A fire broke out at a residential area in Port Area, Baseco Compound, Manila Wednesday afternoon (May 26). (Photo by Ali Vicoy) According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the blaze started at 5:45 P.M. and is currently at third alarm. The affected houses were made of light materials, BFP...
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Assistant Secretary Celine Pialago has joined the individuals who have come to the aid of Philippine General Hospital (PGH), which sustained extensive damage from a recent fire. (Photo from the Malasakit Movement) Through her non-government...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque agreed that there should be more Philippine General Hospital (PGH) but reminded that running the facility is funded by the University of the Philippines (UP) and not the Department of Health (DOH). Philippine General Hospital (Wikimedia Commons) Roque made the...
The fire-affected portions of the Philippine General Hospital have been cleared of debris and will now be evaluated to determine the level of damage, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said. CLEARED-- The Department of Public Works and Highways will now conduct an evaluation on the...
Four days after the fire hit the Philippine General Hospital (PGH), its emergency room remains closed for admission, according to the facility's spokesperson. Philippine General Hospital (Wikimedia Commons) In an interview with TeleEadyo on Thursday, May 20, Dr. Jonas Del Rosario said PGH "is...
About 89 families or 363 people were affected after a fire hit a residential area in Pasig City Wednesday night, the Pasig City Public Information Office (PIO) announced. (Photo from Pasig City PIO) In its Facebook post, the PIO said that the families were evacuated from the residential area that...
A fire broke out at a residential area in Barangay San Miguel, Pasig City on Wednesday night (May 19), the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) reported. Screenshot from the Facebook live of netizen John Armas Mojica In a phone interview, BFP-Pasig chief Supt. John Pinagod Jr. said that it was still on...
The University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) Human Milk Bank has thanked those who donated breastmilk for newborn babies who were affected by the fire. (Photo from UP-PGH) In a Facebook post, UP-PGH said it would pause accepting donations in the meantime because of the...
Over P28 million worth of hemodialysis supplies and more than P1.2M worth of medicines were damaged in the fire that hit the Pasig City General Hospital (PCGH) on Wednesday, May 12, Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto said on Monday. Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto (Screenshot from Mayor Vico Sotto Facebook...
A professor from the University of the Philippines College of Medicine (UPCM) thanked all the donors who sent in-kind and cash donations to the fire-hit Philippine General Hospital (PGH). (Photo from Tulong Kabataan) In a series of tweets, Dr. Jay Germar expressed gratitude to those who helped feed...
Following the fire that broke out at the Philippine General Hospital (PGH), a medical students group urged the national government to "prioritize health sector for the country to cope with the worsening pandemic." (MANNY LLANES / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Medical Students' Association (PMSA)...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is looking to conduct a clean up and structural assessment at Philippine General Hospital (PGH) starting Tuesday, May 18, or as soon as the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) gives the green light for it. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Public...
