A TEAM from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Aviation Force, who were on a Maritime Domain Awareness Flight from July 4-8, ended up providing evacuation and ferry services to 81 people in the remote islands of Itbayat and Basco in Batanes. In a statement, the PCG Aviation Force said the team, headed by Lt. Frederick Gacasa, paid a courtesy call to Batanes Governor Marilou H. Cayco, who informed them that there were a number of locals from Itbayat who have been stranded in Basco due to Typhoon Florita. They attended the celebration of Batanes Day last June 26. At the same time, there was also a dengue outbreak in Itbayat and several affected patients urgently needed to be transported to Basco, where there is a bigger medical facility. The PCG Aviation Force 251 then conducted six medical evacuation and ferry missions between the two islands. A total of 59 adults and 23 children were transported.

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