CEBU CITY — More than 400 families were displaced by a huge fire in Barangay Looc, Mandaue City on Tuesday noon, March 12. RAGING flames burn houses on stilts in Barangay Looc, Mandaue City on Tuesday noon, March 12. (Photo from Lapu-Lapu City PIO) The fire affected two areas, Sitio...
TACLOBAN CITY – A three-year-old girl was injured in a fire in Ormoc City, Leyte on Monday, March 11. The fire broke at past 9 a.m. after her 21-year-old mother left their house in Purok Avocado, Barangay San Vicente to borrow money to buy food. A THREE-year-old girl was injured in a fire in...
ILOILO CITY – A government housing project built by the National Housing Authority (NHA) has become the relocation site for victims of a recent fire in Barangay 7, Roxas City, Capiz province. FIRE victims move into their new homes at Tanza Ville Subdivision in Roxas City, Capiz province....
DAVAO CITY – The Bureau of Fire Protection recorded an increase in fire incidents here and the Davao region in the first two months of this year compared to the same period in 2023. BAROZZO (Ivy Tejano) In a press conference at the Royal Mandaya Hotel in this city on Wednesday, March 6, marking...
ILOILO CITY – At least 50 houses were damaged by a fire here on Tuesday, March 5. SMOKE rises in a residential area hit by a fire on Tuesday, March 5, in Iloilo City. The Iloilo City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said that 36 houses were totally damaged and 14 were...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Ten families displaced by a fire here on Friday, March 1, received cash assistance from the Ako Bicol party-list on Saturday, March 2. FIRE victims in Legazpi City received aid from Ako Bicol party-list through executive director lawyer Alfredo Garbin Jr. (seated...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian called for the swift implementation of the government's housing program to help address congestion in urban areas, as he noted that fire incidents usually affect heavily populated areas. (Photo from the Office of Senator Win Gatchalian) Gatchalian made the call as he...
BACOLOD CITY – A bedridden 72-year-old woman died and her sister was injured in a fire that destroyed their house in Hacienda Luvina, Purok Malipayon, Barangay Bacong, Bago City, Negros Occidental on Thursday, February 29. A POLICE officer looks at a house in Barangay Bacong, Bago City, Negros...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Bicol recorded a 26 percent increase in fire incidents in the first two months this year. BFP-BICOL office (FB) Senior Insp. Edgar R. Tañajura Jr., chief of the Public Information Unit (PIU) of BFP-Bicol, said they recorded 119...
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Manila kicked-off Fire Prevention Month with a motorcade to help raise awareness and fire safety among the public on Friday, March 1. The Bureau of Fire Protection-Manila kick-off the Fire Prevention Month with a motorcade to raise awareness and promote fire...
Around 20 houses were razed by a fire in Barangay San Jose, Antipolo City near the International Shrine of the Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage on the eve of Fire Prevention Month on Thursday, Feb. 29. A personnel of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)- Antipolo City told the Manila Bulletin that...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Thursday, Feb. 29, urged the public to be vigilant in line with the beginning of the month-long observance of Fire Prevention Month this March. Photo from Pixabay In a statement, PRC Chairman and CEO Richard “Dick” Gordon also urged every household to practice...
