(Photo from Makati BFP) A fire has hit the 5th floor of the Makati Medical Center in Barangay San Lorenzo, Makati City on Friday, Feb. 7, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) reported. According to the authorities, the blaze started at the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the hospital at 8:29...
(File photo) Nine fire incidents were recorded by the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in the National Capital Region (NCR) on the very first day of 2025, an official disclosed. BFP spokesperson Fire Senior Supt. Annalee Carbajal-Atienza said one was already confirmed while details on eight other...
Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa is pushing to remove the P1-billion cap in the Bureau of Fire Protection's (BFP) utilization of revenues from the Fire Code of the Philippines. During the Senate plenary deliberations on the 2025 national budget, Dela Rosa said that the special provision on the...
DAVAO CITY – A veteran lawyer expressed concern on Monday, September 2, over Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla's intention to file a case against Judge Mario Duaves of the Davao City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 15 for granting a Temporary Protection Order (TPO) in favor of the...
Senator Cynthia Villar recently hailed members of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) for the significant role they play as “guardians of safety.” Villar commended the firefighters for their invaluable service to save lives and properties due to fires and other disasters, noting...
Senator Loren Legarda on Friday, August 16 emphasized anew the importance of indigenous communities in the very survival of the country’s ecosystem. In her privilege speech delivered on the occasion of National Indigenous Peoples Day, Legarda highlighted the importance of the indigenous...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has joined the opposition of residents in the construction of a causeway project in Cancabato Bay, Tacloban City where water quality and biodiversity are reportedly threatened. In a statement, the CHR said the ongoing construction of the 2.56-kilometer road...
Citing the increasing online child sexual abuse and exploitation cases, President Marcos has issued Executive Order (EO) No. 67, creating the Presidential Office for Child Protection (POCP) to help protect children from physical and mental distress. Pixabay/AI-generated Based on the EO, signed by...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has condemned the attack last July 15 against a journalist in Barangay San Gregorio in San Pablo City, Laguna as it started its own investigation. Citing reports, the CHR said that two unidentified motorcycle-riding gunmen reportedly targeted journalist Marc...
Senator Loren Legarda has called on the private sector to play their crucial role in environmental protection, citing their significant impact on the ecosystem. Photo by Office of Sen. Loren Legarda Legarda raised the call during the culminating program of the 2024 Philippine...
CEBU CITY – An official of the Cebu City Fire Station (CCFS) was arrested for allegedly extorting money from an applicant. BFP-7 headquarters in Cebu City. (FB) The National Bureau of Investigation-Central Visayas (NBI-7) arrested Fire Insp. Roy Mat Castro in an entrapment operation inside...
In the world of greenhouse gas emissions, carbon dioxide gets most of the blame. But tiny organisms that flourish in the world’s farm fields emit a far more potent gas, nitrous oxide, and scientists have long sought a way to address it. Now some researchers think they’ve found a bacteria...
