US ambassador to the Philippines Kristie Kenney (C) speaks to members of the media while Philippines military chief General Alexander Yano (R) listens at the airport in Iloilo province, central Philippines on June 29, 2008, before boarding the USS Ronald Reagan which is anchored just outside the Philippine seas to provide assistance in relief efforts. US Navy doctors will help local medics treat victims of Typhoon Fengshen in the central Philippines, an American commander said June 27, despite threats from Communist guerrillas.More than 505 people died and over a million have been left homeless after Fengshen battered the central and northern Philippines last weekend. AFP PHOTO/JES AZNAR