Qatar blast: Gov’t assures safety of Filipinos there

Marita Moaje 09/12/2025

MANILA – Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac said Filipinos in Qatar remain safe following an explosion just a few hundred meters from the Philippine Embassy in Doha on Tuesday. In a news release Friday,…

Iran port explosion: Death toll rises to 40, over 1K injured

05/03/2025

BANDAR ABBAS – The death toll from the massive Iran port explosion at Shahid Rajaee Port in Hormozgan Province, southern Iran, has risen to 40, with more than 1,000 others injured, officials confirmed. Hormozgan Governor-General Mohammad Ashuri…

Basilan explosion: 2 soldiers hurt in explosion at patrol base

Teofilo Garcia 03/05/2025

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Two soldiers were injured in a Basilan explosion at a patrol base in the province on Tuesday afternoon, police reported Wednesday. Col. Cerrazid Umabong, Basilan police director, said the incident occurred around 4:10 p.m.…

Gas leak blamed for explosion in Lapu-Lapu coffee shop

Paul Lauro 10/21/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A tank of liquified petroleum gas (LPG) exploded inside a coffee shop in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu and injured four people on Sunday, October 20. The Lapu-Lapu City Fire Office (LLCFO) responded to a…

5 killed, 20 hurt in firecracker warehouse explosion

Julie Alipala 06/29/2024

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Zamboanga del Sur –A powerful explosion rocked this city on Saturday afternoon, initially leaving five people dead, and at least 20 wounded. Police Colonel Kimberly Molitas said they initially received reports of two adults killed…

Explosion at historic Texas hotel injures 21 

Associated Press 01/09/2024

FORT WORTH, Texas — An explosion at a historic Texas hotel in Fort Worth on Monday blew out windows, littered downtown streets with large sections of debris from the building and injured 21 people, including one who…

4 killed, 50 wounded in bombing attack during Mass at Mindanao State University

Inquirer Mindanao 12/04/2023

ILIGAN CITY, Lanao del Norte, Philippines — At least four people have been killed and 5o others wounded by a deadly bomb explosion inside the Dimaporo Gym of the Mindanao State University (MSU) during a Catholic Mass…

Marawi : 3 dead, 9 wounded in blast during Mass in PH university gym

Reuters 12/03/2023

MANILA  — Three people were killed and nine wounded when an explosion ripped through a Catholic Mass in a university gymnasium in the southern Philippines on Sunday, police said. The authorities are investigating the explosion at Mindanao…

Weak explosion reported at NAIA T3 parking area; MIAA, PNP launches probes

Adrian Parungao 09/23/2023

MANILA, Philippines — A faint explosion was reported in the open parking of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 on Saturday morning. According to the initial information, people who were near the parking area facing…

Death toll in US chocolate factory explosion rises to three

Agence France Presse 03/26/2023

WASHINGTON — The death toll from an explosion at a chocolate factory in the US state of Pennsylvania rose to three Saturday with four people missing, local officials said, as rescuers raced against the clock to find…

Soldiers, civilians hurt in Sulu blast

Julie Alipala - Reporter / @alipalajulieINQ 08/24/2020

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Zamboanga del Sur –– A powerful explosion rocked the town of Jolo at 11:54 am, hurting several soldiers and civilians along Serrantes Street in Barangay Walled City. “We cannot yet penetrate the area, there might…

321 residents evacuated amid power barge oil spill in Iloilo City

Nestor Burgos Jr. - Inquirer Visayas 07/04/2020

ILOILO CITY — More than 300 residents living along the coastal areas here were evacuated on Saturday amid an oil spill from a power barge that was damaged by an explosion on Friday. The Iloilo City Risk…

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