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FO1 Cherry Rose R. Tañon of San Pedro City Fire Station told the Manila Bulletin that they received a call about the fire at 10:01 p.m.
The fire reached second alarm at 10:12 p.m. and was placed under control at 10:41 p.m. Fire out was declared at 11:12 p.m.
According to the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, 15 families affected by the fire were evacuated at the Camella Multipurpose Hall in the same barangay.
The city government provided sleeping and hygiene kits with face masks and sanitizers to the affected families.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
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DAVAO CITY – A Davao City-based environmental group called on policymakers to come up with stricter regulations to address plastic pollution as various single-use plastic (SUP) wastes were left on the streets in the aftermath of the flooding here Saturday.
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Published April 6, 2021, 3:57 PM
BACOLOD CITY – The city government here is currently conducting surveillance testing after 24 City Hall employees at the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC) contracted COVID-19.
Dr. Edwin Miraflor, officer-in-charge of the City Health Office (CHO), said that about 65 employees assigned at the City Engineer’s Office (CEO), City Treasurer’s Office, Sangguniang Panlungsod, Emergency Operations Center, City Mayor’s Office, and Registrar’s Office joined the surveillance testing at the BCGC Monday.
Miraflor said the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO) had already conducted disinfection at the BCGC building during the Holy Week.
The CHO recorded that four city employees tested positive for the virus on April 4 and another 14 employees contracted the virus last week, followed by six more cases.