Senator Richard Gordon, Chairman of the Philippine National Red Cross, went on an extended over air and land survey yesterday of the areas in Northeastern Luzon devastated by the recent typhoons. Gordon was joined by US Ambassador Francis Ricciardone (right) and representatives of the European Commission Humanitarian Office, Spanish Red Cross, International Federation of the Red Cross, US Office of Foreign Disasters Assistance. The group went to the towns of Infanta, Real and Gen. Nakar in Quezon; Baler in Aurora; and Palayan, Nueva Ecija. The assessment team checked on the status of the damage in the areas and the ongoing rescue and relief efforts which included hundreds of stranded Aetas.