LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) confirmed that residents in Albay province heard rumbling sounds from Mayon Volcano before the alert level was raised from one to two on Monday, June 5. Paul Alanis, Phivolcs resident volcanologist at the...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Monday, June 5 raised the alert level of Mayon Volcano in Albay from level 1 to 2 due to “increasing unrest.” In its bulletin issued at 10 a.m., Phivolcs said Mayon Volcano is showing “unrest driven by shallow magmatic...
Ten families or 14 individuals were affected by the fire that broke out on Concha Street corner Asuncion Street in Barangay 70, Tondo, Manila on Friday, June 2. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire was raised to first alarm at 6:23 p.m. and to second alarm at 6:25 p.m. The fire...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) is on red alert status for typhoon “Betty” (international name “Mawar”) beginning Sunday night, May 28. The PDRRMO is conducting field observations to ensure that local government units are...
Ali Vicoy/MANILA BULLETIN A fire hit a church's stockroom at Arquiza Street, corner of Mabini, Ermita, Manila, on Sunday, May 28. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the fire started at a stockroom inside the Diocese of Nuestra Senora de Guia. The BFP said the fire was raised to a first alarm...
(Photo from RAHA Volunteer/MANILA BULLETIN) At least three motorcycles caught fire at the impounding area of Manila Police District (MPD) Headquarters on United Nations Ave. in Ermita, Manila, on Saturday morning, May 27. (Photo from RAHA Volunteer/MANILA BULLETIN) According to the initial report...
Biglang Awa Caloocan Fire & Rescue Volunteer Brigade, Inc. A fire hit at least six houses on B. Santos Street in Barangay 34, Maypajo, Caloocan City, on Monday, May 22. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire was declared first alarm at 5:32 p.m. and second alarm at 5:54 p.m. It...
Bureau of Fire Protection/MANILA BULLETIN One person died while four others were injured in a fire that gutted 400 houses on Oroquieta St., Barangay 310, Sta Cruz, Manila, on Sunday morning, May 14. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) identified the injured victims as Danilo Roque, 29, who...
Transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) forthrightly stated that it is amenable to the ‘audit call’ by the Department of Energy (DOE), granted that these are carried out within the legal bounds of its concession agreement with the government as well as its franchise...
Amid distress from scorching weather temperature, massive number of consumers in Luzon had to live through the agony of rotational blackouts of at least two-hour duration due to strained power supply in the grid following a transmission line tripping that was compounded by the forced outages and...
Two fires hit houses along Delpan Street and Zobel Roxas Avenue in Sta. Ana, Manila, on Friday, May 5. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire that broke out at Tejeron St. corner Delpan St. reached the first alarm at 11:03 a.m. and was elevated to the second alarm at 11:12...
Two people were injured in a fire that reached fourth alarm at Pritil Market in Tondo, Manila Friday, April 28, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) announced. "The PRC team transported one patient to the nearest hospital, while another one was treated on-site," the PRC said. According to the initial...
