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Cordillera faces crisis as region sees alarming spike in wildfires

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Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) has seen an alarming surge in fire incidents, mostly wildfires, during the first two months of this year. Benguet recorded the most number of fire incidents with 66 reported from January to February. Mountain Province with 49 fires during the same period. Even Baguio City, despite its urban environment, had 21 fires.

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Cordillera faces crisis as region sees alarming spike in wildfires

BAGUIO, Philippines – The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) has seen an alarming surge in fire incidents, mostly wildfires, during the first two months of this year, posing a critical environmental and public safety challenge in the region. According to Inspector Janelle Daniel, information officer of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in the Cordillera region, there were 161 fires recorded thoughout the CAR from January 1 to February 29. …

2 months ago·Philippines

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