PH to deploy 85-man or woman staff to quake-strike Turkey, Syria
MANILA – The Philippines will deploy a crew of disaster response specialists and healthcare personnel following a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Turkey and Syria on Monday.


Officers right away mobilized an 85-man or woman response group subsequent the directive of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
The Turkish Embassy in Manila earlier sought assistance in the kind of crisis professional medical and city study and rescue teams.

Glimpse: The Philippines will deploy a contingent to Turkiye to perform look for, rescue and reduction functions after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit Turkiye and Syria on Monday, February 6. @ABSCBNNews pic.twitter.com/04chMUBfKN

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“We have organized a group of about 85 personnel with each other with some products. Ang hinahanap sa atin ay mga blanket, mga winter season clothing dahil syempre, ‘yung mga nasiraan ng bahay sa Turkey ay wala na silang tirahan,” Marcos advised reporters at a Bureau of Inner Revenue occasion at the Philippine Worldwide Convention Heart.
Govt officials executed a readiness inspection of the reaction workforce at Camp Aguinaldo on Tuesday afternoon.
Thirty-three personnel from the Armed Forces of the Philippines will join the Philippine humanitarian contingent to Turkey. The crew is composed of 21 Philippine Army personnel and 12 Philippine Air Force personnel.
Some of the members of the rescue crew were being sent for aid mission in Leyte all through the onslaught of Storm Odette final 12 months.
“’Yung iba initially time nila makalabas ng bansa, they have been deployed in other components of the state and the most significant deployment was previous 12 months for the duration of Typhoon Odette. I was just telling them na huwag kayong kabahan kung lalabas kayo ng bansa, also getting ready them kasi malamig ang bansa na pupuntahan nila,” AFP chief of staff Basic Andres Centino advised reporters. “They’re troopers. They are prepared and they can secure themselves.”
Centino mentioned proper apparel and search and rescue machines ended up supplied to the response team to assist them execute their mission effectively.
The Department of Overall health will also mail 31 healthcare employees to enable in aid endeavours.
DOH officer-in-demand Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire mentioned the crew involves of 7 medical practitioners, 8 nurses, 2 medical technologists and 2 pharmacists. The relaxation are logistical and administrative officers.
“Lahat ng kailangan ay dala namin. We have 16 tons of gear, provides and medications. Lahat ng gamot na pangangailangan dahil we are the health care responders. Sa buong contingent ng Pilipinas, kami ang sa healthcare response… up to the issue na pwede tayong magazine-intubate on web-site. Meron tayong moveable ventilators na dala rin,” Vergeire reported.
She added: “Ang aming team ay sanay na sanay kasi marami tayong disasters na nirerespondehan dito sa ating bansa. International publicity these kinds of as this, this is the initial time also, but what I can notify you: They are adequately educated, accredited sila sa WHO certification natin. This will also offer us with the encounter and the learnings, essentially.”
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority will also mail a contingent of 12 rescuers to aid in the search and rescue operations in Turkey.
MMDA Chairman Romando Artes explained their staff is very well-properly trained and has an extensive expertise in catastrophe response, having been deployed in rescue and retrieval functions in Pampanga, which was hit by a sturdy quake in 2019, as effectively as in Nepal, which was struck by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake in 2015.
“Ito pong 12-person team natin ay beterano ng Nepal and sila rin ang nakarescue noong may possibly gumuhong grocery store sa Pampanga,” Artes claimed.
“Meron tayong dalang products tulad ng life locator, kung saan kahit 45 feet ang lalim ng rubble ay nadedetect kung may tao o object na gumagalaw. Tutulong tayo sa paghahanap at hopefully makasave tayo ng victims sa Turkey,” he included.
Also signing up for the Philippine contingent are 8 hearth rescuers from the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority.
Protection Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said they have coordinated with the Philippines’ protection attache in Turkey to make certain the security of the response crew.
“Inaayos natin ‘yung mga winter season garments, tumawag tayo kay Mayor Magalong at ngayon ay magpo-produce tayo ng 10,000 blankets na makakapal tsaka meron tayong mga gloves at mga bonnets, pati na rin mga damit para magamit natin at maibigay natin sa mga nangangailangan,” he stated.
Galvez also conveyed his condolences and sympathies to Turkey and Syria.
“We know that the Turkish government is very kind to us—ang laki ng naitulong nila sa Bangsamoro, ang laki ng humanitarian aid nila sa atin, especially sa COVID-19 pandemic, malaki ang tulong sa vaccines, tsaka really shut ally natin ang Turkey,” the defense official said.
The 85-member team is anticipated to go away for Turkey by Wednesday evening. They will be transported by Turkish Airways at no expense.

Appear: Philippine lookup, rescue, aid groups prepare machines, medications to be brought to Turkiye. @ABSCBNNews pic.twitter.com/tdEDFWWinp

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Obstacle IN RESCUE Attempts
Main Erwen Diploma of the City Research and Rescue Team of the Philippine Air Power will guide the contingent from the AFP.
Diploma advised the media, apart from the aftershocks, freezing climate will be a problem in their rescue endeavours.
“We’re expecting for a sub-zero local climate, we are not utilized to it, but with good scheduling and preparation, we hope to complete our mandated duty smoothly, effectively and securely,” he said.

33 staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines will be deployed to Turkiye to enable in the look for and rescue operations.
Significant Erwen Diploma, PAF will lead the contingent from the AFP. @ABSCBNNews pic.twitter.com/DGtxbcSsTO

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“For me, individually, this will be my 1st overseas deployment as section of the USAR crew. I come to feel privileged, primarily representing our state. It will also exhibit that our country… that we are willing to aid overseas nations in need to have of our expert services for collapsed structure SAR operations,” he additional.
Abraham Buna, head of the MMDA’s Urban Search and Rescue Workforce, agrees.
“’Yung weather disorders, nabrief kami. Hindi ito pwede itong aming doing work outfits. It involves pangmalamigan talaga,” he stated. “Nagprovide naman si chairman sa amin, nareceive namin right now ang PPEs namin.”
Buna, a nurse by job and a rescuer for 10 yrs, is part of the 7-male workforce the MMDA sent to assistance in rescue operations for the duration of the April 2015 Nepal earthquake.
“Sa Nepal, restricted ang number ng tao. Seven-gentleman staff kami. ‘Yung mga products namin pagdating sa collapsed structure SAR ay mabibigat ‘yan, maraming components at extras, tsaka doon kasi, industrial flight ang way of transportation namin. Pag commercial flight, andaming bawal, so ang potential ng staff ay nabawasan, hindi namin nadala ang ibang kailangan. ‘Yun ang unang challenge,” he discussed.

The Division of Well being will ship 31 personnel for relief efforts in Turkiye.
The Metropolitan Manila Growth Authority will also deploy 12 of its staff to support in look for and rescue operations. @ABSCBNNews pic.twitter.com/V1zjLeDC5I

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Acquiring much more persons on their group now would necessarily mean becoming ready to carry major but needed gear and gear. With this, Buna hopes they’d be able to do their functions additional correctly and safely.
“Sa tingin namin ang worst situation circumstance na ini-expect namin ay sa collapsed composition SAR. Dito sa Pilipinas, huwag naman sana mangyari. Pag nagrespond kami pagdating sa collapsed framework, mangilan-ngilan lang ang properties. Marami kami. E sa sitwasyon sa Turkiye, multistorey building at marami, so it needs talaga ang comprehensive ability ng products madala namin, tsaka ang quantity of staff. Ito sakto na ito kasi put together naman kami, hindi naman by company,” the rescuer said.
Disaster companies in Turkey and Syria explained the enormous 7.8-magnitude earthquake killed much more than 5,000 people today and ruined many thousand properties, according to a report by the Agence France-Presse.
The Philippines’ response team is predicted to keep in Turkey for two weeks or longer.
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