[New post] Donated equipment from Japan to boost Army’s disaster response capability
philippineinformationagency posted: " QUEZON CITY -- Secretary of National Defense Delfin N. Lorenzana received more than P46 million worth of Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response (HADR) equipment donated by Japan on behalf of the Philippine Army during the ceremonial handover and b"
QUEZON CITY -- Secretary of National Defense Delfin N. Lorenzana received more than P46 million worth of Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response (HADR) equipment donated by Japan on behalf of the Philippine Army during the ceremonial handover and blessing ceremony held at the Philippine Army Headquarters in Taguig on 06 October 2021.
Represented by Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Hon. Kazuhiko Koshikawa, the Japanese government donated various equipment including life boats and vests, chainsaws, digging tools, lighting apparatus with generators, and other search and rescue equipment.
"While we pray that nothing will require their use in the near future, we are comforted by the fact that our Armed Forces is better-equipped to respond to our people's call for help in any eventuality," Secretary Lorenzana said in his remarks, thanking Japan for the donation that will boost the Army's disaster response assets and capabilities.
The HADR equipment will be turned over to the Army's 51st Engineering Brigade, the unit tasked as the standby disaster response unit in Metro Manila and neighboring areas. (BSP)
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