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MANILA, Philippines—Earthquakes—which can result in ground shaking, soil liquefaction, landslides, fissures, avalanches, fires, tsunamis, and other destruction—have caused 750,000 deaths globally from 1998 to 2017, according to World Health Organization (WHO). Earthquakes, which can strike suddenly and…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines- The Lapu-Lapu City Fire District has inspected establishments in Barangay Basak to ensure their fire safety on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. Fire Chief Inspector Tito Purgatorio, the city’s newly installed fire marshall, said that…
MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Over P800,000 worth of property went up in smoke when two fires hit Mandaue City on Thursday, May 26. The first fire alarm was reported along Mabugat Road in Barangay Tabok at 1:23…
MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The Mandaue City Fire Office (MCFO) has been conducting a firehose mapping in the city’s barangays especially in fire-prone areas and places where firetrucks could not penetrate. Fire Superintendent Noel Nelson Ababon, MCFO…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) revealed that Tropical Storm (TS) Dante left Cebu City with a total of five landslides in various barangays and three fires. In the…
MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – The construction of a P37.7 million road project connecting A.C Cortes Avenue and G. Ouano extension in barangay Ibabao-Estancia which is expected to be completed in five months will be a huge help…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in Cebu City is urging the public to be extra vigilant this long weekend especially since many people may be going home to their hometowns. This means…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Visayan Electric, the primary energy provider for Metro Cebu, has asked the Cebu City Council to reconsider some portions of a proposed ordinance on the issuance of temporary electric permits. The ordinance…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella said that P1.2 billion from the city’s local development fund can be used to renovate the barangay gyms in the city to make them “evacuation-ready.” Labella said many…
BURRAGATE, Australia — Two wildfires merged to form a massive inferno in southeast Australia on Saturday, and a man suffered serious burns protecting a home during a night of treacherous conditions during the nation’s unprecedented fire crisis.…
BUSAN — President Rodrigo Duterte took offense at the “taunt” of Vice President Leni Robredo challenging him to just fire her if he didn’t want her on the government’s counternarcotics body, presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo told reporters…
PORTO VELHO, Brazil — The Group of Seven nations on Monday pledged tens of millions of dollars to help fight raging wildfires in the Amazon and protect its rainforest, even as Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro accused rich…
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