Mandaue fire: 20 houses burned down in village days before fiesta celebration

Emmariel Ares, Mary Rose Sagarino, Paul Lauro 06/28/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A total of 26 houses were affected in a fire that hit a residential area in Sitio Abra, Barangay Alang-alang, Mandaue City, Cebu early morning Wednesday, June 28,2023. The fire happened days before…

Mandaue to commend hero fisherman who saved lives Looc fire

Mary Rose Sagarino 12/05/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu—The Mandaue City Council has passed a resolution on Monday, December 5, 2022, to commend the “hero” fisherman who saved individuals who jumped into the sea water to escape the fire in Sitio Paradise in…

‘Stationary housing’ eyed for Looc fire victims

Mary Rose Sagarino 11/29/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The Mandaue City Government is planning to build a ‘stationary housing’ for fire victims in Sitio Paradise, Barangay Looc at a primary idle land near the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC). Lawyer John…

More aid for Mandaue’s fire victims

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/29/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – More help has arrived for the thousands of individuals in Brgy. Looc, Mandaue City displaced by a massive fire. The Cebu Provincial Government, through the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO), has…

Looc fire victims among beneficiaries of housing project in Tipolo

Mary Rose Sagarino 11/25/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu–Victims of the massive fire in Sitio Paradise in Barangay Looc will be among the beneficiaries of the housing project located in Sitio Maharlika in Barangay Tipolo here. Mayor Jonas Cortes announced this on Friday,…

Monday morning fire guts 25 homes in Brgy Subangdaku, Mandaue City

Paul Lauro, Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 08/16/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – At least 60 families were displaced by a fire that hit a thickly populated community in Sitio Riverside, Barangay Subangdaku in Mandaue City shortly after 8 a.m. on Monday, August 16. The fire…

Banawa fire destroys P1.8M worth of property

Pegeen Maisie Sararana 04/02/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines— An estimated P1.8 million worth of property was damaged in a fire that hit an establishment in Good Shepherd, Banawa in Barangay Guadalupe here past 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 1, 2021.  According to…

Dawn fire in Cabancalan, Mandaue razes warehouse storing paint

Mary Rose Sagarino, Paul Lauro 02/11/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu—A warehouse storing paint in sitio Pilit, barangay Cabancalan here was razed by a fire on Thursday dawn, February 11, 2021. Initial details from the Mandaue City Fire Station (MCFS) said it received the fire…

Mandaue fire displaces more than 500 individuals

Doris C. Bongcac 12/07/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – More than 500 individuals were left homeless less than three weeks before Christmas after a fire hit a thickly populated area in Barangay Looc in Mandaue City, Sunday night, December 6, 2020. In…

Charred body of late Judge Gestopa’s missing grandson found

Doris Mae Mondragon 02/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Relatives finally found the remains of Gerick Gestopa on Wednesday afternoon, February 19, 2020, or two days after a fire burned their home and at least 14 others that are located at the…

Search for missing boy in Mandaue fire continues

Rosalie Abatayo 02/18/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Over 24 hours since the Monday dawn fire that hit Barangay Centro here, members of the Mandaue City Fire Station continue their search for Gerick Gestopa, the 21-year-old special child who was believed…

Retired judge, wife sacrificed their lives to save grandchild

Rosalie Abatayo 02/17/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Gerick Gestopa, 21, was the apple of the eyes of his grandparents, retired judge Gerardo Gestopa and wife, Louella. “First apo man gud nila maong pinangga gyud kaayo nila,” said Cesar Gestopa, the…

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