The fire started around 1:55 a.m. (1755 GMT Tuesday) along a shanty community in Manila’s port area and was put out nine hours later. The Philippines has a patchy record in enforcing fire safety ...

A fire broke out in a residential area in Sampaloc, Manila before dawn on Sunday. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the fire started before 4 a.m. at a house on Basilio Street, according to ...