Senator Raffy Tulfo is seeking to conduct a Senate investigation into what he described as “inhumane working conditions” and questionable labor practices, following a surprise inspection he personally conducted in two major canning factories in Navotas. (Photo from the Office of Senator Raffy...
BATANGAS CITY – Fire destroyed 50 houses owned by Badjao settlers in Sitio Badjaoan, Barangay Malitam, this city, on Sunday night, April 27. The Police Regional Office 4-A said the fire started at about 11:30 p.m. at the house of vendor Adjimnana Looc, 38, married. The fire spread fast as houses...
A 2nd alarm fire hit a residential area in Osmolo Compound, Barangay Buting, Pasig City on Monday night, April 28, the Pasig City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (Paskg DRRMO) reported. The DRRMO said the blaze started at 7:49 p.m. and was raised to the 2nd alarm at 8:16 p.m. Firefighters...
Senator Raffy Tulfo expressed alarm over multiple violations he encountered during a random inspection of a construction site in Quezon City. (Photo from the Office of Senator Raffy Tulfo) During the Senate recess, Tulfo, who serves as Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Labor and Employment,...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A town mayor from Basilan province and nine others were injured when the speedboat they were riding caught fire shortly after leaving a private wharf in Barangay Baliwasan on Wednesday. NANOH'S ill-fated speedboat. Zamboanga City Fire District Marshal Supt. Leo Pioquinto...
(Photo from Ares Fire Volunteers) A fire hit a bulalo restaurant located at the ground floor of a condominium building on Primo Rivera Mola Street in Barangay La Paz, Makati City early Friday morning, April 25, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) reported. The BFP said the fire started at around...
BACOLOD CITY – The Cadiz City government in Negros Occidental will provide P100,000 each to 26 families affected by a fire in Talaba-an, Barangay Zone 1, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental on Black Saturday. THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-6 (Western Visayas) distributes...
Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Yamsuan (Facebook) The newly-appointed head of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) should ensure that agency personnel are equipped not only with the adequate protective gear but also with knowledge on...
BACOLOD CITY – A 62-year-old employee was injured in a fire that hit a storage area of junk vehicles in Barangay Cabug here on Easter Sunday, April 20. ELEVEN junk buses were damaged in a fire in Barangay Cabug, Bacolod City on Sunday, April 20. (Photo courtesy of Bacolod City Fire Station) Fire...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – A 20-year-old woman was killed in a fire that razed an apartment on Easter Sunday in Barangay Ibabang Dupay, this city. Lucena City police chief Police Lt. Col. Dennis de Guzman identified the victim as Lea Bautista. Investigation said the fire started at 10:12 a.m. The fire...
BACOLOD CITY – Nineteen houses were razed by a fire in Talaba-an, Barangay Zone 1, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental on Black Saturday, April 19. NINETEEN houses were razed by a fire in Talaba-an, Barangay Zone 1, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental on Black Saturday, April 19. (Screengrab from Ramil...
A massive fire hit an industrial establishment on T. Santiago Street in Barangay Veinte Reales, Valenzuela City, which started on Good Friday, April 18, and continued into Black Saturday, April 19. Photo from BFP The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said that the fire started at 5:25 p.m. and...
