Jonvic Remulla: Viral 'fire trikes' not part of DILG procurement

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Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla on Wednesday clarified that the photos of the so-called “fire tricycles” circulating online were purchased by the Nueva Ecija local government unit (LGU), not the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).

Remulla’s clarification came after social media posts appeared to link the units to the DILG’s planned procurement of firefighting equipment for the Unified 911 emergency response system, with each unit reportedly costing P10 million.

“To be clear, ang bumili noon, Nueva Ecija. Ang binibili namin, galing South Korea, P10 million each, 750 gallons capacity,” Remulla said in an ambush interview.

(To be clear, the buyer was Nueva Ecija. What we are buying is from South Korea, at P10 million each, with a capacity of 750 gallons.)

Remulla said the units circulating online were not part of the Bureau of Fire Protection’s (BFP) planned procurement for the Unified 911 system.

He dismissed the social media posts as “fake news.”

The Unified 911 system is part of the government’s efforts to establish a centralized emergency response system, allowing the public to access police, fire, medical and other emergency services through a single number.— MCG, GMA News

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