501st (LWUA) Water Battalion (Reserve)

The 501st (LWUA) Water Battalion (Reserve), known officially as AFP Water Battalion, is one of the affiliated reserve battalions of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, which is organic to the AFP Reserve Command Affiliate Reserve Group of the AFP Reserve Command. It is a Combat Service Support & Service unit specializing in Water treatment, Sewage management, Water distribution, and utilities management, with subspecialties in Urban Search and Rescue, Disaster Relief and Rehabilitation, Civil Military Operations And Co-operations.

Organization

The following are the units that are presently placed under operational control of the 501st (LWUA) Water Battalion (Reserve):

Base units

• Headquarters & Headquarters Company

Line units

• "A" Water Company
• "B" Water Company
• "C" Water Company

Awards and Decorations

Campaign Streamers

Award Streamer	Streamer Name	Operation	Date Awarded	Reference
	Presidential Unit Citation Badge	SAR/DRR Ops, TS Ketsana	4 February 2010	General Orders No. 112, GHQ-AFP, dtd 04 Feb '10
	Presidential Unit Citation Badge	General Elections, Philippines	1 July 2010	General Orders No. 641, GHQ-AFP, dtd 1 July '10

Badges

Military Badge	Badge Name	Operation	Date Awarded	Reference
	AFP Election Duty Badge	General Elections, Philippines	21 May 2010	General Orders No. 513, GHQ-AFP, dtd 21 May '10

See also

• AFP Reserve Command Affiliate Reserve Group
• 502nd (MAYNILAD) Water Service Battalion (Reserve)
• 503rd (MANILA WATER) Water Service Battalion (Reserve)

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Official Page of Local Water Utilities Administration (Philippines)
• News about the activities of the 501st Water Bn (Res).
• Training Committee, SBCMT Manual, 2006, ATG, AFPRESCOM.