About 4,000 families affected by intensified
military operations against members of the Abu Sayyaf Group in Sulu received
relief goods and medical assistance from the Autonomous Region in Muslim
Mindanao (ARMM) on September 5.
ARMM regional
vice-governor Haroun Alrashid Lucman Jr. led the delivery of the humanitarian
assistance with Sulu Governor Abdusakur Totoh Tan II and Director Ramil Masukat
of the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office and ARMM –
Humanitarian Emergency Action and Response Team (ARMM-HEART).
As of
September 5, close to 4,000 families have been displaced by the military’s
offensive against the Abu Sayyaf with most of the evacuees coming from five municipalities
namely Patikul (1,122 families); Maimbung (1,321 families); Indanan (400
families); Parang (1,113 families); and Panamao (29 families).
Myrna Jo Henry, ARMM-HEART information officer, said their team validated the number of affected families that received the region’s relief and medical assistance.
ARMM-HEART is
a convergence of agencies that oversees disaster preparedness and response in
the region.
The team
includes the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, Office of
Civil Defense, Department of Social Welfare and Development, Department of
Science and Technology, Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical
Services Administration, Department of the Interior and Local Government, and
the Regional Planning and Development Office, among others. (BPI/APB/PIA-10)
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