Amid drought, public urged: ‘Likayi ang pagdaob’

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/10/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The El Niño phenomenon here not only brought damages to agriculture and threats to water supply. But also a number of fires including large wildfires like the one that hit Oslob town recently.…

Talisay fires: Swedish national dies, 3 fires hit city in 2 days

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 04/06/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The three Talisay fires that struck the city the past two days resulted in the death of a foreigner and the loss of close to P2 million in properties. A 68-year-old Swedish national…

Virtually, there’s a fire every day in Cebu City

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/28/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Firefighters in Cebu have been constantly reminding the public to always observe fire safety measures. And their calls could not come in a more timely manner as the city saw an increasing number…

3 Cebu fires on Tuesday raze over P2.4M in properties

Emmariel Ares, Mark Bandolon 03/20/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The 3 Cebu fires that struck Cebu on Tuesday burned over P2.4 million worth of properties and left over 400 individuals homeless. On Tuesday, March 19, 2024, firetrucks can be heard blazing through…

Cebu City fires: 5 killed, over P39M destroyed in first 2 months of 2024

Emmariel Ares 03/02/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Five persons have lost their lives and over P32 million worth of properties were lost in Cebu City fires in the first two months of 2024. This was according to data from the…

Cigarettes blamed for causing most of 3,044 fires in 2024 – BFP

Jean Mangaluz 03/02/2024

MANILA, Philippines — As many as 3,044 fire incidents have been recorded in 2024 so far with cigarettes blamed for most of the blaze. This was according to Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) spokesperson Annalee Atienza on…

Rama to barangays: No aid if fire safety initiatives not done

CDN Digital 02/28/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama took a bold stance on withholding yearly aid and allocations of barangays if they would fail to comply with re-blocking initiatives in communities at risk of fire.  …

8 fires in one day: 3 injured, including firefighter

Morexette Marie Erram, Paul Lauro 01/29/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Firefighters here responded to a total of eight fires on Sunday, January 28, that injured three people and gobbled up around P2.2 million in properties. Of the eight fires that occurred last Sunday,…

Cebu City fires: Over 300 incidents, P4-billion worth of damages in 2023

Pia Piquero 12/13/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City finds itself in the throes of a significant uptick in fire incidents, data from the Cebu City Fire Office (CCFO) showed. As of Tuesday, December 12, the CCFO reported 316 fire…

Fire officers urge public to dump firecrackers, use alternative noise-making means instead

Pia Piquero 12/12/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu City Fire Office (CCFO) is advising the public to opt for alternative noise-making methods instead of firecrackers to prevent accidents during holiday celebrations. SFO2 Wendell Villanueva, Information Officer of the CCFO,…

Restaurant fire in Cebu City mall gobbles up P2.2 million

Morexette Marie Erram, Paul Lauro 11/02/2023

(UPDATED 2:25 p.m. Nov 2) CEBU CITY, Philippines – A nine-minute fire burned down at least P2.2 million properties in a restaurant located in a mall in South Road Properties (SRP) on Wednesday, November 1, 2023. The…

Kinasang-an fire burns down 3 houses, destroys P300k worth of properties

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 10/25/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines –  A fire in Barangay Kinasang-an, Pardo, Cebu City damaged P300,000 worth of properties early Wednesday morning, October 25, 2023. Firefighters from the Cebu City Fire Station responded to a fire that broke out…

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