More applicants are expected to apply for thousands of vacancies in the uniformed services as President Duterte had signed a law lowering the height requirement especially for policemen, jailguard and firemen, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said on Wednesday, June 2. “We thank President Duterte...
A total of 51,645 Philippine National Police (PNP) and Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) personnel will be dispatched to provide security and support to the national vaccination program which will soon include the A4 category, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Sunday,...
Senators on Friday, May 28 welcomed President Duterte’s move to sign into law the Height Equality Act which lowers the height requirement for applications of aspiring policemen, firemen and other law enforcement positions. Duterte signed the law, Republic Act No. 11549, lowering the height...
President Duterte has signed into law the measure lowering the minimum height requirement for applicants of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), and the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor). President Duterte (File...
A fire hit a residential area in Brgy. Tanyag in Taguig on Thursday, razing about 50 houses and causing minor injury to a resident, authorities said. The fire in Tanyag, Taguig (BFP-NCR Taguig / John Marty Engeres / Joanna Guarini Reposar / Rochelle Andam Paculba / MANILA BULLETIN) According to the...
A fire broke out at a residential area in Port Area, Baseco Compound, Manila Wednesday afternoon (May 26). (Photo by Ali Vicoy) According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the blaze started at 5:45 P.M. and is currently at third alarm. The affected houses were made of light materials, BFP...
A fire broke out at a residential area in Barangay San Miguel, Pasig City on Wednesday night (May 19), the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) reported. Screenshot from the Facebook live of netizen John Armas Mojica In a phone interview, BFP-Pasig chief Supt. John Pinagod Jr. said that it was still on...
The fire that hit the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) has been placed under control, according to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-National Capital Region (NCR). (Manila Tondo Fire And Rescue Volunteer Inc. / MANILA BULLETIN) The fire broke out on the third floor of the hospital early morning...
A fire broke out at the Philippine General Hospital in Manila early morning on Sunday, May 16. (Screenshot from video of Nurse Bangz / MANILA BULLETIN) Initial information from the Bureau of Fire Protection - National Capital Region (BFP-NCR) said that the fire originated from the third floor of...
Powered by the common mission of ensuring public safety and the continuous conveyance of electricity, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed by Meralco’s Chief Legal Counsel Atty. William S. Pamintuan and Chief Commercial Officer Engr. Ferdinand O. Geluz, Secretary Eduardo M. Año of the...
Family and friends are seeking justice for a 31-year-old woman who lost an eye after she was hit by a rampaging fire truck in Pateros on Mother’s Day, May 9. Screenshots of the CCTV footage showing Tiar being hit by the fire truck, and Douglas Lazarra and Annie Tiar (Photos: Screenshots from CCTV...
The exchange and swapping of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders between and among oil companies has been proposed in LPG Industry Regulatory Framework Bill, so consumers could gain broader choices when it comes to purchasing their cooking fuels. In the sponsorship speech of Senate Bill 1955...
