00:00The first batch of contingent arrived in Myanmar, which was sent by the Philippines to assist in humanitarian and disaster response efforts.
00:08This is Gab Villegas of PTV in Balitang Pambansa.
00:13The situation in Myanmar is still getting worse after magnitude 7.7 earthquake hit a while ago.
00:20According to Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega,
00:23the rescue team is still not allowed to assist the children of the missing and affected Filipinos in our country due to the current situation there.
00:32Yesterday afternoon, the first batch of contingent that was sent by the Philippines arrived in Naypyidaw to assist in humanitarian and disaster response efforts.
00:42The second batch of our contingent arrived today.
00:45In the last count, more than 2,700 were killed, more than 4,500 were injured, and more than 400 are still in search.
00:55Meanwhile, the composite team of the Philippine Embassy is already assisting the officials who are involved in the search and rescue,
01:02as well as the officials of Mandalay General Hospital to find out the identity of the rescued and recovered children from Gumuhong Sky Villa building.
01:12As of now, the four Filipinos who were found missing in the said building are still not found.
01:17Our embassy is also talking to the 11 Filipinos who were rescued from the building to find additional information.
01:25The search and rescue operations are still ongoing.
01:28Our embassy is also contacting the officials and doing everything they can to find out the situation of our countrymen.
01:37For those Filipinos who are missing in Myanmar, please notify the embassy by the number that you see on your TV screen.
