The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and United States military will hold a counter-landing live fire exercise at the La Paz Sand Dunes in Laoag, Ilocos Norte on Monday, May 4, as part of this year’s Exercise Balikatan. The AFP said the exercise would simulate the defense of Northern Luzon...
The Philippine Army (PA) and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) conducted their first combined live-fire exercise during Exercise Salaknib 2026 at the lahar fields of Colonel Ernesto Rabina Air Base in Capas, Tarlac, it was revealed on Sunday, May 3. The PA said the exercise, held from May...
ILOILO CITY – Police are looking at the possibility that the man whose charred body was found in Pavia town, Iloilo province burned himself to death. An initial autopsy of the body on Saturday, May 2, found no other indication of injuries except for burning of the body. “No indication of foul...
A 71-year-old woman suffered burns while three families were left homeless after a fire swept through a residential area along Swimming Pool Street in Barangay 177, Caloocan City on Friday night, May 1. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the fire started at around 8:36 p.m., reached first...
GUMACA, Quezon – Three family members were killed in a fire in Barangay Villa Bota here on Labor Day. Police identified the victims as Rolly Paril, 48, and children Christine, 18, and Ghian Carlo,17. Lawmen received a call from a concerned citizen regarding the fire and immediately coordinated...
After losing a unit to fire and being compelled to pay for the road damage, the operator of the tourist bus that caught fire on EDSA is confronted with another problem after the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) cancelled its authority to operate. LTFRB chairman Vigor D....
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has formally demanded payment from LS8 Tourist Transport Corporation following a vehicle fire that caused structural damage to the EDSA-Ortigas Interchange. In a demand letter signed by DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon, the agency cited the fire...
Flames engulfed a residential area in Brgy. Payatas A, Quezon City across Melencio M. Castelo Elementary School, Ilang-Ilang, on Thursday afternoon, April 30, 2026, quickly escalating to third alarm as fire tore through houses made of light materials. According to the Bureau of Fire...
CAVITE – A fire broke out in a commercial area in Sitio Kawayanan, Barangay Talaba 2, Bacoor City, on Thursday, April 30. The Bacoor Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (BDRRMO) said the fire was reported at 9:40 a.m., reached the first alarm at 9:49 a.m., and was declared under...
The Navotas City government has intensified efforts to contain the fire at the old landfill, with responders working round the clock despite difficult terrain slowing progress. The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)–Japan Disaster Response Expert Team (JDR), in its exit briefing,...
The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) has done daily monitoring of satellite data since the Navotas landfill fire reportedly broke out on 10 April 2026. Coinciding with reports on Tuesday (28 April) that significant progress has been made in suppressing the fire, satellite data shows that nitrogen...
Panic gripped residents early Thursday, April 30, when a fire broke out at the corner of Mayhaligue and Masangkay Streets in Sta. Cruz, Manila, and quickly escalated to a fourth alarm. According to initial reports, the fire started at around 2:41 a.m. and rapidly spread through closely built homes...
