WINNING ENTRY FOR POSTER, ESSAY, PHOTO, and DRAWING CONTEST

In connection with the upcoming Fire Prevention Month, the province of Batangas conducted contest for Essay, Photo, Drawing, and Poster-Making.

Relative thereto, the creation must jive to CY 2011 Fire Prevention Month Theme "Kahandaan sa Sunog... Tungo sa Kaunlaran".

The contest is open to Elementary and High School Levels (for Essay, Photo, and Drawing Categories) while the Photo Contest is for Amateur photographers.

Names listed below were the chosen entry for the Provincial Level of Batangas which will be send to Regional Headquarters for Regional Competition.

ESSAY Writing Contest:
High School:
Louie Jean P Palicpic (English)
De La Salle Lipa
Lipa City

Elementary:
Danica S Rosales (Tagalog)
Padre Imo Luna Memorial Elementary School
San Jose, Batangas

POSTER Making Contest:
High School:
John Jeff M Macayan
Lipa City National High School
Lipa City

Lester G Chavez
Taysan National High School
Taysan, Batangas

DRAWING Contest:
Elementary:
Riadoden A Abdullah
Padre Valerio Malabanan Elementary School
Lipa City

Andrea V Malaluan
Padre Imo Luna Memorial Elementary School
San Jose, Batangas

PHOTO Contest:
OPD-Batangas:
FO1 Rexon N Dinglasan BFP

OFFLINE MODE & E-REPORTING SYSTEM

The BFP Regional Headquarters 4A spearheaded by SUPT ROMEL C TRADIO and INSP QUILANG conducted Training/ Workshop on OFFLINE MODE and E-REPORTING SYSTEM which was held at BATANGAS CITY Fire Station.

Before the said Training, the Batangas BFP Provincial Director conducted meeting on all the participants regarding the upcoming UFO 2011.

The Provincial Director also stressed different sections such as ADMIN matters, OPERATION matters, FINANCE matters, and LOGISTICS matters regarding reporting/ submission of the aforementioned with regards to E-REPORTS.

Also mentioned are the Risk-Reduction Management System as well as Memorandum Circular Nr 2011-05 re: Intensifying Fire Safety Enforcement in the BFP and Institutionalizing Standard Processes in the conduct of Inspection and defining Accountabilities of concerned BFP personnel in the inspection and issuance of Fire Safety Inspection Certificate.

PACD Meeting

Today, SUPT IRENEO P PALICPIC, Batangas BFP Provincial Director, attended the meeting at PACD-Batangas, along with OPD-Staff namely; FO3 Mario Neil A Aranda, FO2 Emilio A Batac, and FO1 Lendl P Palicpic.

The BFP Provincial Director discussed Standard Operating Procedures and the essence of Fire Personnel in relation to rescue operations as well as its mandates.

Also present are CINSP GERANNDIE S AGONOS, City Fire Marshal of BATANGAS CITY Fire Station, and BFP Personnel of BATANGAS CITY Fire Station.

FO2 Carlo Castro conducted brief orientation on Earthquake and Fire Drill which will be held at Provincial Capitol of Batangas this coming MARCH 2011.

The Philippine Red Cross (Batangas Chapter) also discussed rescue operations which will team-up with the Rescue Operations Personnel of BATANGAS CITY Fire Station.

ADVISORY ON LOST OFFICIAL RECEIPT

Be informed that this office lost 1 booklet (50 sheet) Official Receipt with serial number 8156101-8156150.

Unused receipt MUST BE RETURNED to this office quickly IF FOUND.

UNAUTHORIZED USE of said Official Receipt will be dealt with administrative and criminal case.

For your information and widest dissemination.

IAS Seminar

The Office of the Provincial Director spearheaded by SUPT IRENEO P PALICPIC conducted seminar on Internal Affairs presided by SRINSP VON FERDINAND S NICASIO and SFO4 Fermin G Bundac Jr at SAN JUAN Fire Station.

About twenty-five (25) BFP personnel attended the said seminar which lasted for eight (8) hours.

1st Quarter Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill

This date, the Batangas Province conducted its First Quarter 2011 Nationwide Earthquake Drill by virtue of Memorandum from NDRRMC and RDRRMC dated 04 and 09 February 2011 respectively.

The OPD-Batangas BFP Monitoring Team, pursuant to Memorandum from SUPT IRENEO P PALICPIC, Batangas BFP Provincial Director, headed by SRINSP ULDARICO S TOLENTINO (3rd and 4th District) and INSP NOEL D LEYESA (1st and 2nd District) conducted monitoring with regards to the above-mentioned memorandum provincewide.

With FO3 Mario Neil A Aranda and FO1 Gerard D Mendoza documented the events through photography.



Likewise, FO2 Emilio A Batac and FO2 Noel I Laloon with BFP personnel of SAN JOSE Fire Station conducted Fire Safety Information and Dissemination as well as Earthquake Drill at St Joseph Academy (High School Level), Municipality of San Jose, this province.

Risk Reduction Management Meeting

This date SUPT IRENEO P PALICPIC, Batangas BFP Provincial Director with FO3 Mario Neil A Aranda BFP, attended meeting with Mr Diosdado Macalintal at PPO-Batangas regarding Risk Reduction Management.

Present were different representatives from City and Municipal Coordinating Councils, PNP Provincial Command, Philippine Red Cross, and PHO.

Topics discussed were Republic Act 10121, Fire Prevention Month for 2011, and Disaster Preparedness regarding TAAL Volcano.

BFP-Batangas hosts DILG Family

This date, the Batangas BFP hosted the DILG Family, to include, PNP, BJMP, Maritime Police, and CIDG. The meeting lasted from four (4) hours from 8 am to 12 NN at Recepton Hall Banay-Banay Eatery, San Jose, Batangas.

With SUPT IRENEO P PALICPIC, as the presiding officer, topics discussed were Plans and Programs for CY 2011 as well as Issues and Concerns, Fire Prevention Month Projects and Activities, and Crime Rate.

OPD personnel, FO3 Mario Neil A Aranda, FO1 Esmeralda M Sanchez, FO1 Lendl P Palicpic, and FO1 Gerrylen P Titular are present.

PES Seminar 2011

This date, SUPT IRENEO P PALICPIC MPA DSC BFP, Batangas BFP Provincial Director with FO3 Mario Neil A Aranda, C, HRD/ HRM-OPD Batangas conducted seminar on Performance Evaluation System (PES) at the Office of the Provincial Director, San Jose, Batangas in partial fulfillment in the Performance Commitment of BFPR4A relative to its Continuous Improvement Program. Discussed therein are the importance of the said System including the PERC Committee, computations and proper fill-up of the forms.

The eight-hour seminar was participated by at least twenty-five (25) BFP personnel from different fire stations, Batangas BFPwide.

FO1 Emilio A Batac and FO1 Rexon Dinglasan provides the opening statement and invocation.

Performance Commitment CY 2011

Last week, the Batangas BFP Provincial Director discussed Performance Commitment to all City/ Municipal Fire Marshals, Officers-in-Charge and Fire Prevention Officers.

Topics also include BFP personnel who were reassigned without the approval of DILG Secretary wherein said Bureau Orders as well as Regional Orders were revoked effective 17 August 2010 up to this date.

In this context, by virtue of Department Order Nr 2011-76 , all affected BFP personnel will reassume their previous fire stations.

DEPARTMENT ORDER NR 2011-76

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By virtue of the above Department Order and Memorandum from DCA and BFPR4A dated 02 and 03 February 2011 respectively, the reassignment of above mentioned BFP personnel covering the period 17 AUGUST 2010 to this date without the approval of the Secretary of the DILG are hereby REVOKED.

In this connection, BFP personnel listed above (please click to enlarge) shall reassume their former post immediately.

Further informed that, BFP personnel NOT LISTED above BUT are affected by the said Department Order are instructed to report to OPD-Batangas on 07 FEBRUARY 2011 at exactly 1000H in GOA uniform with their respective Bureau/Regional Order.

Regional Command Conference

Yesterday, the newly designated Regional Director, CSUPT NIMFA D CUARTEL CEO VI BFP, conducted a Regional Command Conference at Regional Headquarters 4A, Camp Vicente Lim, Calamba City, Province of Laguna.

Topics discussed were Issues and Concern regionwide as well as her Plans and Programs for CY 2011.

Also discussed were Kick-off ceremony for the upcoming Fire Prevention Month CY 2011 with theme "Kahandaan sa sunog... tungo sa Kaunlaran" and the Urban Fire Olympics.