Fire razes school building in Misamis Oriental
A fire destroyed a six-classroom school building in Manticao, Misamis Oriental, on Monday. Senior Fire Officer 1 Rex Giovanni Gaid of the Manticao fire station reported that the blaze spread rapidly after alarms were triggered when flames were first spotted in a room storing old textbooks at Manticao Central School. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Fish kill hits Lake Sebu
A massive fish kill in Lake Sebu, South Cotabato, has severely impacted tilapia sales, according to local officials. Lake custodian Jose Roy Muyco attributed the incident, locally called “kamahong,” to overpopulated fish cages and depleted oxygen levels caused by excessive chemical feed supplies for caged tilapia. Tilapia prices in Koronadal City have plummeted from ₱180 to ₱50 per kilogram.
