BACOLOD CITY – Following a devastating fire that left nearly 1,000 residents homeless in Barangay 27 in this highly-urbanized city, Mayor Greg Gasataya is asking the national government for assistance in resolving the property’s ownership status. In a press briefing on Monday, Sept. 15,...
Bacolod City Rep. Albee Benitez provided P2.3 million in financial assistance to more than 200 families affected by a fire in Barangay 27 on Friday, Sept. 12. Benitez on Saturday, Sept. 13, turned over P10,000 each for 217 affected families, P5,000 for 26 renters, and P3,000 for 13 sharers....
BACOLOD CITY – A total of 212 families or 855 individuals lost their homes in a fire in Purok Cheriza, Barangay 27, this city, on Friday midnight, Sept. 12. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Bacolod said that 216 houses were destroyed – 180 totally and 36 partially. Fire Supt. Jenny Mae...
Two people were injured and 51 houses were affected when two fires broke out in Taguig City on Sept. 11. The Taguig City Fire Station reported that a fire hit a residential area at Block 1, Sitio Pusawan, Barangay Ususan at about 1:14 p.m. The blaze started from a one-story house and spread to...
The Philippine Navy (PN) successfully carried out its first-ever aerial launch of a Spike Non-Line of Sight (NLOS) missile during a live-fire unilateral exercise in waters facing the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Tuesday, Sept 9. PN Acting Flag Officer in Command Rear Adm. Alan Javier witnessed the...
A fire broke out in a residential area at Sitio Mabilog, Barangay Culiat in Quezon City on Tuesday night, September 9. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire was raised to 1st alarm at 7:32 p.m. and escalated to 2nd alarm at 7:48 p.m. The blaze was raised to 3rd alarm at...
Authorities are looking into faulty electrical wiring as the cause of the fire that hit a factory of a wood lumber supplier in San Mateo, Rizal early Saturday, Sept. 6. The San Mateo Municipal Police Station (San Mateo MPS) said that the incident was reported to them at around 3:45 a.m.,...
BAGUIO CITY – A fire engulfed the basement of the Maharlika Livelihood Complex here with a floor area of 1,500 square meters, which lasted for eight hours before it was completely declared out. The fire started at around 9 p.m. on Sept. 6 and put out 5:04 a.m. on Sept. 7. Mayor Benjamin Magalong,...
A four-year-old boy died, and his mother was injured while trying to save him during a fire that hit a residential area in Pasig City early Saturday, Sept. 6. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the fire started at around 2:22 a.m. in Pupha Compound, Barangay Pinagbuhatan, and was...
BACOLOD CITY – Twenty-four houses were razed by fire in Barangay 5, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental, before noon on Wednesday, Sept. 3. Fire Officer 1 Rochel Ann Batayola, chief of the intelligence and investigation unit of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-San Carlos City, said that 21...
Firefighters belonging to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and Recto Engine Fire Volunteers expressed their disappointment over an AI-generated photo of a burning truck posted on social media on Thursday, Sept. 4. According to Recto Volunteer Fire Chief Samuel Fenix, a follower on their social...
Three fires hit parts of Tondo, Manila on Friday morning, Sept. 5, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) reported. Authorities said the first fire was reported in Solis Street, Jose Abad Santos Avenue at around 5:37 a.m. and was declared fire out at 5:46 a.m. The second blaze occurred on Barrio Menu...
