Statement of CHR Spokesperson, Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the provision in the BFP Modernization Bill authorizing firefighters to carry guns
The mandate of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) is to prevent and suppress all destructive fires towards saving lives and properties. The inclusion of a provision in the BFP Modernization Bill authorizing more than 2,000 firefighters to carry guns is tangential to this role. The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) shares the concern of […]