FILE - Flags fly under heavy winds before sunset as a plume of smoke from the Franklin Fire rises over the ocean Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes,File) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Santa Ana winds are common in Southern California during cooler months. Here's a...
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) performs water drops using a bambi bucket onboard a Super Huey helicopter to suppress a wildfire in Brgy. Dalupirip, Itogon, Benguet on Jan. 29, 2024. (Photo by PAF) The Philippine Air Force (PAF) deployed personnel equipped with firefighting skills to suppress a...
President Marcos has ordered the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) to extend help to the Filipino families affected by the Maui wildfire. Marcos made the directive on Thursday, Sept. 28, as he conveyed his sympathy to the victims of the tragedy last month....
The number of confirmed Filipinos who perished during the Maui wildfire has now reached three as county officials released more identities of the victims. Salvador Coloma, 77, was the third Filipino to be reported as fatality in the devastating fire that hit Lahaina on Aug. 8. ...
​A second Filipino was confirmed as one of the fatalities in the deadly wildfire that hit Maui island in Hawaii, a Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) official reported on Tuesday, August 22. Citing information from Philippine Consul General in Honolulu Emilio Fernandez, DFA Undersecretary...
A Filipino national has been reported as one of the fatalities in the devastating wildfire to hit Maui in century, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Friday. DFA Undersecretary Eduardo Jose De Vega identified him as Alfredo Galinato, 79. He was a naturalized US citizen, who originally...
A Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) official said Tuesday, August 5, there is a high probability that a big number of Filipinos in Maui are affected by the devastating wildfire as the number of casualties remains undetermined. Assistant Secretary Paul Cortes attributed this to the...
(Unsplash) A Makabayan solon criticized on Tuesday, Aug. 15 the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) for supposedly being slow in providing assistance to Filipinos affected by the devastating wildfire in Maui, Hawaii in the United States (US). "It is disheartening to see...
​The Philippine Consulate in Hawaii still has no information on any Filipinos affected by the deadliest wildfire to hit Maui within the century. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday, August 14, relayed the information from the consulate after an official of the Maui Filipino...
A Utah man was detained this week after he started a wildfire when he tried to kill a spider using a lighter, the local sheriff's office said. Twenty-six-year-old Cory Martin "was found where the fire started and told police he tried to kill a spider with a lighter and in the process started a...
SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea deployed thousands of firefighters and issued its highest fire hazard warning Saturday as a large wildfire torn through the country's eastern coastal region. Some 6,000 people were forced to flee their homes as the fire, which started early Friday on a...
