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…

Midnight fire razes 3 houses, bunkhouse, garage in Barangay Quiot

Benjie Talisic 06/13/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—A midnight fire burned down three houses, a bunkhouse for workers and a garage for jeepneys and construction equipment in Sitio Bogo, Barangay Quiot on Thursday, June 13. Damage caused by the blaze was estimated…

More than 50 houses razed by fire in Calamba, Cebu City

Benjie B. Talisic, Chris Ligan, Fe Marie D. Dumaboc 08/30/2017

MORE THAN 50 houses were destroyed by fire at Sitio Almacen, Barangay Calamba in Cebu City, early morning on Wednesday, August 30. The fire alarm was received by the Bureau of Fire Protection in Cebu City at…

More than 1K fire victims staying in gym

Intern 07/25/2017

About 1,355 residents of Sitios Mahayahay 1 and 2 in Barangay Calamba, Cebu City are temporarily sheltered at the barangay gym after Monday afternoon’s fire destroyed their homes. Calamba Barangay Chairperson Ma. Yvonne Feliciano declared a state…

Fire destroys 150 houses in Mandaue; losses reach P1.5 M

Morexette B. Erram 07/24/2017

ABOUT 150 houses in Sitios Back-Matimco and Lower Malibu in Mandaue City were burned down at past 4 pm Monday. Regional Director Samuel Tadeo of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP-7) pegged the loss of homes and…

BFP looking for lots for fire station building

Fe Marie Dumaboc, Nestle L. Semilla, Rene F. Alima 03/01/2017

As part of their long-term solutions to prevent fire incidents, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP-7) is asking the local chief executives in Central Visayas to donate a lot to be used in the construction of a…

Mandaue officials call: No ’crackers, use horns

Norman V. Mendoza 12/28/2016

Acting Mandaue City Mayor Carlo Fortuna, together with the members of the local police and the Bureau of Fire Protection, encouraged the public to use horns as he also warned them of the city’s ordinance on the…

Fireworks makers told: Comply with standards

Dominic D. Yasay 11/29/2016

Fireworks makers and dealers in Barangay Babag, Lapu-Lapu City were told to comply with occupational safety and health standards as requirement to lift the stoppage order issued to all pyrotechnic makers in the country. Regional Director Exequiel…

Fire hits Barangay Suba anew

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Inna Mejia 11/21/2016

AT least 81 houses made of light materials were destroyed in a fire that hit a residential area in Barangay Suba, Cebu City on Monday morning. No one was hurt in the second to have hit the…

Boy cited for saving baby in Suba fire

Michaela Jaycel L. Dolores 11/14/2016

The 17-year-old boy who earned praise for rescuing a month-old baby from their burning house in Sitio Taguntongan, Barangay Suba, Cebu City last October 25 was awarded yesterday morning by the Bureau of Fire Protection in Central…

Hundreds march in Cebu City for ‘Independence Day’ vs illegal drugs

Dominic D. Yasay 11/12/2016

AROUND 3,000 people took to the streets in Cebu City Saturday to mark Cebu’s first-ever Independence Day Against Illegal Drugs. Members of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), Local Government Units (LGUs), the…

Exec: Province-wide cleanup drive to lessen dengue cases

Nestle L. Semilla 11/08/2016

Cebu Provincial government officials are attacking the breeding ground of mosquitoes with a province-wide cleanup drive in their bid to lessen or stop the surge of dengue cases in the province. “Specifically, ang mahitabo ani maglimpyo ta…

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