Troops of the 31st Infantry Battalion (31IB), 9th Infantry Division, hand in hand with other government responders, continue ‘round-the-clock clearing efforts in barangays affected by the second phreatic eruption of the Mt Bulusan in Sorsogon on June 13, 2022.
31IB troops, together with Philippine National Police and Bureau of Fire Protection responders, cleared the thick ash that covered roads and houses in Barangay Lungib, Casiguran, Sorsogon. It can be recalled that Army troops and reservists promptly launched clearing efforts after the volcano spewed ash anew last June 12, 2022.
9ID disaster response units and Army reservists — in close coordination with local disaster risk reduction and management offices and other government agencies — remain on alert for possible episodes of phreatic eruptions in the days ahead.
Army Commanding General Lt. Gen. Romeo S. Brawner, Jr., lauded 9ID disaster response teams and Army reservists for working ‘round the clock to help eruption-stricken families and for possible escalation of the Mt Bulusan's alert level.
Photos: 31st Infantry Battalion (31IB), 9th Infantry Division