BFP Cebu City pushing for Guba fire station

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/31/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Bureau of Fire Protection in Cebu City (BFP Cebu City) is pushing for a fire station in Barangay Guba, a strategic place for faster response to all other mountain barangays. BFP Cebu…

Search for the infected: Firemen also tapped

Nestor Corrales 07/18/2020

Even firemen will be part of the action. Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Friday ordered the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) to join the Philippine National Police in assisting health workers in the transfer of COVID-19 patients…

Frasco to BFP, PNP: Probe Tuesday night fire

Doris C. Bongcac 05/27/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Liloan Mayor Christina Frasco has ordered an investigation on the fire incident which damaged two establishments in Barangay Poblacion, Tuesday night. A post on the town’s official Facebook page said that Frasco has…

Bureau of Fire Protection launches Fire Prevention Month

PR 03/04/2020

By virtue of Proclamation No. 115-A, signed by then President Ferdinand E. Marcos, and Proclamation No. 360 in 1986, the month of March was declared as “Fire Prevention Month” or “Burn Prevention Month.” The fire prevention month…

Cases mulled vs fire investigators, who said Frasco’s truck caught fire by ‘accident’

Rosalie O. Abatayo 02/02/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has asked the Provincial Legal Office (PLO) to look into possible charges that may be filed against the fire investigators in the Bureau of Fire Protection in San Francisco town,…

Duke Frasco says there are ‘glaring loopholes in fire investigator’s report’

Rosalie Abatayo 01/28/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines —Cebu Fifth District representative Vincent Franco “Duke” Frasco has called on the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) of San Francisco, Camotes to ensure integrity in their report investigation. Frasco questioned the findings of Fire…

Friday night fire displaces 62 families in Brgy Basak San Nicolas

Alven Marie A. Timtim 11/02/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government has listed 62 families consisting of 256 individuals as among those who were displaced after the Friday evening, November 1, 2019, fire burned homes in Sitio Lusimba in Barangay…

Fire burns Talisay City house used as butane refilling station

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 09/24/2019

TALISAY CITY, Cebu — A house said to be used as a butane refilling station caught fire shortly after noontime today, September 24, in Sitio Kimba, Barangay San Roque in Talisay City. Four men were seen leaving…

Mandaue City fire burns used tires dumped in vacant lot

Alven Marie Timtim 09/22/2019

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu -A Sunday morning fire burned used tires that were dumped in a vacant lot in Barangay Cabancalan, Mandaue City. Fire Officer 1 Dominic Lastimoso of the Mandaue City Fire Department said they managed to…

Labella signs EO for one day business permit processing

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 08/24/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella has signed an Executive Order (EO) for the one-day processing of business and other permits in the city provided that the applicant has complied with all necessary requirements.…

Fire prevention tips shared amid August 11 piggery fire in Lapu-Lapu City

Alven Marie A. Timtim 08/12/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — “Let the experts check and install the electrical wirings of your house or establishment to avoid short circuits that might cause a fire.” This is one of the fire prevention tips shared by…

Rep. PJ Garcia files bill that seeks to abolish height requirement for PNP, BFP, BJMP recruits

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/28/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Representative Pablo John “PJ” Garcia of Cebu’s third district has filed a bill in Congress that seeks to abolish the height requirement for those seeking to join the Philippine National Police (PNP), Bureau…

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