Manila, April 2 -- The Philippine Air Force (PAF) announced that the second batch of rescuers under the Philippine Inter-Agency Humanitarian Contingent (PIAHC) has left for quake-devastated Myanmar aboard a C-130 transport aircraft that took off from Villamor Air Base, Pasay City early Wednesday morning.

"Comprising 47 personnel from the PAF, Bureau of Fire Protection, Department of Health, Department of Environmental and Natural Resources, Office of the Civil Defense, the contingent boarded a C-130 aircraft bound for Naypyidaw, Myanmar," the Air Force said in a statement.

This deployment follows the arrival of the first batch of Philippine rescuers and medical personnel, consisting of 58 members, who safely reached Myanmar on Tuesday a...