{"id":267251,"date":"2020-09-01T06:38:51","date_gmt":"2020-09-01T10:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=267251"},"modified":"2020-09-01T06:38:51","modified_gmt":"2020-09-01T10:38:51","slug":"batangas-city-firefighters-face-probe-over-quarantine-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/09\/01\/batangas-city-firefighters-face-probe-over-quarantine-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Batangas City firefighters face probe over quarantine party"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_226529\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-226529\" style=\"width: 3600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/silg-a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-226529\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/silg-a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3600\" height=\"2400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/silg-a.jpg 3600w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/silg-a-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/silg-a-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/silg-a-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3600px) 100vw, 3600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-226529\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FILE: Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo A\u00f1o in Quezon City on Friday (August 9, 2019) (PNA photo by Joey O. Razon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo M. A\u00f1o on Tuesday ordered the relief of all firefighters of the local Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) station from their posts for allegedly breaking quarantine protocols in the conduct of a despedida (farewell party) of an outgoing fire marshal in Batangas City.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe BFP has also issued a show cause order against all the BFP personnel involved in the alleged mass gathering in violation of IATF (Inter-Agency Task Force) guidelines. The BFP IAS (Internal Affairs Service) and Regional Office 4A (Calabarzon) have also been directed to conduct a thorough investigation and submit its findings immediately to the DILG,\u201d DILG spokesperson Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said in a media statement.<\/p>\n<p>Malaya added that BFP chief Jose Embang Jr. has withdrawn the new assignment of Fire Chief Insp. Elaine Evangelista as chief of the Bi\u00f1an Fire Station in Laguna.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The DILG will not tolerate any violation of IATF guidelines among its uniformed personnel and will impose the appropriate penalties on all erring individuals if warranted by the evidence gathered and presented,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Reports showed the party for Evangelista, outgoing Batangas City Fire Marshal, was held on August 21 in a hotel and restaurant in the area.<\/p>\n<p>Photos of the event which surfaced online showed personnel of the Batangas City Fire Station were seen partying without wearing face masks and practicing safe physical distancing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA\u00a0\u2013 Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo M. 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