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Sen. Joel Villanueva
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During a Senate plenary session, Villanueva cited the overwhelming number of Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) personnel with “medical background,” in his call to maximize this human resource as the “foundation of a national EMS.”
Out of the 27,968 BFP personnel, 5,380 have health sciences degrees, 5,034 of whom are graduates of BS in Nursing, Villanueva said, citing a May 2020 BFP document.
“Mayroon po sa hanay ng BFP na 79 graduates ng Radiologic Technology, 62 ang physical therapists, 56 na nagtapos ng Medical Technology, 42 ang pharmacists, 39 ang mga dentista, habang ang natitira ay mga graduates ng Nutrition, Midwifery, and Medical Laboratory Science (In the BFP list are 79 graduates of Radiologic Technology, 62 physical therapists, 56 finished medical technology, 42 pharmacists, 39 dentist while the others are graduates of Nutrition, Midwifery and Medical Laboratory Science),” Villa