House Deputy Minority leader Carlos Isagani Zarate on Monday, September 4, scored the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) for still having more than P4.1 billion worth of funds “parked” at the Philippine International Trading...
A 14-year-old girl was killed after she was trapped inside their burning house in Las Piñas City Sunday. The Las Piñas Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) identified the victim as Raniel Peña, 14, a resident of No. 7 Acacia St., Camella Homes, Barangay Pulang Lupa Dos, Las Piñas City....
A fire of still unknown origin destroyed a warehouse in Paranaque City on Friday morning. Gutted by the fire was the warehouse of fruits and vegetables located along Quirino Avenue, El Faro Kabihasnan, San Dionisio, Paranaque City owned by a certain Maria Legaspi. According to a report by the...
A man died in a fire that hit a factory in Valenzuela City on Tuesday morning. The Bureau of Fire Protection-Valenzuela identified the victim as Joselito Pelic, a security guard. Meanwhile, 47-year-old Nestor Purtisano sustained second degree burns. The fire started at 4:41 a.m. at the Gilvan...
The construction of a building in Bonifacio Global City in Taguig is temporarily suspended following a gas leak explosion that injured one person Wednesday night. “Construction in the site will remain suspended pending investigation and safety assessment,” the Taguig City government said in a...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) commended the Congress on Monday, August 9 for the approval of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Modernization Bill, saying it will significantly improve the country’s fire prevention and emergency medical and rescue services. The same...
Personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) evacuated over 70 stranded residents in areas of Bagac and Pilar in Bataan due to massive flooding caused by southwest monsoon or “habagat” on Thursday, July 29. Personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) evacuated over 70 stranded residents in...
Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año welcomed Tuesday, July 27, President Duterte’s calls for the legislators to enact a law that will modernize the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP). President Duterte (File photo from PCOO) To recall, Duterte called for the...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said on Monday night, July 12, that all uniformed personnel specifically the personnel from the the Philippine National Police (PNP), Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and...
A total of 133 houses were destroyed by a huge fire in Barangay San Andres, Cainta, Rizal on Tuesday afternoon (June 29), according to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP). In a report of BFP, the blaze on West Bank Road, Floodway in Barangay San Andres, Cainta was raised to the first alarm at 4:38...
Filipinos will celebrate a merrier Christmas this year as more coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccines continue to arrive in the country, Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said on Wednesday, June 16. "We'll have a merrier/happier Christmas this year...
Tension rose in the Senate Thursday, June 3, after Senator Cynthia Villar accused Senate President Vicente Sotto III of giving "special attention" to colleagues who have been attending plenary sessions physically. Senate of the Philippines (Senate PRIB) Sotto and Villar later made peace after the...
