At least 1,000 families were left homeless after a fire razed down the Bataan Shipping and Engineering Company (Baseco) compound in Tondo, Manila at around 10 p.m., Saturday. The fire spread quickly because the houses inside the 52-hectare Baseco compound were made of light materials and were built too close to each other. The Bureau of...
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2,000 families left homeless in Paco fire
Some 2,000 families or 6,000 individuals were left homeless after a fire struck Paco, Manila last January 13. The fire hit the four densely populated Barangays of 821, 822, 823 and 824 at Gomez and Canonigo streets. The fire lasted from five thirty in the afternoon (5:30 PM) until eight in the evening (8:00 PM)....
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UNICEF Video: Albay children and Mt. Mayon
Albay children near Mt. Mayon are key players in working with UNICEF Philippines, local government and NGO partners to prepare for natural disasters through disaster risk reduction programmes.
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Mayon alert lowered; more than 2,000 people remain in evacuation centers
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) has lowered the alert status of Mayon volcano to Alert Level 3 on Saturday after noting signs of decreased activity. More than 47,000 people living some seven to eight kilometres around Mayon were already allowed to return home. However, more than 2,000 people living in the 6-kilometer danger zone remain in the evacuation centers.