Victims of Ibo, Babag fires receive financial aid ranging from P13,000 to P25,000

Futch Anthony Inso 02/05/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Some 502 individuals or 197 families, who are victims of January fires in Barangays Ibo and Babag in Lapu-Lapu City, received financial assistance ranging from P13,000 to P25,000. The financial aid came from…

15 fires destroy P17.5 million worth of properties in December in Cebu City — CCFS

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 12/31/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A total of 15 fires were logged in December 2022 in Cebu City that destroyed an estimated P17.5 million worth of properties. This is based on the records from the Cebu City Fire…

2 days before New Year, fire official reminds public anew to shun firecrackers

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 12/30/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Two days before the New Year rolls in, a fire official reminds the public anew to not use firecrackers in welcoming the event to avoid untoward incidents from happening. Senior Fire Officer (SFO3)…

Firecrackers still banned in Mandaue?

Mar Rose Sagarino 12/07/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The selling and lighting of firecrackers this Christmas and New Year in Mandaue City may still be taboo. Mayor Jonas Cortes on Wednesday, December 7, said that they already had initial talks with…

Cebu City fires gobble up record P500M worth of properties in 2022

Pegeen Maisie Sararana 12/07/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Fire Office recorded half a billion worth of lost properties from several fires that hit the city from January to December 4, 2022. This is the highest amount of damage…

Two fires hit Cebu City in 10 hours: P12.7M lost; electrical mishap eyed as cause of fires

Pegeen Maisie Sararaña and Paul Lauro 12/04/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Electrical mishap was the possible cause of the two fires that hit Barangays Mambaling and Basak San Nicolas in Cebu City in a span of 10 hours on Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022. Fire…

Two fires hit Cebu City in 5 hours: 56 houses destroyed; P2.7M worth of property lost; 216 individuals displaced

Paul Lauro 11/06/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Two fires in a span of five hours in Cebu City destroyed 56 houses and displaced 216 individuals in the late evening of Nov. 5 and early morning of Nov. 6 in Barangays Kalunasan…

Dying in an earthquake: Experts say it’s not just the tremor

Cristina Eloisa Baclig - Content Researcher Writer / @inquirerdotnet 07/28/2022

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 establishments checked for fire safety

Futch Anthony Inso 06/30/2022

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 fires damage P800,000 worth of property

Mary Rose Sagarino 05/26/2022

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 conducts firehose mapping in all barangays

Mary Rose Sagarino 09/02/2021

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…

Dante PH aftermath: 5 landslides, 3 fires in Cebu City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/02/2021

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…

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