3 months ago
28
Upgrade to High-Speed Internet for only ₱1499/month!
Enjoy up to 100 Mbps fiber broadband, perfect for browsing, streaming, and gaming.
Visit Suniway.ph to learn
Pia Lee-Brago - The Philippine Star
January 16, 2025 | 12:00am
Firefighters monitor as the Palisades fire grows near the Mandeville Canyon neighborhood and Encino, California, on January 11, 2025. The Palisades Fire, the largest of the Los Angeles fires, spread toward previously untouched neighborhoods January 11, forcing new evacuations and dimming hopes that the disaster was coming under control.
AFP / Patrick T. Fallon
MANILA, Philippines — Filipinos affected by raging and uncontained wildfires in Southern California have risen to 191, according to the Philippine consulate general in Los Angeles.
Consul General Adelio Angelito Cruz said they are monitoring the situation of the more than 400,000 Filipinos in Los Angeles County, with 25 percent living in the most affected areas.
“The affected so far is 191 in total and we expect the number to increase in the next few days,” Cruz said.
No Filipino was reported missing.
Cruz said affected Filipinos include several caregivers, who lost their jobs when the homes of their employers were destroyed by wildfires.
The Department of Foreign Affairs authorized the consulate to extend an emergency assistance of $200 each to Filipinos affected by the wildfires.
