Fire incidents more than doubled during Holy Week 2026 — DILG

MANILA, Philippines — Fire incidents more than doubled during this year’s Holy Week and in the days leading up to it, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said. There were 170 fire incidents from March 21 to April 5, 2026; a 107-percent increase from the 82 incidents recorded from April 5 to 20, 2025, according to data shared by the DILG and the Philippine National Police (PNP) in a press briefing in Quezon City on Monday. “Part of this is my fault. It’s my fault. I admit it. My crackdown on the BFP resulted in the delay […]... Keep on reading: Fire incidents more than doubled during Holy Week 2026 — DILG

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