Bacoor Fire Incident
On the morning of September 10, 2024, a big fire happened in Barangay Longos, Zapote III, Bacoor, Cavite. The fire started at 11:52 AM and quickly spread through the neighborhood, where houses were close together and made of light materials. The flames moved very fast because it was dry and the houses were near each […]
Cash Assistance – Fire Incident in Cavite City
A Disaster, a Response, and a Community Rising Together On July 14, 2024, a massive fire tore through Barangay Badjao in Cavite City, leaving hundreds homeless. The local government declared a state of calamity to aid those affected. ADRA’s Emergency Response Team (ERT) quickly stepped in, conducting a Rapid Needs Assessment to understand the fire’s […]
Cash Assistance for Homes Destroyed by Fire in Kawit, Cavite
Just as the number of COVID-19 cases in the National Capital Region is on the rise, another tragedy hit this historic town of Kawit, less than 25km away. Right after midnight on March 19, 2021, an alarm was raised in Brgy. Samala-Marquez, because a fire had turned destructive. Around 20 fire trucks with firefighters responded […]
Fire in Paradise
When a people light their stoves to cook their food, a task that’s been done so many times before, there is very little expectation that it would result in the destruction of a whole community. This is exactly what happened in Sitio Ambulong, in Barangay Manoc-Manoc, in the tourist destination of Boracay last October 24, […]
Relief efforts for fire victims in Mandaue City
THE ADVENTIST DEVELOPMENT AND RELIEF AGENCY AND CENTRAL VISAYAN CONFERENCE OF THE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH responded to the needs of hundreds of families affected by a devastating fire that tore through Tipolo, Mandaue City early morning on June 27, 2019. The fire razed 500 homes and left over 1200 families homeless. The fire, which was […]
ADRA Aids Fire Victims of Catmon, Malabon
ADRA Philippines, in cooperation with Central Luzon Conference (CLC)- Adventist Community Services (ACS), distributed kitchen on June 3, 2018 to 600 families victimized by the fire in Sitio 6., Brgy. Catmon, Malabon City. The fire occurred the week before, on May 24, at around noon, and was finally put out by 6:21PM. According to the […]
On Her Own Two Feet
When fire struck the Market 3 compound in Navotas’ Fish Port Complex in the early hours of Tuesday, January 10, Teresita Gediela had to leap out of her burning house to stay alive. This was no mean feat: Aling Teresita is 64. But she’s spent three decades in the Market 3 shantytown, and if the […]
600 families receive ADRA Aid after Fire
Almost 1,500 families lost their homes and most of their possessions in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila due to a massive fire that broke out in one the slum areas of the city. The fire occurred on November 11th and lasted for more than 7 hours. More than 5000 people were evacuated to different shelters around […]
ADRA Responds to Las Piñas City Fire
At least 2,000 families were left homeless when a four-hour fire struck a residential area in Las City, Metro Manila before dawn last November 2. ADRA assisted 600 families at the evacuation center of Baboo Setum by providing cooking wares and utensils so that the affected families can prepare food. The distribution was done in […]
Nothing Left but Hope
Already a week ago, the wrath of the great fire that razed Barangay Kalayaan in Pasay City is still evident. A whiff of smoke permeates the air, heaps of soot can still be found around, and scraps of yeroand bakal are scattered everywhere. Many of the affected residents have yet to find a place to stay, meanwhile a gymnasium […]