[Delivered at the Session Hall of the House of Representatives, Batasang Pambansa Complex, Quezon City on 22 July 2019] Thank you. Kindly sit down. Kumusta po kayo? Senate President Vicente Sotto III and the honorable members of the Senate; House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano and the honorable members of the House of Representatives; Vice President Maria Leonor Robredo, magandang hapon po sa inyo --- sa iyo, ma’am, [applause] kung nasaan ka; former Presidents Fidel V. Ramos, Joseph Ejercito, [applause] Macapagal-Arroyo [applause]; His Excellency Caccia and the esteemed members of the diplomatic corps; Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea and the other members of the Cabinet; Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin and the Supreme Court; my fellow workers in government; mga mahal kong kababayan. Let me begin by extending my hand in gratitude to all who kept faith with me in our most trying times. Numbers speak a thousand words and tell a hundred tales. But the … [Read more...] about FULL TEXT: Duterte’s 2019 State of the Nation Address
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Fires hit Parañaque, Makati, Pasay
Fires hit Parañaque, Makati, Pasay Ghio Ong (The Philippine Star) - July 7, 2019 - 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Three fires broke out at a garments factory in Parañaque City and residential areas in the cities of Makati and Pasay since Friday night. The first fire razed a 1,600-square-meter industrial building – later identified as the factory of Metro Index Garments Inc. – along Thomas street in Multinational Village in Barangay Moonwalk, Parañaque City. The blaze started in the factory’s production area just before 8 p.m. Friday, according to a report from city fire marshal Superintendent Robert Pacis. The fire reached fifth alarm about half an hour later, prompting the crews of 15 Bureau of Fire Protection trucks and 28 fire trucks run by volunteers to respond. The fire was put out at past 8 a.m. yesterday, almost 12 hours after it started, Pacis said. No person was hurt in the … [Read more...] about Fires hit Parañaque, Makati, Pasay
Fire damages US Marines’ living quarters in Zamboanga
ZAMBOANGA CITY - Fire damaged a 2-storey building occupied by US Marines inside the camp of the Armed Forces of the Philippines' Western Mindanao Command in Barangay Upper Calarian here Friday morning. District Fire Marshall Fire Supt. Jhufel Brañanola said the alarm was received at 9 a.m. and the fire was elevated to second alarm. Initial investigation showed that the fire originated in Room 102. "Based sa initial investigation natin as revealed din sa mga evidence na nakuha natin, most likely electrical wirings kasi nag-tripped off ang circuit breaker sa isang room,” Brañanola said. (Based on our initial investigation and the evidence we gathered, it revealed that most likely, it was caused by electrical wirings because the circuit breaker in one room tripped.) Aside from the rooms, personal belongings of the soldiers were also destroyed in the fire. No one was hurt in the incident. The fire was declared out at 10:20 a.m. The damage from the fire is estimated at P2 … [Read more...] about Fire damages US Marines’ living quarters in Zamboanga
Fire guts 40 homes in Bacoor
Fire razed some 40 homes made of light materials in Barangay Talaba VII in Bacoor, Cavite Friday morning. The Bureau of Fire Protection said the fire started at 6:30 am. and has reached the fourth alarm. The fire has caused moderate to heavy traffic in the area. … [Read more...] about Fire guts 40 homes in Bacoor
Fire caused by charging cellphone guts 500 houses
Watch more in iWant or TFC.tv CEBU - Over 500 houses were razed in Barangay Tipolo, Mandaue City Thursday, causing around P1.3M worth of damage, according to Bureau of Fire Protection(BFP). The fire reportedly left 1,000 families homeless, which forced the local government to declare a state of calamity. Aside from the houses of the affected families, the Tipolo National High School was also damaged, including its Grade 7, Grade 8, "beauty care" rooms, and other properties. According to BFP, the fire started around 1 a.m. and it had already spread when firefighters came to the scene. The blaze grew larger after two hours which forced BFP to raise the alarm to Task Force Bravo, which prompted firefighters in the BFP provincial district to respond. BFP said the fire was declared under control at around 5:35 am but too much damage had already been done. A charging cellphone, which was left by its owner, caused the blaze, according to authorities. Firefighters had trouble … [Read more...] about Fire caused by charging cellphone guts 500 houses