A bishop was hurt during a fire that hit an Aglipayan church and several houses on Sampaguita 1 Street in Barangay Apolonio Samson, Quezon City on Monday morning. The Quezon City fire District (QCFD) said the victim, Bishop Slavador Gallester, 58, sustained minor burns on both arms. The QCFD said...
A fire hit a storage facility in Muntinlupa on Jan. 22, damaging P20 million worth of properties. According to the Muntinlupa City Fire Station, the industrial fire happened at the storage facility along Maligaya Street, Tepaurel Compound in Barangay Putatan at about 3:21 p.m. The fire at a storage...
Valenzuela City Mayor Weslie "Wes" Gatchalian and Senator Sherwin "Win" Gatchalian distributed on Wednesday, Jan. 18, cash aid to fire victims in Barangay Gen. T. De Leon, Valenzuela City on Saturday, Jan. 14. “Alam kong mabigat po ang pakiramdam na mawalan ng mga kagamitan, pero ang importante...
BACOLOD CITY -- An elderly woman died inside a burning house in Barangay Oringao, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, Jan. 17. The victim was identified as Maulin Amblosa, 70. Based on the initial investigation of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)- Kabankalan, the victim reportedly...
Parañaque City Mayor Eric Olivarez distributed cash assistance and relief goods to 43 families who were victims of a fire in Sitio Cubic Side, Barangay Merville on Sunday, Jan. 15. Members of the 43 families or about 165 individuals are temporarily being sheltered at Merville Elementary School....
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) distributed hot meals to 200 individuals affected by a residential fire in Bitik, Brgy. Gen. T. De Leon, Valenzuela City. Courtesy of Philippine Red Cross The fire, which occurred on Saturday, Jan. 14, reached the first at 12:21 p.m. and was declared fire out at 1:50...
More than 90 families were homeless in a fire that reached third alarm at Bitik Medina Extension, General T. De Leon, Valenzuela City on Saturday, Jan. 14. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the first alarm was declared at 12:16 p.m. The blaze was placed under control at 1:15 p.m....
The San Juan City local government, together with other government agencies, distributed cash assistance and other aid to the victims of the fire that hit a residential area in Barangay Onse on Sunday, Jan. 8. San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora and city government officials led the distribution on...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) will dispatch over 300 volunteers, fire trucks, and ambulance teams starting Saturday, Jan. 7 to standby for the much anticipated "Walk of Faith" procession in Manila. Courtesy of Philippine Red Cross These volunteers will be positioned in four PRC first aid stations...
BACOLOD CITY – A total of 336 cases of fire incidents were recorded in 2022, slightly higher than the previous year wherein 333 cases of fire incidents were recorded, a report from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Bacolod said. January has the highest number of fire incidents with 53; followed...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) provided hot meals and psychological first aid (PFA) to children affected by the fire in Navotas City on New Year’s Eve. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross) Volunteers from PRC went back to Barangay NBBN in Navotas City to serve hot meals and provide PFA to 338...
TACLOBAN CITY -- A 14-year-old boy died while another one was injured in a fire that gutted their house in Barangay Capoocan, Calbayog City, on Wednesday, Jan. 4. The fatality was a student of the Calbayog City National High School while the injured was identified as Michael Montes. Initial...
