AT LEAST three fire incidents took place in Cebu City since the New Year began. The first two fires erupted on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, in Barangay Calamba and in Barangay Sta. Cruz. Around P1.2 million worth of properties were damaged from both fires. The third fire hit a commercial establishment in Don Mariano Cui […]
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Fire burns P3M worth of properties on New Year’s Eve
AT LEAST P3 million worth of properties were damaged by an early morning fire in J. Climaco St., Barangay Pahina Central, Cebu City on New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31, 2022. The fire destroyed six houses, damaged three others and displaced 11 families or 57 individuals. According to officials of the Cebu City Fire Office (CCFO), […]
Vendors of firecrackers, pyrotechnics compliant, say police, fire execs
FIRECRACKER and pyrotechnics sellers in Lapu-Lapu City have so far been compliant with the guidelines set by local authorities. This was what Lt. Col. Wilfredo Alarcon, deputy director for operations of the Lapu-Lapu City Police Office (LCPO), said following their surprise joint inspection with officials of the Bureau of Fire Protection in Barangay Babag 2 […]
Opav’s new chief promises to seek funds to provide for housing aid to Looc fire victims — Mandaue mayor
PRESIDENTIAL Assistant for the Visayas Terence Calatrava has committed to seek funds from the national government in order to provide housing for fire victims in Barangay Looc, Mandaue City. Mayor Jonas Cortes confirmed the matter to reporters on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. Cortes said he talked with Calatrava on Monday night, Dec. 19, to provide […]
Talisay fire ‘still under probe’
THE fire that struck Sitio Cruzan, Barangay Bulacao, Talisay City around noon on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022, ended up destroying 12 houses and damaging 14 others. Members of the Talisay City Fire Station (TCFS) returned to the scene on Sunday, Dec. 18, to identify where the fire started and to investigate what caused it. According […]
‘Good Samaritan’ killed in blaze that razed 20 houses in Talisay
A MAN was electrocuted while trying to help firefighters put out a blaze that struck Sitio Cruzan, Barangay Bulacao, Talisay City around noon on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022. The victim was identified as 21-year-old Jonard Requilme, a resident of the sitio. According to SFO3 Guiller Pegarido, deputy fire marshal of the Talisay City Fire Station, […]
18 fires struck Cebu City in October; damage estimated at P5M
THE Cebu City Fire Office (CCFO) recorded 18 fires in October 2022. The biggest took place in Sitio Lucimba in Barangay Pardo where P3 million worth of properties went up in flames. This was followed by the fire in Barangay Capitol Site where damage estimates were placed at P630,000, followed by the fire in Barangay […]
Cats in heat tagged as culprits of Capitol Site fire
CATS in heat are reportedly to blame for the fire that struck Villalon Drive, Sitio Panaghiusa in Barangay Capitol Site, Cebu City on Sunday afternoon, September 18, 2022.Beltran Gador, the owner of the house where the fire started, told SunStar Cebu that he and his family were on their way out when he noticed two […]
Fire bureau questioned on fees
THE BUREAU of Fire Protection (BFP) has failed to release local governments’ share in fire inspection fees worth P300 million as mandated by law, a lawmaker said on Monday. Party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera-Dy asked bureau officials to submit a breakdown of the fees to the committee on appropriations. The Fire Code of the Philippines mandates […]
Fire breaks out at SSS building
THE SOCIAL Security System (SSS) on Sunday said a fire broke out at its main office in Quezon City on Sunday morning. It managed to prevent the fire from spreading to other areas, it said in a statement. The fire, which started at 1:43 a.m., had been contained by 3:35 a.m., SSS said, citing firefighters. […]
PGA Tour considering giving up nonprofit status in move to battle LIV
THE PGA Tour might consider giving up its nonprofit status to put itself in a better financial position to battle the big-money Saudi-backed LIV Invitational Series, a move supported by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, according to a report in the Fire Pit Collective. The subject was one of the main talking points at a […]
11 houses affected in Duljo-Fatima fire
AT LEAST 11 houses were affected when a late afternoon blaze hit Sitio Sto. Niño Laguna in Barangay Duljo-Fatima, Cebu City on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022.Of the 11 houses that were affected, seven were destroyed while four others were damaged, said FO2 Fulbert Navarro of the Cebu City Fire Office.Navarro told reporters they received the […]
9-year-old PWD dies in Compostela fire
A NINE-YEAR-OLD girl with disability died after a fire razed her family’s house in Purok Mangga, Barangay Bagalnga in the town of Compostela, northern Cebu on Saturday morning, July 30, 2022.The fatality, identified as Quenerich Sotto, was left alone inside the room of their house when the fire broke out, according to investigator Staff Sergeant […]
3 fires in Cebu, Mandaue destroy around P566K worth of properties
AT LEAST three fires broke out in the cities of Cebu and Mandaue in less than 24 hours since Friday night, July 29, 2022.Around 27 families living in a compound in Barangay Subangdaku, Mandaue City are now temporarily living in the barangay’s designated evacuation center after a fire hit their homes at noon Saturday, July […]
Punta fire victims to get cash aid
VICTIMS of the massive fire that hit five sitios in Barangay Punta Princesa, Cebu City on June 11, 2022, will be receiving P10,000 to P20,000 in financial aid from the City Government.Portia Basmayor of the Department of Social Welfare and Services (DSWS) told SunStar Cebu Sunday, June 19, 2022, that their office will be requesting […]
Suspect in Punta fire that hit 600 houses to face arson case
THE Cebu City Fire Office (CCFO) will file a case of arson against a woman who allegedly set her house on fire, causing a conflagration that affected five sitios in Barangay Punta Princesa, Cebu City on Saturday evening, June 11, 2022.A total of 655 houses were either damaged or destroyed by the fire, displacing 850 […]
City Hall to reblock areas in Punta Princesa hit by fire
THE Cebu City Government will implement a reblocking in the area in Barangay Punta Princesa that was hit by the fire that broke out in Barangay Punta Princesa on Saturday, June 11, 2022.Gerardo Carillo, chairman of the Cebu City Disaster and Risk Reduction Management Council, told SunStar Cebu Sunday, June 12, that aside from extending […]
Fire hits 3 sitios in Punta Princesa
(UPDATED) An early evening fire hits three sitios in Barangay Punta Princesa, Cebu City on Saturday, June 11, 2022.Based on an initial report provided by the Cebu City Fire Office (CCFO), the fire first started in Sitio Tuburan, Barangay Punta Princesa at 5:53 p.m.The fire reportedly started at the house of a certain Jocelyn Daniel. […]
Danao cancels pageant and concert for Charter Day
OFFICIALS of Danao City have canceled some of the activities for the 61st Charter Day celebration to focus on assisting vendors who were affected by the fire that hit the city’s public market on Thursday night, June 2, 2022.In a statement posted on their official Facebook page on Saturday, June 4, the Danao City Government […]
Boy, 3, dies in Aloguinsan fire
A THREE-YEAR-OLD boy died in a fire that hit his family’s home in Barangay Poblacion, Aloguinsan town, southwest Cebu on Friday night, June 3, 2022.Firefighters identified the lone fatality as Izach Pielago, 3.Senior Fire Officer 1 Johnmer Lesigues, the chief of Aloguinsan’s fire department, told SunStar Cebu that the fire started at around 8:22 p.m. […]