At least 22 Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Hong Kong are being monitored by the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) after a massive fire displaced them and turned their personal belongings to ashes, a ranking government official disclosed on Friday, Nov. 28. DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac said...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed that there were 23 Filipino domestic workers affected by the Level 5 fire that engulfed a high-rise apartment complex in Hong Kong, while one remains missing. In a statement on Thursday night, Nov. 27, the agency also said that there have been no...
A 22-year-old call center agent died in a fire that broke out in a residential apartment in Barangay Concepcion Uno, Marikina City on Wednesday, Nov. 26. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the fire reached first alarm at around 5:06 p.m. It allegedly started in the second-floor hallway near...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said that it is still verifying reports that some Filipinos have been trapped in the massive fire at a residential complex in Hong Kong. In a statement on Thursday morning, Nov. 27, the agency shared that it has received “unverified” reports that there...
BUTUAN CITY – About 139 families or 519 individuals lost their homes in a fire in Barangay Taft, Surigao City on Tuesday, Nov. 25. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), together with the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO), have provided modular tents, family...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A three-year-old boy was killed in a fire that destroyed his house here on Saturday, Nov. 22. Police said Elvie Vulcan, the boy’s grandmother, was cooking and the victim was watching a video online on the second floor when the fire erupted inside his room. Vulcan rushed outside...
BACOLOD CITY – A fire hit the old building of the Negros Oriental Provincial Hospital in Dumaguete City on Tuesday night, Nov. 18. Several patients were evacuated to the parking area during the fire. Gov. Manuel “Chaco” Sagarbarria responded to the area and checked affected areas to ensure...
TOKYO (AP) — Firefighters and army helicopters were battling a fire Wednesday that has burned through a neighborhood in southwestern Japan and forced more than 170 people to evacuate. At least 170 homes have been damaged or burned down and a man in his 70s was unaccounted for, Japan 's Fire...
A total of 110 prefabricated homes were turned over by the San Juan City government on Tuesday, Nov. 18, to residents who lost their homes in a fire that hit Barangay Batis last April 16. 2024. San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora, Social Housing Finance Corporation (SHFC) President Federico Laxa,...
Two individuals, including a 68-year-old woman, died in a fire that broke out in a residential area in Antipolo City, Rizal, on Wednesday night, Nov. 12. According to the Antipolo City Component Police Station (Antipolo CCPS), the victims were found lifeless inside the comfort room of their home....
TACLOBAN CITY – Eighty-two houses were destroyed in a fire before dawn on Sunday in Barangay Iniguihan, Bato town, Leyte province. One-hundred six families were displaced by the fire that reached the third alarm. Five-hundred eighty-nine families evacuated to the municipal evacuation center. The...
A fire of still unknown origin hit the Saint Vincent Ferrer Prayer Park in Barangay Bani, Bayambang, Pangasinan on Thursday, Nov. 6. Police said the fire started at 12:30 p.m. at the back of the stock room where groceries and construction materials were stored. Firemen from Bayambang and nearby...
