Senator Cynthia Villar recently hailed members of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) for the significant role they play as “guardians of safety.” Villar commended the firefighters for their invaluable service to save lives and properties due to fires and other disasters, noting...
CEBU CITY – An official of the Cebu City Fire Station (CCFS) was arrested for allegedly extorting money from an applicant. BFP-7 headquarters in Cebu City. (FB) The National Bureau of Investigation-Central Visayas (NBI-7) arrested Fire Insp. Roy Mat Castro in an entrapment operation inside...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) announced the release of over P2 billion to acquire firetrucks and ambulances to enhance emergency response. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman has approved the special allotment release order amounting to P2.880 billion for the Department of the...
(Concept art from Duke Frasco's Facebook) House Deputy Speaker Cebu 5th district Rep. Vincent Franco “Duke” Frasco wants the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) to start using helicopters in their firefighting operations. To explore this...
BACOLOD CITY – Forty-seven families composed of 144 individuals lost their homes in a fire in Purok Interior, Barangay 18, this city, on Saturday, April 13. A FIRE hits a residential area in Barangay 18, Bacolod City on Saturday, April 13. (Photo courtesy of BFP-Bacolod) The Bureau of Fire...
BACOLOD CITY – Three temporary warehouses were razed by fire, causing P14-million worth of damage to property, in Upper East Megaworld, Barangay 41, this city, on Wednesday, December 13. THE Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) cordons the area where three makeshift warehouses were razed by a fire in...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives has asked the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) to suspend its bidding for 120 fire trucks worth P1.5 billion on the suspicion that the bidding process is...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has conceded to the plea of many liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) retailers in the country that their applications for license-to-operate (LTO) be continually processed despite an earlier enforcement of a deadline. The DOE had initially set July 7 this year as the...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Did you know that a total of 143 local government units (LGUs) in the country don't have fire stations? Congressmen learned about this during the House Committee on Appropriations' deliberation on the 2024 budget of the Department of the Interior...
The fire that razed the iconic Manila Central Post Office on May 21 was caused by the explosion of a car battery inside a storage room where it was piled together with office supplies, thinners, and paint cans. *National Post Office Building (Noel Pabalate) * The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)...
Two residents were hurt in a fire that gutted 25 houses on Cinamie Street in Barangay 38, Caloocan City Friday, April 21. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) identified the victims as Jolan Olino, 29, who sustained minor burns on his right arm, and Aron Lebanin, 19, whose right foot had...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has called for a more intensified fire prevention awareness campaign as the country observes Fire Prevention Month this March. Gatchalian, principal author of the LPG Industry Regulation Act or Republic Act No. 11592 reminded consumers of the proper handling of...
