BACOLOD CITY – Twenty-two families lost their homes and seven houses were destroyed in a fire in Barangay 9 here on Wednesday, Dec. 10. Fire Supt. Jenny Mae Masip, city fire marshal, said the blaze totally destroyed five and partially damaged two houses. Forty-one individuals were affected. The...
A 73-year-old bedridden senior citizen was killed after being trapped inside her burning house in Barangay Muntingdilaw, Antipolo City early Sunday morning, Dec. 7. According to the police, the victim 's remains were found inside the destroyed structure after the fire quickly spread due to it...
Three individuals were reported injured after a fire hit a cargo vessel docked in the Manila North Harbor in Moriones, Tondo, Manila on Wednesday night, Dec. 3. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the blaze started inside the engine room of the ship at around 7:16 p.m. and was...
A 22-year-old call center agent died in a fire that broke out in a residential apartment in Barangay Concepcion Uno, Marikina City on Wednesday, Nov. 26. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the fire reached first alarm at around 5:06 p.m. It allegedly started in the second-floor hallway near...
Senate Deputy Majority Leader Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito moved to increase the daily subsistence allowance for the country’s uniformed personnel to P350, which is more than double the previous rate of P150. The proposed adjustment was incorporated into the recommendations of the finance...
SAN ANTONIO, Quezon – A poultry farm was destroyed in a fire in on Tuesday night, Nov. 4, in Barangay San Jose here. Police said the blaze that struck Gold Star 88 poultry farm started at 11 p.m. Investigation said a farm caretaker was inspecting a building 4 when an electrical circuit breaker...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso appealed to the public to never hurt firemen and other emergency responders during emergency operations after two fire volunteers were assaulted by some residents during a fire in Barangay 650, Port Area, Manila, last Oct. 17. Domagoso made the...
Two Baseco 649 fire volunteers were reportedly injured after being assaulted by residents during a fire that broke out in Barangay 650, Port Area, Manila, on Friday afternoon, Oct. 17, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) reported. One of the victims said he and his colleague were waiting for...
A huge fire hit a residential area in Barangay 705, Leveriza Street, Manila, on Friday night, Oct. 3, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said. According to the BFP, the blaze started at around 9:25 p.m. and has reached the second alarm at around 9:36 p.m. Firefighters are on site to extinguish the...
Two cats died after a fire hit a housing unit in Mandaluyong City on Sunday, Sept. 28, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) reported. According to the BFP, the fire that hit the residential building along Boni Avenue corner Ligaya Street, started at around 3:11 p.m. The fire was declared out a few...
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) reported a fire in Sta. Cruz, Manila, on Monday night, Sept. 22. According to the BFP, the blaze that hit Eng Hong Building along San Vicente corner Tomas Pinpin Street started at 9:07 p.m. The second alarm was quickly raised at 9:09 p.m., the third alarm at...
A motel was vandalized by several masked rallyists along Recto Avenue in Manila as anti-corruption protests continued in parts of the city on Sunday, Sept. 21. According to authorities, the protesters threw rocks and debris at the glass windows and doors of the motel. Four men allegedly entered the...
