600 PNP, BFP emergency vehicles deployed for Taal response
(Screengrab from Talk to the People briefing) MANILA - Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Ano said the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) have deployed close to 600 emergency vehicles to assist in relief operations amid Taal Volcano's unrest. Speaking to President Rodrigo Duterte during the Talk to the People aired Tuesday night, Ano reported that 527 fire trucks, 22 rescue trucks, 23 ambulances, and seven watercraft are on hand while emergency medical service personnel and search-and-rescue retrieval teams are on ...