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PNP deploys K9, police service dogs to aid in Maguindanao retrieval ops

PNP deploys K9, police service dogs to aid in Maguindanao retrieval ops

Jorge Cariño,

ABS-CBN News

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Philippine Coast Guard personnel conduct search operations in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao on Oct. 31, 2022 after the area was hit by a landslide during the onslaught of tropical storm Paeng. Courtesy of the Philippine Coast Guard
Philippine Coast Guard personnel conduct search operations in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao on Oct. 31, 2022 after the area was hit by a landslide during the onslaught of tropical storm Paeng. Courtesy of the Philippine Coast Guard

MANILA - The Philippine National Police (PNP) expressed optimism on Monday that sniffing dogs can help in the search and retrieval operations for people still missing from the flash flood in Maguindanao del Norte due to tropical storm Paeng.

“The PNP EOD K9 sent 12 teams of trained EOD (Explosive and Ordnance Disposal) handlers and K9s para nga po tumulong, particularly dito sa mga miyembro po ng indigenous people na naging biktima po ng landslide," said Col. Jean Fajardo, spokesperson of the PNP.

"Hopefully, dun po sa presence po ng ating K9 po na pinadala ay mapapadali po yung retrieval operation, dahil medyo challenged nga po talaga yung pag-retrieve dahil malalaking tipak po yung bumagsak po dun because of the landslide."

The PNP-EOD/K9 Group along with Search and Rescue Police Service Dogs (SAR PSDs) went to Maguindanao last Saturday.

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The 12-man search and retrieval team extended police assistance especially to members of Teduray ethnic community there, the PNP PIO said.

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Pope Francis, 88, continued his treatment in a Rome hospital, having slept well and eaten breakfast, his spokesman said on Sunday (February 16), as emotions ran high among the faithful who visited the Vatican.

"The pope is a point of reference," said Italian pilgrim Maria Teresa Lavitola. 

Meanwhile, U.S. pilgrims Gerry and Jane Oligmueller, who traveled thousands of miles for their journey, said, "We expected to have a papal blessing today, but we said a prayer for him instead."

Francis was admitted to a Rome hospital on Friday with a respiratory tract infection. His doctors have ordered him to rest and he was unable to deliver his regular Sunday prayer to pilgrims in St Peter's Square.

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"I would have liked to be among you but, as you know, I am here at the Gemelli Hospital because I still need some treatment for my bronchitis," Francis said in a short written version of the prayer.

The Vatican has said the pope would remain in hospital as long as necessary for his treatment.

Francis, who has been pontiff since 2013, has had influenza and other health problems several times over the past two years.

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