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Marcos Jr. mourns death of 5 Bulacan rescuers during Karding

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Workers bring out from the funeral home the remains of one of the 5 rescuers of the Bulacan Provincial Government found dead in Barangay Camias, San Miguel, Bulacan on Sept. 26, 2022. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News " src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/life/09/27/20220926-karding-rescue-workers-md-2.jpg"/><figcaption>Workers bring out from the funeral home the remains of one of the 5 rescuers of the Bulacan Provincial Government found dead in Barangay Camias, San Miguel, Bulacan on Sept. 26, 2022. <em>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News </em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. said Tuesday he mourns the death of the five emergency responders in Bulacan during the onslaught of Super Typhoon Karding.</p><p>In a statement, Marcos said he was saddened to hear about the passing of the rescuers on Monday and offered prayers for their families. </p><p>&quot;Their courage and bravery will live on in our memory,&quot; Marcos said of the five.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/26/22/bulacan-heroes-5-veteran-rescuers-determined-to-save-people ">Bulacan heroes: 5 rescuers were veterans, determined to save people</a></li></ul><p>Authorities identified the 5 veteran rescuers as George Agustin, Troy Justin Agustin, Marby Bartolome, Jerson Resurreccion, and Narciso Calayag. </p><p>The rescuers, who came from different towns in Bulacan, were preparing life boats while conducting rescue operations around midnight of Sunday in San Miguel town when a flash flood struck them, Vice Governor Alex Castro said in a statement. </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">I am deeply saddened to hear that we lost five good men to Typhoon Karding yesterday.<br/><br/>Our prayers go to the families of George Agustin, Troy Justin Agustin, Marby Bartolome, Narciso Calayag Jr., and Jerson Resurreccion.<br/><br/>Their courage and bravery will live on in our memory. <a href="https://t.co/Yc95G68gW1">pic.twitter.com/Yc95G68gW1</a></p>— Bongbong Marcos (@bongbongmarcos) <a href="https://twitter.com/bongbongmarcos/status/1574716922121564161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 27, 2022</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Karding, which swept through central and southern Luzon on Sunday, killed at least 8 people and left an estimated P1.28 billion in agricultural damage, official agencies said. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/27/22/expert-mourns-bulacan-rescuers-who-died-in-karding-ops">&#x27;Why these beautiful people?&#x27; Safety expert mourns rescuers who died in Bulacan</a></li>	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/27/22/karding-leaves-p129-b-agri-damage-losses-da">Karding leaves P1.29 billion in agri damage, losses: DA</a></li></ul><div><strong>WATCH</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EtPKdjDBHeE?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

'Their courage and bravery will live on in our memory,' President Bongbong Marcos said of the five fallen rescuers.