Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Ronaldo V. Puno who guest speaker in the 3rd regular meeting of the Regional Peace and Order (RPOC) held at Alindahaw Hotel, in an interview with the local media here said this is one of the priority programs during his stint as DILG chief.
“The procurement of fire trucks was one of my priority programs when I served as Secretary of DILG in the year 2000,” Puno said. Local government units (LGUs) have difficulty in the acquisition of fire trucks in their respective municipalities.
He said, when he resigned from his post in 2000, he made an agreement with the Japanese government but the BFP failed to procure said trucks.
In 2004, his program was made by the BFP as their basis in procuring fire trucks. In 2007, BFP has started procuring 37 fire trucks, 65 in 2008, and for this year, 100 units are being programmed to be procured, he added.
Puno gladly informed Governor Aurora E. Cerilles that he will be bringing one (1) fire truck to the province next month to be used in the municipality who urgently needs it most.
He stressed that President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has been very supportive to the BFP, thus the department’s initiative of procuring was realized.
It was learned that there are still some municipalities of the province which need fire trucks. In Pagadian one (1) fire truck will be procured for the use of the city fire marshall. (PIA9-Pagadian City)
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