LEGAZPI CITY: The Department of Health (DOH) Bicol regional office on Tuesday sent a 26-man medical team to assist in the disaster response operation in the super typhoon “Yolanda”-devastated Tacloban City in the province of Leyte, a DOH officer said Wednesday.

On Monday night, a group of medical personnel led Dr. Gloria Balboa, DOH regional director, also left for Tacloban City via the Matnog port in Sorsogon, according to Jaime Guerrero, DOH regional spokesperson.

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