No member data records were affected by the fire that hit Social Security System (SSS)'s Main Office Building in East Avenue, Quezon City on Sunday morning, Aug. 28.
(SSS Main Office / File Photo)
In a statement, SSS also assured its members, pensioners, and the general public that there is no
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) dispatched its volunteers and staff to respond to a residential fire on E. Rodriguez Street in Brgy. 144, Pasay City on Wednesday night, Aug. 24.
(PHILIPPINE RED CROSS)
A fire truck, ambulance, and food truck were also sent to the area as per PRC Chairman and Chi
Newly-appointed Commission on Elections chairman George Erwin Garcia on Wednesday said he will be pushing for the creation of a new office building, following a fire that broke out at its headquarters in Intramuros, Manila over the weekend.
(Photo from BFP NCR PIO/MANILA BULLETIN)
The Bureau of Fire Protection-National Capital Region Public Information Office (BFP-NCR-PIO) said the fire broke out while the bus was travelling along Pearl Drive in Greater Fairview at 12:39 p.m.
The blaze originated between the front and third row of the of the bus, fire investigators said.
Investigation showed that a passenger had an argument with the conductor. The passenger then threw gasoline at the conductor, who caught on fire and later died. It is yet undetermined where the gasoline came from and how it ignited the fire. The identity of the other fatality is also still unknown.