DILG chief hopes to stop ‘culture of corruption’ in BFP

MANILA, Philippines — Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla on Thursday said he hoped to stop a supposedly prevailing “culture of corruption” within the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP). He made this pronouncement in a press briefing in Quezon City after revealing that his department filed a graft and corruption complaint against BFP Chief Fire Director Jesus Fernandez for allegedly receiving P14.752 million in kickbacks from the procurement of ambulances in 2024, the year when Fernandez was still the chair of the bureau’s Bids and Awards Committee. “This culture of corruption has to stop,” he said. “I believe it […]... Keep on reading: DILG chief hopes to stop ‘culture of corruption’ in BFP