets. "The 17th Infantry Battalion, 5th Infantry Division, together with local government responders and policemen, distributed family food packs to typhoon-stricken families in the towns of Rizal in Cagayan and Pudtol in Apayao," he said. Meanwhile, reservists from the 201st Community Defense Center (CDC) of the 2nd Regional Community Defense Group and 201st Ready Reserve Infantry Battalion cleared toppled trees that blocked roads after "Florita" lashed Cagayan's capital city of Tuguegarao. Trinidad said the 5th Infantry Division also conducted clearing efforts in various towns of Isabela, Cagayan

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