The Department of Information and Communications (DICT) sent Government Emergency Communications System (GEC)-Mobile Operations Vehicles for Emergency (MOVE) units in Cebu towns that were hit by Typhoon "Odette."
The DICT said the MOVE units were deployed in the towns of Alegria and Sibonga to provide connectivity in the towns' Emergency Operations Center and Office of the Mayor to help expedite communication and relief operations.
More MOVE units were also sent in Ormoc, Sogod, Bontoc, Maasin, and Limasawa.
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The ICT department leads the Emergency Telecommunications Cluster of the National Disaster Risk Reduction Cluster in the pursuit of establishing critical communication lifelines in times of disaster.
MOVE is a rapidly deployable communication system that provides support to responders and rescue operations personnel in disaster-stricken areas.
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