Bureau of Fire Protection

Carolino 07:33 PM, Jan 24, 2022

January 24, 2022

Dear Clarence So,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Aug 23, 2018 10:42:55 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

You asked for Number of fires this month.

We recorded a total of 1,325 fires on the month of August 2018.

You can download the datasets from the following links:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dqLQIPLYDR5JsbMj52dPdNckYupyRgxb/view?usp=sharing, 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mxAxaFWk5n2cYZRDEinQ6zuFlSMJA_o5/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=101707263688596571300&rtpof=true&sd=true, 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xYXI_C5jI4pRNr286dwscb0N4vt77Pbz/view?usp=sharing

We apologize for the extreme delay in your request, as we have only activated our Freedom of Information Portal recently. Nevertheless, we are encouraging you to use our eFOI Portal again for your queries and we will answer at the soonest possible time.

If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to DIRECTOR LOUIE S PURACAN, Chief, BFP, at ofcbfp@gmail.com. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request.

If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011).

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Dexter Ace Carolino
FOI Receiving Officer