AFP dispatches disaster response units to typhoon-hit areas

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has dispatched disaster response units to areas severely affected by Typhoon Ulysses to assist local government units.

In Metro Manila, the Joint Task Force - National Capital Region (JTF-NCR) deployed units to rescue and deliver aid, with naval teams using rubber boats and trucks.

The MMDA has deployed 692 personnel to various parts of Metro Manila for typhoon operations, assisting in rescue, setting up evacuation sites, and road clearing.

The AFP is closely monitoring the situation in Marikina City, where the Marikina River's water level has surpassed its peak during Typhoon Ondoy in 2009 and reached 21.9 meters.

Disaster response units and volunteers were sent to Marikina City and to areas along the Tullahan River and Caloocan.

In the Bicol and Southern Tagalog regions, 126 disaster response units with over 1,000 personnel were dedicated to humanitarian and disaster response.

Search and rescue teams were also deployed to San Mateo and Rodriguez in Rizal.

The Northern Luzon Command is conducting clearing operations in Ilocos Norte due to landslide incidents.

AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Gilbert Gapay appealed to residents to heed calls for preemptive evacuation and cooperate with government units for their safety.