CEBU CITY – A 10-year-old boy was killed in a fire that destroyed their house in Barangay Talamban here at dawn on Tuesday, June 4. The fatality was identified as Nathan Jade Villamor. Police said the victim was asleep when the house caught fire around 2 a.m. The victim’s mother claimed she...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) announced the administration of the Fire Officer Examination (FOE) and Penology Officer Examination (POE) to 53,393 examinees on Sunday, June 2. In a statement issued on Friday, May 31, CSC Chairperson Karlo Nograles reminded FOE and POE examinees to review the...
Malate fire (Photo Courtesy of Hermione De Vera) Two firemen were injured, while a chapel was partially burned in a fire that broke out in a residential area along Leon Guinto Street, Malate, Manila on Monday, May 27. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) identified the injured firefighters as Paco,...
CEBU CITY – At least 62 houses were razed in a fire that broke out in Barangay Basak, Mandaue City at noon on Thursday, May 23. MORE than 60 houses were razed in a fire in Barangay Basak, Mandaue City at noon on Thursday, May 23. (Photo courtesy of MyTVCebu) The fire started at 11:54 a.m....
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...
BACOLOD CITY – Nine stalls were hit by a fire at the Central Maao Market in Barangay Don Jorge L. Araneta, Bago City, Negros Occidental on Friday, May 10. FIREMEN combat a fire at Central Maao Market in Barangay Don Jorge L. Araneta, Bago City, Negros Occidental on Friday, May 10. (Photo...
(Unsplash) Warning against complacency amid the scorching summer, Senator Sherwrin Gatchalian told local government units (LGUs) on Saturday, May 11 to be wary of possible fires under the prevailing warm weather. The senator made...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – Seven families or 32 individuals were displaced in a fire that gutted an apartment building in Barangay 1 here on Tuesday, May 7. A FIRE destroyed an apartment building in n Lucena City on May 7. (Photo via Danny Estacio) Police said the fire started at 5:45 p.m. and...
A fire destroyed a home in Muntinlupa on May 7, causing P1.2 million in property damage. According to the Muntinlupa City Fire Station, the fire started at 7:45 a.m. at a three-storey house on Rosal Bergado Taas Compound in Summitville 2 in Barangay Putatan. The fire affected 18...
A fire destroyed 16 houses and displaced 55 individuals in Pulong Kendi in Barangay Sta. Ana, Taguig on May 5, the city government said. The fire started at about 4 a.m. with the first alarm raised at 4:17 a.m. It was put out at 4:25 a.m. An initial report by the Taguig City Fire...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – An oil mill here was destroyed in a fire on Thursday, May 2. Lucena-Bureau of Fire Protection head Fire Supt. Rodel Nota reported that fire at the Holy Oil Mill started at around 4:25 a.m. The fire reached the fourth alarm, prompting firemen from Tayabas City, Sariaya,...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – Four houses were destroyed in a fire in Purok 3, Barangay San Francisco, this city, on Tuesday, April 30. Fire Chief Insp. Jun Eland Wanawan, city fire marshal, said four families were displaced but nobody was hurt. Wanawan said the fire started at 10 a.m....
