Maliksi catches fire at the right time for Meralco in Game 6 win vs Ginebra
Struggling in the first half, Allein Maliksi came up huge in the fourth quarter as he helped the Meralco Bolts force a Game 7 against Barangay Ginebra in their PBA Philippine Cup semifinals match on Wednesday......»»
Unlikely heroes take charge as Ginebra, NorthPort down Phoenix, Meralco
Birthday boy Ralph Cu waxes hot from beyond the arc to lift Barangay Ginebra past Phoenix, while JM Calma delivers the goods for NorthPort against Meralco.....»»
Ginebra needed confidence-boosting win vs Magnolia, says Cone
The huge, grind-it-out win over the Magnolia Hotshots on Sunday gave confidence back to Barangay Ginebra after suffering a drubbing against the Meralco Bolts last month......»»
House fire kills 5 in Philippines
MANILA, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- A house fire has killed a family of five, including an 11-month-old baby, in Daraga town in Albay province, southeast of the Philippines' capital Manila, authorities said Wednesday. Municipal Fire Marshal Amor Laguilles of Daraga town fire station said the fire broke out around 8:00 p.m. local time on Tuesday, burning the whole house to the ground. He said the fire quickly burn.....»»
House fire kills 5 in Philippines
MANILA, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- A house fire has killed a family of five, including an 11-month-old baby, in Daraga town in Albay province, southeast of the Philippines' capital Manila, authorities said Wednesday. Municipal Fire Marshal Amor Laguilles of Daraga town fire station said the fire broke out around 8:00 p.m. local time on Tuesday, burning the whole house to the ground. He said the fire quickly burn.....»»
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.....»»
Maliksi catches fire at the right time for Meralco in Game 6 win vs Ginebra
Struggling in the first half, Allein Maliksi came up huge in the fourth quarter as he helped the Meralco Bolts force a Game 7 against Barangay Ginebra in their PBA Philippine Cup semifinals match on Wednesday......»»
P3-M damage reported in school building fire
The Davao City Police Office (DCPO) reported a devastating fire at F. Bustamante National High School in Tibungco, Davao City, on January 14, causing an estimated P3 million in damages. The fire affected 14 rooms, with nine being totally damaged and one partially damaged. The Bureau of Fire Protection-Davao (BFP-Davao) struggled to contain the blaze, which lasted for two hours. Fortunately, there were no reported casualties or houses affected despite the school's proximity to a residential area. Investigations into the cause of the fire are ongoing. This incident adds to a series of school fires in the region, with three state-owned schools destroyed in 2023. The BFP-Davao and Team Davao Rescue have responded to over 15 fire incidents in the first and second weeks of January 2024, indicating a significant increase compared to the same period in 2023......»»
LIVE UPDATES: San Miguel vs Ginebra, Game 3 – PBA Commissioner’s Cup semifinals 2024
Swept by Barangay Ginebra in their last series face-off, San Miguel looks primed to avenge it in Game 3 of the PBA Commissioner's Cup semifinals.....»»
Pre-dawn fire in Philippine capital kills 1
MANILA, March 30 (Xinhua) -- A 59-year-old man died in a pre-dawn fire that gutted a house in the Philippine capital Manila on Saturday, a firefighter officer said. Ronaldo Sanchez, marshal at Navotas City Fire Station, said the fire broke out at around 3 a.m. local time and trapped the victim on the second floor of the three-story house. Sanchez added that the victim was fast asleep when the fire spread,.....»»
Ginebra starters shine in win vs Magnolia
The Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings banked on its starters to win the PBA Philippine Cup's "Manila Clasico" after pulling away late against the Magnolia Hotshots, 87-77, Sunday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum......»»
First to Last Dance
San Miguel Beer head coach Jorge Gallent took over the reins from Leo Austria in the PBA Governors’ Cup last season and his baptism of fire ended in a harrowing loss to Barangay Ginebra in the best-of-five semifinals via a 3-0 sweep. Now, Gallent has returned the favor as San Miguel blanked Ginebra, 3-0, in the Commissioner’s Cup semifinals to book the first ticket to the Last Dance......»»
Guadalupe fire: Unattended cooking, electrical short circuit eyed as possible causes
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Fire investigators are considering unattended cooking and electrical short circuit as the possible causes of the fire that broke out in a roadside home in Brgy. Guadalupe, Cebu City on Thursday. Senior Fire Officer 2 (SFO2) Wendell Villanueva, the public information officer of the Cebu City Fire Station (CCFS), said they.....»»
BFP-Mandaue reminds public to be fire-conscious
MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – The Bureau of Fire Protection in Mandaue City (BFP-Mandaue) is reminding residents to be fire-conscious during the opening of Fire Prevention Month in the city on Friday, March 1. BFP-Mandaue Fire Marshal Chief Inspector Arnel Abella said that fires recorded in the city usually involve electric wires, unattended cooking, and failure.....»»
Barili fire destroys 5 fruit stalls outside town’s public market
CEBU CITY, Philippines — An evening fire destroyed five fruit stalls outside the Barili Public Market in Barangay Poblacion, Barili town in southwestern Cebu at past 8 p.m. today, Friday, January 12. According to Fire Officer 1 (FO1) Kim Miñoza, investigator of the Barili Fire Station, in a report, that the fire was reported at.....»»
Boat catches fire off Cebu; 6 dead
Six people died and six others were rescued when a fishing boat caught fire in the waters off Naga City in Cebu on Wednesday......»»
Boat catches fire off Davao Occidental
Two fishermen were rescued after their boat caught fire in the waters off Jose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental. .....»»
One Meralco plants 125,000 mangroves on World Wetlands Day
One Meralco Foundation the social development arm of the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), celebrates this year’s World Wetlands Day by planting and nurturing 125,000 native mangroves in Del Carmen in Siargao Islands, Surigao del Norte......»»
Red-hot San Miguel rolls into finals as Ginebra suffers unprecedented sweep
San Miguel becomes the first team to sweep Barangay Ginebra in a best-of-five series in over a decade as it advances to the PBA Commissioner's Cup finals on a nine-game winning streak.....»»
‘New journey’: San Miguel bounces back in semis rematch vs Ginebra
Having learned its lesson the hard way after a bitter end last season, San Miguel conquers Barangay Ginebra in Game 1 of their PBA Commissioner's Cup semifinals.....»»