Cebu City fires worry dads, call for fire drills, reblocking, implementing butane canister refilling ban

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/08/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — More fire drills, reblocking of densely populated areas, and strictly implementing butane refilling ban. These are among the suggestions that the Cebu City’s opposition councilors are pushing to the concerned Cebu City offices…

Charges filed vs suspects in sale of butane canisters

Benjie B. Talisic, Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/28/2018

  THE three persons caught selling butane canisters refilled with liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) were charged by the Parian Police Station with violation of Presidential Decree (PD) 1865 which penalizes the selling of petroleum products without a…

10 butane canister distributors convicted

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/17/2018

TEN persons were convicted and were ordered to pay a fine of at least P20,000 after pleading guilty to charges of illegal distribution of petroleum products. Antonio Destacamento and Rone Areglado, residents of Medellin town, pleaded guilty…

Butane canister distributors ordered to pay P20k fine

Rosalie Abatayo 08/17/2018

Ten persons pleaded guilty before different Cebu courts for engaging in illegal trading and distribution of LPG-filled butane canisters. They were ordered to pay a fine of P20,000 each. Convicted persons are either ordered to pay a…

10T butane canister seized in Mandaue Public Market

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/23/2018

At least P250,000 worth of butane canisters were confiscated by the operatives of Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG-7) and Department of Energy (DOE-7) from three stores in the new Mandaue City Public Market at past 4…

Butane canister dealer shot in Mactan

Norman V. Mendoza 04/07/2018

A DEALER in butane canisters was shot in the stomach by unidentified assailants at Sitio Soong, Barangay Mactan in Lapu-Lapu City last Friday noon. The 58-year-old victim identified as Marciano Alforque of Barangay Buaya, Lapu-Lapu City is…

Cops seize butane canisters in Minglanilla

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 05/06/2017

At least 527 pieces of butane canisters refilled with liquified petroleum gas (LPG) and 105 pieces of empty butane canisters were seized by the police in a surprise inspection in sitio Lower Lipata, Barangay Linao, Minglanilla town,…

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…

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