President Duterte has conferred the Order of Lapu-Lapu to two alumni of the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM) who were instrumental in the rescue of patients and newborn babies when the state-run Philippine General Hospital (PGH) was hit by fire last month. PLM President Emmanuel Leyco...
President Duterte has honored several Philippine General Hospital (PGH) health workers who led the evacuation of patients and newborn babies when a fire broke out at the facility last month. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has his photo taken with the Order of Lapu-Lapu awardees following a ceremony...
A fire razed about 50 houses in Brgy. Ususan in Taguig Wednesday. Taguig City Fire Station said the fire hit a residential area in Marcelino Compound along Cayetano Avenue at 12:52 p.m. It originated from the residence of the Lim family. Firefighters putting out the fire in Brgy. Ususan (Taguig...
Two people were injured when a fire broke out in a residential area in Pandacan, Manila, Saturday morning (May 29). (BFP photo / MANILA BULLETIN) The fire started at a three-story residential structure located at 2711 Interior 4, Jesus Ext., Pandacan, at 6:43 a.m. and reached the first alarm. The...
A 31-year old woman was hurt in a fire that broke out at a 2-storey residential building at No. 73 Herrera st. Barangay Ibaba, Malabon city on Thursday afternoon. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Public Information Office said the fire reached the 1st alarm at 4:22 p.m. Firefighters declared the...
A 60-year-old man's face was scorched by a fire that razed a residential area in Tondo, Manila on Thursday (May 27). Authorities identified the victim as Roberto Alagos. The fire started at the kitchen area of a five storey structure located at Del Fierro St., Gagalangin, Tondo, Manila, City at...
President Duterte has signed into law the measure lowering the minimum height requirement for applicants of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), and the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor). President Duterte (File...
A fire hit a residential area in Brgy. Tanyag in Taguig on Thursday, razing about 50 houses and causing minor injury to a resident, authorities said. The fire in Tanyag, Taguig (BFP-NCR Taguig / John Marty Engeres / Joanna Guarini Reposar / Rochelle Andam Paculba / MANILA BULLETIN) According to the...
One person died and more than 700 families were rendered homeless by a fire that hit a residential area in Port Area, Manila on Wednesday. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The casualty was identified as 40-year-old Ricky Sebastian. Based on initial investigation, the fire started at the fourth level...
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...
