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Go sends aid to Navotas fire victims
Sen. Bong Go, in coordination with Navotas Rep. Toby Tiangco and Mayor John Rey Tiangco, had his team visit the city on Monday to assist families whose homes were destroyed or damaged in a recent fire......»»
DSWD transitions to cash aid for calamity-stricken families
THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Davao Region is now implementing the provision of emergency cash transfer assistance to families affected by weather disturbances in the region......»»
P400-M cash, relief goods provided to calamity-affected families
THE Department of Social Welfare and Development-Davao Region (DSWD-Davao) has already provided around P400 million worth of financial and basic commodity assistance to the families affected by the recent trough of low-pressure area (LPA) and shear line......»»
DSWD allots Php537M emergency cash aid to shear line, quake-hit families in Samar, Mindanao
Three Field Offices of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) started on January 18 the simultaneous payout of cash assistance, through the Emergency Cash Transfer (ECT) program, for the families affected by a triad of disasters that occurred in the last quarter of 2023 to help them recover and resume their normal lives. […].....»»
DSWD continues cash aid payout for quake-hit families in Sarangani
Families from Malapatan town in Sarangani, whose houses were partially damaged by the 6.8 magnitude tremor that struck the province, wait for their turn to receive their emergency cash transfer (ECT) from personnel of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Field Office-12 ( SOCCSKSARGEN) at Barangay Lun Masla on Tuesday (January 23). DSWD […].....»»
DSWD Central Visayas field office aids families affected by floods, tension cracks
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its Field Office-7 (Central Visayas), continues to coordinate with concerned local government units (LGUs) in the region for the monitoring and provision of appropriate interventions to families affected by flooding incidents and other emergencies that occurred in the last quarter of 2023. On the flooding incidents […].....»»
DSWD to start validation, registration for food stamp program
The validation and registration of at least 300,000 poor families who will benefit from the full implementation of the national government’s food stamp program will start this month, an official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development said yesterday......»»
2 dead, 3 missing after vessel catches fire in Philippines
MANILA, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Two people died, one was critically injured, and three others were missing after a fishing vessel caught fire off the waters of Cebu province in the central Philippines Wednesday night, the Philippine Coast Guard said. Coast Guard spokesperson Rear Admiral Armando Balilo said a fire broke out around 8:25 p.m. local time aboard the fishing boat in the vicinity of waters some 1.5 nautica.....»»
2 dead, 3 missing after vessel catches fire in Philippines
MANILA, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Two people died, one was critically injured, and three others were missing after a fishing vessel caught fire off the waters of Cebu province in the central Philippines Wednesday night, the Philippine Coast Guard said. Coast Guard spokesperson Rear Admiral Armando Balilo said a fire broke out around 8:25 p.m. local time aboard the fishing boat in the vicinity of waters some 1.5 nautica.....»»
Toll in Naga fishing boat fire climbs to 6
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Six fishermen perished while five have been rescued after their fishing boat caught fire while sailing in the waters of Naga City, southern Cebu late Wednesday evening, June 5. A fire broke out of the fishing banca (FBCA) named King Bryan at 8:25 p.m., the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Cebu.....»»
Cebu Daily Newscast: Consolacion, Cebu factory fire destroys P17.5M worth of property
Listen to Cebu Daily Newscast to know the latest news in and out of Cebu. Here’s what you need to know on Thursday, May 16. Consolacion, Cebu factory fire destroys P17.5M worth of property A fire razed a factory in Barangay Pulpogan in Consolacion town in northern Cebu on Wednesday, May 15, causing damages worth.....»»
2 dead, 9 injured in Philippine capital fire
MANILA, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Two people died and nine were injured in a fire that gutted a residential area in the Philippine capital on Monday afternoon, the Bureau of Fire Protection said. The bureau said the fire, which broke out around 12:45 p.m. local time, took the lives of two female residents. The bureau added that five residents were injured, including a 60-year-old male and a 55-year-old female.....»»
2 children dead in Philippine fire
MANILA, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Philippine police reported Friday that two children died in a fire after they were trapped inside their hut in Cavite province, south of Manila. Police said the fire gutted the siblings, the four-year-old girl and her three-year-old brother, around 3 p.m. local time Thursday. The children's 22-year-old mother told investigators that she left the siblings in the house to gather.....»»
San Juan to honor fire volunteer
The city council of San Juan is finalizing a resolution honoring the “ultimate sacrifice” of 25-year-old fire volunteer Chasper Kennet Oliver, who died while responding to a fire that struck Barangay Batis on Tuesday......»»
Sambag 2 fire: P7.5M and counting
CEBU CITY, Philippines – The massive fire that hit a densely populated area in Brgy. Sambag 2 here on Monday afternoon, April 8, has not yet been extinguished. But the blaze has already gobbled up at least P7.5 million in properties. According to the latest report from the Cebu City Fire Station, firefighters have yet.....»»
2 dead in Philippine capital fire
MANILA, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Two people have died in a fire that engulfed over 50 houses in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, the Bureau of Fire Protection said Thursday. Firefighter Jess Lawrence Acoba told reporters that the victims were trapped in the flame that broke out at around 11:53 p.m. local time on Wednesday. He said one of the victims is a female, and the other one has yet to be identified......»»
Go aids Davao fire victims
In observance of Fire Prevention Month, Sen. Bong Go has emphasized the importance of safeguarding homes against fire risks......»»
Brgy 34-D fire yields P525K damages
THE Bureau of Fire Protection-Davao (BFP-Davao) disclosed in their initial assessment that the two-hour fire that razed around 20 houses in Barangay 34-D has yielded an estimated P525,000 worth of damage......»»
3 killed in Philippine residential fire
MANILA, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Three women, including a person with disability, died on Sunday night when a fire burned down their house in Rizal province, east of Metro Manila, a firefighter said Monday. John Randolph Baldonado told reporters that the fire broke out before 9 p.m. local time on Sunday from the victims' house and two neighboring homes. He added that it took firefighters less than an hour to extingui.....»»
2 dead in residential fire in Philippine capital
MANILA, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Two people died after a fire gutted a crowded residential community in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, the city's disaster risk reduction and management office said Saturday. The Bureau of Fire Protection said the victims, a woman and her son, were trapped when flame engulfed their home and 20 other houses in the neighborhood on Friday night. It added that it took firefighters.....»»