The five members of the rescue squad who dièd in the path of Typhoon Karding on September 25, 2022 are regarded as heroes.

George Agustin, Narciso Calayag Jr., Troy Justin Agustin, Jerson Resurreccion, and Marby Bartolome were confirmed as the five rescuers.

They are members of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, which executed a rescue effort in the Bulacan town of San Miguel.

Their bodies were discovered separately in Brgy. San Miguel’s Camias.

According to San Miguel Acting Chief of Police PLTCOL Romualdo Andres, they got a report on Monday, September 26 concerning five casualties.

He described the incidents in an interview with Bulacan Governor Daniel Fernando.

Someone claimed to have seen the rescuers get out of their truck after it overturned.

They boarded a boat and continued their search for the victims.

However, while sailing, their boat was washed away by a powerful flash flood.

A section of the wall also collapsed and landed on their boat. The rescuers were stranded.

According to the article, in addition to assisting the grieving families of the five rescues, major rewards will be presented to the five heroes who dièd while on duty.