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Party-list solon tells BFP how to solve fire trucks backlog

Published May 16, 2023 09:52 am
Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan (Facebook)




Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan wants the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) to finally put an end to the perennial backlog on fire trucks in the country. In a public hearing of the House Committee on Public Order on Tuesday, May 16, Yamsuan urged the BFP to review the terms of reference (TOR) and specifications in bidding out fire trucks to prevent allegations of irregularities in the agency’s  procurement process. This, as well as "initiating change" within the bureau will help solve the backlog conundrum, the neophyte congessman said. "Since 2006 when I was in the DILG (Department of the Interior and Local Government) and up to now, there is still a backlog. Why can’t we resolve this? And at the same time, we always have this issue—there’s always an issue about overprice, about favored bidders," Yamsuan told BFP Director Louie Puracan during Tuesday's hearing. "These should end. Let’s have a proper TOR and specifications for all the processes that  suppliers can follow," stressed Yamsuan a former DILG assistant secretary. He asked the BFP to submit documents listing and defining the functions of the units under the agency, the figures on its backlog on fire trucks, and its procurement plan for the current fiscal year. Yamsuan said the BFP should help Congress in determining how the agency can improve its capabilities and efficiently carry out the provisions of Republic Act (RA) No.11589 or the BFP Modernization Act.
"You should initiate change. If you don’t change, nothing will happen. Our countrymen will end up in a pitiful state as we all will be. It’s a reflection on us. What is happening to you is also a reflection on others in government. Because if you don’t do good, we also don’t do good. That’s why it’s better if we can fix this together," he said. The panel hearing was held to continue the inquiry, in aid of legislation, on the BFP’s bidding process in procuring fire trucks. The probe was initiated through House Resolution (HR) No.724 filed by ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro, Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas, and Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel. The measure cited the alleged restrictive and questionable fire truck procurement process of the BFP in line with its modernization program.

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