Cordova fire victims to receive P5,000 to P10,000 cash aid from town gov’t

Futch Anthony Inso and Paul Lauro 12/07/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — The Municipality of Cordova will give P5,000 to P10,000 financial aid to fire victims in Barangay Catarman. The fire incident happened at around 8:42 a.m. on Thursday, December 7, 2023, and was declared…

Blaze razes 8 houses in Lapu-Lapu City, displaces 12 families

Futch Anthony Inso 12/05/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — A blaze engulfed eight houses in Sitio Kagudoy, Barangay Basak, Lapu-Lapu City at 1:40 a.m. on Tuesday, December 5, 2023, resulting in an estimated damage of P240,000. Initial investigations by Lapu-Lapu City Bureau…

Family grapples with loss of 4 children in Tisa Fire

Rashe Zoe Sophia Piquero 11/24/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – One of the most challenging realities of life following the loss of loved ones is grappling with the weight of regrets and unspoken apologies. This is what clearly defines the emotions experienced by…

TIMELINE: The deadly fire in Tisa where 4 children, including an infant, perished

Emmariel Ares, Morexette Marie Erram, Paul Lauro 11/23/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Tragedy struck two families in Brgy. Tisa, Cebu City on Thursday morning, November 23 after a fire killed four of their kin, including an infant. The fatalities happened to be siblings, ages between…

Fire: 4 sleeping kids burned to death in 20-minute inferno

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 11/23/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Three young siblings and their 11-month-old cousin were believed to be trapped and burned to death when a fire hit their house in Cebu City early Thursday, November 23, 2023. Residents of Sitio…

Cebu City gov’t to provide housing materials, shoulder hospital bills for Tisa fire victims

Rashe Zoe Sophia Piquero 11/23/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu City government is set to provide housing materials and additional financial assistance to the victims of the fire that swept through seven houses in Sitio Capaculan, Barangay Tisa on Thursday, November…

4 kids die in fire in Brgy. Tisa, Cebu City

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 11/23/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines (UPDATED) – A fire that broke out in a residential area in Sitio Upper Capaculan, Barangay Tisa, Cebu City on early Thursday morning, November 23, 2023, claimed the lives of four children, fire officials…

California wildfire forces evacuations

11/01/2023

TEMECULA, California —A Southern California wildfire fueled by desert winds burned 2,487 acres (1,010 hectares) and prompted evacuation orders for more than 4,000 people in Riverside County, officials said on Tuesday. The Highland Fire nearly doubled in…

Unattended candles cause fire that kills two kids in Carmen, Cebu

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 10/31/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Two kids aged 8 and 5 died when a fire broke out inside their house because of candles left unattended in Carmen town, northern Cebu on Monday evening, October 30, 2023. The two…

Fire in Brgy Basak San Nicolas destroys P1.6M worth of properties, 16 individuals displaced

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 10/19/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A fire that broke out in Barangay Basak San Nicolas in Cebu City early on Thursday morning, October 19, destroyed P1.6 million worth of properties. The fire also displaced a total of 16…

Pajo fire victims receive cash aid ranging from P5,000 to P15,000

Futch Anthony Inso 10/17/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Fourteen families, who were affected by the fire that hit Sitio Kitchen, Barangay Pajo in Lapu-Lapu City, received financial assistance from the city government on Tuesday, October 17, 2023. Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan…

Guadalupe : Fire destroys house, P1M properties lost

Paul Lauro 10/15/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A morning fire destroyed P1 million worth of properties today, October 15, in Forest Hills, Banawa, Barangay Guadalupe in Cebu City. According to FO3 Fulbert Navarro, in his report, that the fire destroyed…

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