This one is for the books, even for the World Records.
Instead of fighting the fire that razed the Post Office branch in Pasay City, some firemen/firefighters on the scene looted and opened packages that contained goodies from abroad.
A surveillance video captured the looting by some firemen while their peers were busy fighting the blaze that engulfed the Philippine Postal and Customs Office at the Delta Gate of the Domestic Airport in Pasay City at around 11 p.m. the other night.
The video was aired on TV.
While the city’s fire marshall ordered an investigation, he defended his men, saying not all those who responded to the fire came from his department as some of them were from volunteer brigades.
He also denied claims by postal employees that the firemen came half an hour late.
Analysis:
While indeed not all men in firefighters uniforms are from the city’s fire department, any action by uniformed firefighters on the scene would reflect on the city fire department.
Recommendation:
The city fire department must take responsibility for actions taken by firefighters on the scene. Volunteer fire brigades should be under the jurisdiction of the city fire department. The government must look at raising wages for firemen to prevent looting.
Conclusion:
While the fire department may have some liability for the looting, even some postal employees are guilty of opening packages and letters from abroad, hoping to find dollars, yens and dinars tucked in greeting cards and shoe boxes.
Any further information on this case, please contact PinoySpy by clicking here. A copy of the video will be highly appreciated.
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Huh? Anong bago dun? Eh ganun naman talaga ang mga ginagawa ng “ibang” mga bombera lalo na yung nagtratrabaho sa government. Di mo naman sila masisisi dahil sa hirap at delikado ng trabaho nila eh kunti lang sweldo…
its been part of our goverment system… puro conspiracy!!! kanya kanyang takipan. nagsolo siguro yang mga yan kaya may nagsumbong!!! try to look at all goverment projects… puro commission from top to bottom!!! teka… baka mabansagan akong komunista ah… everyone who goes against or mmangsilip s gobyerno natin ay kumunista na daw!!! waaaaaa….
sunugin….
kaya nila binubuksan yung mga packages ay dahil sa nagbabasakali sila na may fire extinguisher doon galing abroad. pampatay sa apoy.. yun ang dahilan.. hindi cla nagnanakaw..di lang marunong sumagot yung chief nila…
kampi ka lang sa kanila eh…talagang binubuksan nila ang mga packages dahil nagbabaka sakali na may makita….
hmmmm ganyan mga pinoy…..ugaling pinoy…
Raise wages to prevent looting? That’s hopeless. It is in most filipinos genes to steal and try and get away with anything they can get away with. Give them 50k a month and I bet they’d still steal. It runs in the blood nothing you can do about it.
Dapat lahat ng government offices may surveillance camera lalo na sa Airport at i-broadcast sa tv at internet.
Kahit na hindi na kailangang arestuhin sila basta napanood lang, tama na yun.
ako ay isang komunista! gawain ko rin mag loot kung may pagkakataon. sabi kasi ng teacher ko “carep diem”. hindi masama maging greedy,kasi interest ko yun.
hayaan nyo nang nakawin nila yun, kesa naman masunog eh dapat pakinabangan na lang… at least yung nagnanakaw makagamit pa ng kung ano man ang nakuha nila, kesa maging panggatong lang….
kung sakali man taasan ng sueldo ang mga bombero… lahat ciguro maging bombero… kawawa naman… ang sasakyan.. ang isang firetruck, 100 ang tao… hahahahaha
LOYALTY TO GOD AND COUNTRY!!!
tang ina mga bantay salakay!
papatawag ko sa congress yan….
Fire those stupid firemen and send them to jail! Kawawang Pilipinas…lupa ng mga mandurugas!
is there a way to find out if one of those looted packages was mine? i was expecting to receive important documents mailed June 1, 2007 and i haven’t received it up to now
hi i sent a package to jannette basilan in naga city with the return address of robert graf
941 w. carson st. # 220. if you have any info please contact me home 310 792-6818 or work 800
827-2850 ext 369. i sent the package out on thursday may 30 so it was probably there during the fire and probably looted by those lowlife firemen