Woman dies in Dumanjug, Cebu house fire

and Paul Lauro, By Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/01/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A late night fire in Dumanjug town, southwestern Cebu claimed the life of a woman on Easter Sunday, Mar. 31. Fire officials in Dumanjug confirmed responding to a fire that hit a residential…

Cebu City sets sight on a fire-safe 2024

Emmariel Ares 12/29/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu City Fire Office (CCFO) has expressed hopes for the city to become a more fire-safe community by 2024. In a phone interview with CDN Digital, CCFO information officer and senior fire officer…

BFP-Mandaue reminds public of citywide ban on firecrackers

Mary Rose Sagarino 12/27/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – The Bureau of Fire and Protection in Mandaue City (BFP-Mandaue) is reminding residents about the ban on the use and sale of firecrackers. Fire Officer 1 Arjim Mendaros, the BFP-Mandaue Public Information Officer,…

BFP finds safety violations in razed Lapu-Lapu firecracker factory

Futch Anthony Inso 12/12/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu- The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in Lapu-Lapu City has discovered safety standard violations in the manufacturing area of the firecracker factory in Purok Judas Belt, Barangay Babag 2, Lapu-Lapu City, which was engulfed…

NBI agents monthly allowance to be increased to P2,000 — Mandaue dad

Mary Rose Sagarino 03/21/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Mandaue City are expected to receive an increase of their monthly cash incentives from the city government. This was after City Councilor Oscar Del…

BFP-7 dominates 7th National Fire Olympics

Wenilyn Sabalo 03/18/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Bureau of Fire Protection in Central Visayas (BFP-7) emerged as the overall champion in the recently concluded 7th National Fire Olympics (NFO) held at the South Road Properties (SRP) in Cebu City…

Lawmakers tell BFP to buy more fire trucks, not guns

Beatrice Pinlac - @inquirerdotnet 10/07/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) was grilled during a Senate sub-panel hearing Friday where it pitched to use nearly half of its unspent P94-million fund for fire trucks to buy more than 2,000…

Fire hits Comelec office in Intramuros

Zacarian Sarao - @inquirerdotnet 07/31/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The office of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) at the Palacio del Gobernador in Intramuros, Manila caught fire on Sunday night, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said. The BFP said fire hit the…

COMELEC Cebu City lays plans for filing of COCs

Dyrecka Letigio 09/24/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Cebu City has already submitted a recommendation for an orderly and secure filing of candidacy this October 1 to 8, 2021. Lawyer Chauncey Boholst, the North District…

A firefighter’s mission: Save lives, protect properties

Mary Rose Sagarino 03/01/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — He worked for almost 20 hours while he helped others like him put out the fire that burned a paint warehouse in Barangay Cabancalan, Mandaue City on February 11, 2021. Fire Officer 1…

BFP to inspect Carbon Market stalls for fire hazards

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/10/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in Cebu City will be inspecting the wirings of all stalls in the Carbon Market for possible fire hazards. This was the result of their initial inspection…

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…

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