Father, baby hurt after butane canister explodes in Canduman market

Alven Marie A. Timtim 01/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A two-year-old baby and his father are treated by medical responders after they sustained burns when a butane canister in their stove exploded at past 4 p.m. today, January 6, 2020, in Barangay…

Mariano: 1.9M visit cemeteries; Kalag-kalag celebration in Cebu peaceful

Alven Marie A. Timtim 11/03/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Police Provincial Office (CPPO) recorded at least 1.9 million cemetery visitors during the Kalag-kalag celebration on November 1 and 2, 2019. Despite the presence of a huge crowd, Police Colonel Roderick…

Police confiscate butane canister, toy gun from Calamba Cemetery visitors

Alven Marie A. Timtim and Raul Tabanao 11/01/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Policemen securing the Calamba Cemetery located along V. Rama Avenue in Cebu City confiscated a butane canister and a toy gun from two cemetery visitors. While they confiscated the prohibited items, the police only…

Stop using refilled butane canisters

Izobelle T. Pulgo 03/22/2017

Public warned after reports initially blamed butane canisters as cause of Punta fire The Department of Energy-Visayas is calling on the public to stop patronizing refilled butane canisters in their homes in cooking food as they are…

Lapu-Lapu traffic group: No more vehicles carrying butane canisters

Norman V. Mendoza 09/23/2016

THE City Traffic Management System (CTMS) of Lapu-Lapu City has not spotted anymore vehicles carrying refilled butane canisters in the city’s streets. Mario Napoli, assistant traffic head of CTMS, told Cebu Daily News they no longer spotted…

Anti-butane refilling ordinance for implementation soon

Norman V. Mendoza 08/26/2016

It all started with three fire incidents last year that were all sparked by refilled butane canisters. Then followed by another blaze last week in the densely populated community of Sitio Arca, Barangay Pusok, Lapu-Lapu City which…

Consumer safety

Editorial 11/24/2015

What was supposed to be a simple, straightforward campaign to eliminate the use of refilled butane canisters became politicized when the cans were plastered with campaign slogans. The discovery of some butane canisters refilled with LPG gas…

No butane blast in Mambaling fire

Apple Ta-as 11/24/2015

Fire investigators ruled out that the recent fire in barangay Mambaling was caused by a butane canister explosion. SFO4 Roylin Maratas, fire investigator, said that Nelson Padica executed an affidavit that the fire started with a ceiling…

After fire butane crackdown

Apple Ta-as, Jhunnex Napallacan 11/19/2015

A FIRE  investigation is underway to determine if Tuesday’s blaze that left more than 500 homeless in barangay Alaska Mambaling, Cebu City was caused by an unattended cooking fire using a refilled butane canister or electrical misuse.…

50 HOUSES BURN IN MAMBALING

Jhunnex Napallacan and Apple Ta-as with Chito O. Aragon, Marc Eric Cosep 11/18/2015

Neighbors suspect stove, butane can explosion Three persons were injured and 122 families were displaced by yesterday’s fire that broke out in barangay Mambaling, Cebu City at 9:30 a.m. Neighbors were talking about a household  explosion caused…

Trade exec: Butane canisters filled with LPG will be seized

Marites Villamor Ilano and Marc Eric Cosep 11/14/2015

City Hall official says Cebu City interagency task force to continue drive Unless industry rules are changed, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said there’s no chance of allowing the use or sale of butane canisters…

Mayor disowns ‘Rama’ can,stove

11/14/2015

Is Mayor Michael Rama endorsing  LPG–refilled butane canisters and butane stoves? He scoffed at the idea yesterday, saying he would never put the lives of people in danger that way. A photo of a stove and canister…

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