Fire sweeps through impoverished Davao City village, destroys 150 houses

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2019 11:49:21 +0000

Fire sweeps through impoverished Davao City village, destroys 150 houses

DAVAO CITY — A two-hour fire swept through an urban poor community here on Friday (Aug. 16) destroying at least 150 houses. The Bureau of Fire Protection said the fire broke out around 11:20 a.m. on the second floor of a house owned by couple Layla and King Elasio in the coastal village of 23-C Isla Verde. […]

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Año agrees fire officers should be armed for self-defense

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2019 12:30:48 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said Friday that he favors personnel of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) to bear arms “at least for self-defense” since, as public safety officers, they could also be targeted by terrorists and criminals. “Yes, I agree. At least for self-defense being public safety officers,” he told INQUIRER.net […]

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Discarded cigarette caused condo fire?

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 06 May 2019 21:02:25 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Fire Protection is investigating whether a cigarette thrown away by a Chinese tenant caused the fire at First Pacific Coast Plaza condominium that killed a resident.

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Female octogenarian killed in Parañaque condo fire

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2019 11:10:51 +0000

Female octogenarian killed in Parañaque condo fire

An 84-year-old woman was killed as several others were injured after fire hit a high-rise residential building in Parañaque City.

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Sansiklab Class 2019 graduates from Philippine National Police Academy

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 03:51:28 +0000

Sansiklab Class 2019 graduates from Philippine National Police Academy

Two hundred and one cadets belonging to the Sansiklab Class 2019 of the Philippine National Police Academy graduated Friday (March 22).

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BFP to get 266 new fire trucks from DILG

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 15:50:09 +0000

The Bureau of Fire Protection will have 266 new fire trucks from the Department of the Interior and Local Government, which are set to be distributed this year and next year to key cities and municipalities nationwide.

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