
Philippine Inter-Company Humanitarian Contingent (PIAHC) has actively engaged in rescue and medical operations in response to the devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar on March 28. Photograph from Civil Protection PH.
MANILA, Philippines — The Palace on Monday lauded the Philippine Inter-Company Humanitarian Contingent (PIAHC), who had simply returned to the nation, from their rescue and reduction mission in quake-stricken Myanmar.
The PIAHC arrived in Manila shortly previous 11 p.m. on Sunday following a two-week deployment.
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“They obtained a commendation, and so they have been actually honored for his or her brave achievement of their obligations and duties. So to everybody who got here from and helped in Myanmar, we sincerely thanks. Your actions are actually commendable,” Palace Press Officer Claire Castro, talking in Filipino, mentioned in a briefing.
The PIAHC landed at Villamor Air Base in Pasay Metropolis aboard two C-130 transport planes. They have been welcomed by Protection Secretary Gilberto Teodoro, Jr.
Myanmar was devastated by a magnitude 7.7 earthquake final March 28. The Philippine authorities deployed the PIAHC—composed of 89 personnel from varied authorities companies—on April 1 and a pair of.