The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) urged the public on Tuesday, Sept. 1, to limit outdoor exposure and take precautions as haze associated with forest fires in Indonesia continued to affect parts of the country. OCD Deputy Administrator for Administration, Asst. Sec. Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro IV...
The hazy conditions being observed over parts of the country are associated with particles from forest fires in Kalimantan, Indonesia, which are being transported by the prevailing southwest monsoon or “habagat,” according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services...
TACLOBAN CITY – Authorities continue to battle a forest fire in Homonhon Island in Guiuan, Eastern Samar since Friday, April 17. Mayor Annaliza Gonzales-Kwan said the fire affected 80 to 100 hectares of land in eight barangays. Kwan admitted difficulty in combating the blaze. “The terrain on...
An aerial photo shows an extensive forest fire, which started last Wednesday, in Ofunato, Iwate prefecture, northern Japan, Monday, March 3, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP) TOKYO (AP) — Japan is fighting a forest fire that has damaged dozens of homes and forced hundreds of residents to...
Papa Ric proudly pointing to his lovely home after fruit picking in his yard. It was close to midnight in Manila. I was restless and feeling uneasy in my bed and could not get a wink. Something was not quite right. Then came the news. Forest fires in the mountains of Xylokastro, a...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – Damage caused by grass and forest fires in this province in the first quarter of this year has reached P10 million. Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Officer (PENRO) Victor Dabalos said that about 5,000 hectares were affected in the towns of Solsona, Piddig,...
CEBU CITY – A forest fire broke out in Oslob town, southern Cebu on Saturday night, April 6. FIREMEN put out a forest fire that broke out in Oslob town, southern Cebu on Saturday night, April 6. (Oslob DRRMO) Firefighters took several hours to put out the fire that hit the mountains of...
BAGUIO CITY – The Bureau of Fire Protection-Cordillera logged 63 forest fires which destroyed 322 hectares of forests here and the province of Benguet from January 1 to February 23. An estimated 20 hectares of forest were affected by a fire in the Philippine Military Academy area in...
SANTIAGO, Chile -- Chile has declared a state of disaster in several central-southern regions after a devastating heat wave sparked forest fires that left at least 13 people dead, authorities said Friday. More than 100 homes have been affected and 47,000 hectares of forest destroyed since the fires...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has ordered on Saturday, April 2, the review of the existing forest fire prevention measures to prevent further incidents of man-made forest fires nationwide, especially with the increasing temperature as the dry (referred to as summer)...
Korean star couple Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin, Song Hye-kyo and more have made donations for the victims of forest fires in South Korea. The forest fires started on March 4 and has razed 21,772 hectares of woodland. The affected areas are Uljin in North Gyeongsang province with 16,913 hectares of...
A project seeking to protect communities in Benguet province against forest fire hazards by using Maguey (Agave cantala) as greenbelt is now being implemented, the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology...
