FACES OF CEBU: Maribeth Mall Ababon, 35, woman firefighter

Emmariel Ares 03/24/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Womanhood does not set a boundary on what you can do to be of service to society. Over the years, this sentence has been proven to be true as women have found their…

A firefighter’s mission: Save lives, protect properties

Mary Rose Sagarino 03/01/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — He worked for almost 20 hours while he helped others like him put out the fire that burned a paint warehouse in Barangay Cabancalan, Mandaue City on February 11, 2021. Fire Officer 1…

Firefighter from Mandaue City Fire Station succumbs to COVID-19

Alven Marie A. Timtim 07/07/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Bureau of Fire Protection in Central Visayas (BFP-7) recorded its first casualty due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) after the Mandaue City Fire Station confirmed that one of its firefighters died…

San Fernando fire kills woman; firefighters share tips to prevent fire

Alven Marie A. Timtim 06/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Firefighters at the San Fernando Fire Station remind the public especially those living in mountain barangays without electricity, to turn off the lamps and put out the candles before going to bed to…

Stranger pays for firefighters’ groceries when they leave cart to respond to emergency call

Cody Cepeda - Inquirer.net 12/31/2019

A kind stranger in Indiana, USA, picked up the grocery bill of firefighters who had to leave their shopping cart while in line for the cashier to respond to an emergency call. Firefighters from station 392 of…

Firefighter nabbed for trying to dupe applicant of P30K

Benjie Talisic 06/28/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A firefighter assigned in the Bureau of Fire Protection in Mandaue City  (BFP Mandaue) was caught allegedly extorting money from an applicant. Fire Office 1 (FO1) James Royce Cañete, 27, of Placer town…

Why firefighters took two hours to put out Ermita fire

and Morexette Marie B. Erram, Benjie Talisic, Paul Lauro 02/05/2019

 CEBU CITY, Philippines — Narrow roads, and lack of water made it difficult for firefighters to put out the fire that engulfed three sitios in Barangay Ermita, Tuesday afternoon. Fire Senior Superintendent Gilbert Dolot, director of the…

TADEO The model fireman

Nestle L. Semilla 10/09/2018

He wanted to be a policeman and never even once dreamt of becoming a firefighter. But Senior Superintendent Samuel Tadeo, current director of the Bureau of Fire Protection in Central Visayas (BFP-7), ended up as one after…

Wildfires now 100 miles wide

AP 10/15/2017

SONOMA, California, United States — The California wildfires raced toward wineries and the historic town of Sonoma on Saturday, chasing hundreds more people from their homes and threatening to roll back firefighters’ modest gains against the cluster…

122 firefighters needed in Central Visayas

Nestle L. Semilla 03/01/2017

In line with the observance of this year’s Fire Prevention Month, the Bureau of Fire Protection in Central Visayas (BFP 7) is opening 122 positions for those who want to become fire fighters. In an interview on…

Police identify suspect who harassed firemen

Nestle L. Semilla 12/05/2016

The Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) has already identified the suspect who allegedly harassed firemen during the fire incident in Barangay Duljo-Fatima last week. CCPO Director Joel Doria said they already identified the man who was seen…

Four fires hit Metro Cebu

Anie M. Paujana, Bjorn Abraham Tabanera, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Norman V. Mendoza 08/08/2014

A fire this afternoon in Palma street in an urban barangay in San Roque, Cebu City is the fourth fire reported since 10 p.m. in Cebu. Firemen are dousing flames that affected at least 28 wooden shanties…

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