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BREAKING NEWS: Fire hits HTI Cavite factory anew

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Fire broke out anew at House Technologies Inc. (HTI), a factory located inside the Cavite Economic Zone in Rosario, Cavite, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said Friday, January 19, 2018.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a rel='nofollow' href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibf5CXaJXpghisJXZzY50ARW63n5f1YKlChvVhyr1vxJS9XoXk-zN45sTD7qHMBrIv3eE-yVZQuKorudY6bdDWUJj6it4ErZTSv6swGLEGZyQKDiMSCw02weeo8Pw8Wjf3agMltHEfck8-/s1600/FIRE-HTI-cavite-january-2018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Fire hits HTI Cavite factory anew" border="0" class="img" data-original-height="402" data-original-width="608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibf5CXaJXpghisJXZzY50ARW63n5f1YKlChvVhyr1vxJS9XoXk-zN45sTD7qHMBrIv3eE-yVZQuKorudY6bdDWUJj6it4ErZTSv6swGLEGZyQKDiMSCw02weeo8Pw8Wjf3agMltHEfck8-/s1600/FIRE-HTI-cavite-january-2018.jpg" title="Fire hits HTI Cavite factory anew" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fire hits HTI factory in Cavite on Friday, January 19. Photo Credit: Twitter/Richard Gordon</td></tr></tbody></table><br />BFP says the fire that started at 9:49 p.m. on Friday reached third alarm.<br /><br />Cavite Governor Jesus Crispin Remulla told Inquirer that two buildings are ablaze after the big fire hit facilities of HTI. Meanwhile, Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) director Charito Plaza clarified that HTI's sister company Scad Services owned the facilities.<br /><br />Remulla added there's no people inside the building when the fire sparked.<br /><div id="unruly-unit"></div><center><blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">Fire breaks out inside Cavite Export Processing Zone. <a rel='nofollow' href="https://twitter.com/michael_delizo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@michael_delizo</a> gives updates. <a rel='nofollow' href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ANCRecap?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ANCRecap</a> <a rel='nofollow' href="https://t.co/EGyYOsxESX">pic.twitter.com/EGyYOsxESX</a></div>— ABS-CBN News Channel (@ANCALERTS) <a rel='nofollow' href="https://twitter.com/ANCALERTS/status/954385360355672064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 19, 2018</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />Senator Richard Gordon tweeted that the Philippine Red Cross - National Headquarters (PRC NHQ) has dispatched two fire trucks, and two ambulance units from Cavite and Pasay Chapter.<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">On going fire incident at EPZA in Rosario, Cavite, on Task Force Alpha as of 10:01PM. PRC NHQ dispatched two fire trucks, and two ambulance units from Cavite and Pasay Chapter. <a rel='nofollow' href="https://t.co/Am4UU2Dfe4">pic.twitter.com/Am4UU2Dfe4</a></div>— Richard J. Gordon (@DickGordonDG) <a rel='nofollow' href="https://twitter.com/DickGordonDG/status/954367352002428929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 19, 2018</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center>The fire was declared "under control" at 11:49 p.m.<br /><br />HTI is the same factory that was <a rel='nofollow' href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2017/02/list-104-injured-10-severely-burned-hti-epza-cavite-fire.html">hit by fire on February 1 last year</a>.The incident resulted in five fatalities who all died in hospital and not during the fire incident, reports said.<br /><br /><b>— The Summit Express</b></div>

BREAKING NEWS: Fire hits HTI Cavite factory anew

MANILA, Philippines - Fire broke out anew at House Technologies Inc. (HTI), a factory located inside the Cavite Economic Zone in Rosario, Ca...

Emirati man thanks all the hardworking OFWs in viral video: “Filipinos changed my country!”

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">An Emirati man couldn’t help but show his deepest gratitude to all the hardworking Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in his country.<br /><br />In a touching video, Khalid Al Ameri paid tribute to all the Filipinos and captioned his Facebook post, “There are approximately 700,000 Filipinos who live in the United Arab Emirates, here is how they have changed my country. Enjoy the video!”<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a rel='nofollow' href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKT-DhOdUBwK5QQKZf-k8WhVziKGFjEORV6fVGwWuW3xXghykpVVi76fes9JKiAp4bQko2d_jOt-J8qhTtha2DikqognufM3dYJ5cRPPlw6dFAvaY3PGwPakZ4_xPa0px-16equWMO_Pqc/s1600/khalid-al-ameri-filipinos-changed-my-country.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="touching video, Khalid Al Ameri Filipinos" border="0" class="img" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKT-DhOdUBwK5QQKZf-k8WhVziKGFjEORV6fVGwWuW3xXghykpVVi76fes9JKiAp4bQko2d_jOt-J8qhTtha2DikqognufM3dYJ5cRPPlw6dFAvaY3PGwPakZ4_xPa0px-16equWMO_Pqc/s1600/khalid-al-ameri-filipinos-changed-my-country.jpg" title="touching video, Khalid Al Ameri Filipinos" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Khalid had been making videos all over UAE and couldn’t help but give a “shout out” to the Filipino community. Photo Credit: Facebook/ Khalid Al Ameri</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Ameri didn’t hold back his praises when he explained that, “Filipinos who are contributing to all aspects of society in the UAE and I wanna thank them for one thing in particular.”<br /><div id="unruly-unit"></div><br />He went on to explain that the popular Filipino tagline ‘It’s more fun in the Philippines,’ perfectly captures the hearts of all the Filipinos he had met.<br /><br />The social media influencer also admitted that he is in awe of how Filipinos find joy and happiness in everything they do. He said that the biggest contribution of Filipinos to his country are, “their kindness, their joy, their ability to smile no matter what and through that they make this country a better place.”<br /><br />He ended his heartwarming video by thanking all the kababayans, “From my family, and in behalf of my country, I say ‘Maraming salamat po’.”<br /><br />You can watch the viral clip here:<br /><br /><center><div class="video-wrapper"><iframe allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="360" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fkhalidalameri%2Fvideos%2F520213361691381%2F&show_text=0&width=560" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="100%"></iframe></div></center><br />As of press time, the video already amassed 1.3 million views and more than 50,000 shares online.<br /><br /><b>— The Summit Express</b></div>

Emirati man thanks all the hardworking OFWs in viral video: “Filipinos changed my country!”

An Emirati man couldn’t help but show his deepest gratitude to all the hardworking Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in his country. In a tou...