Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) search and rescue personnel found on Monday, June 14, a cadaver in the area of the burnt and sunken cargo vessel MV Titan 8 in Delpan Bridge, Tondo, Manila. PCG Commodore Leo Panopio, commander of the PCG National Capital Region (NCR), said the Coast Guard Special...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) conducted water sampling on Sunday, June 13, to determine the extent of the damage of the fire that engulfed a cargo vessel near Delpan Bridge in Tondo, Manila. PCG personnel laid absorbent pads to cover the thick “oil sheens” and oil spill blooms and prevent a...
A fire broke out in a residential area on Sagingan Street at Area 7 Nawasa Line, Barangay Holy Spirit, Quezon City, Monday afternoon. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Public Information Office, the fire reached the 1st alarm at around 3:34 p.m. and 2nd alarm at around 3:46 p.m....
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...
