The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) is verifying reports of Covid-19 infections involving evacuees in Sorsogon in the aftermath of the phreatic eruption of Bulusan Volcano earlier this month.
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(Photo courtesy of Philippine Army) MANILA - A 21-member team from the Philippine Army (PA)'s 525th Engineer Combat Battalion trained with counterparts in the Philippine Navy and Bureau of Fire in a collapsed structure search-and-rescue (CSSR) drill last June 9. Army spokesperson Col. Xerxes Trinidad, in a statement Thursday night, said the activity was hosted by the Makati Development Corp and Ayala Property Development Corp. Safety Group at the Arca South, Barangay Western Bicutan, Taguig. "The conduct of the drill is geared at enhancing the responders' CSSR knowledge and skills that are needed in stabilizing and extricating victims trapped in collapsed structures using the safest and most appropriate procedures," he added. Trinidad said this multi-agency training activity is in line with the thrust of PA commander Lt . Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. to enhance the individual skills of soldiers and unit capabilities to bolster mission accomplishment. The 525th Engineer Comb
TO THE RESCUE. The Philippine Army's 31st Infantry Battalion (31IB), 9th Infantry Division and Philippine Coast Guard personnel help an elderly woman alight the military truck during the evacuation efforts after Mount Bulusan's phreatic eruption in Juban, Sorsogon on Sunday (June 5, 2022). The troops also help in clearing ash in areas affected by the volcano's eruption. (Photo courtesy of Philippine Army) MANILA - Philippine Army (PA) units have conducted humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) operations on communities affected by Mount Bulusan's phreatic eruption over the weekend. In a statement Monday night, Army spokesperson Col. Xerxes Trinidad said the 31st Infantry Battalion of the 9th Infantry Division, performed HADR operations for the village folk of Juban, Sorsogon. "(The) 31st (Infantry Battalion) deployed 16 teams composed of 147 personnel, 20 military trucks, and an ambulance for HADR efforts to assist 54 families in Barangay Puting Sapa, J
The phreatic eruption of Bulusan Volcano in Sorsogon has affected 2,784 families composed of 13,920 individuals, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported Tuesday, June 7.
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