Bureau of Fire Protection(BFP)

June 22, 2023 Dear Geoffrey Thomas, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Jun 20, 2023 09:11:14 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for BFP Compliance dates for older buildings. Response to Request Your FOI request is approved. I enclose a copy of the information you requested. SECTION 14.0.0.6 ALTERNATIVE AND/OR REMEDIAL FIRE SAFETY MEASURES A. In cases of existing buildings which when forced to comply will compromise its structural stability and/or integrity, the Chief, BFP may accept adequate alternative and/or remedial fire safety measures in lieu of the fire safety requirements of this RIRR upon application by the owner/occupant/building administrator of the building or structure. 352 B. For this purpose, a Fire Safety Technical Committee shall be created to assist the Chief, BFP in determining the adequacy of the said alternative measures. C. The basis for the evaluation of the Fire Safety Technical Committee shall be in accordance with the implementing guidelines approved by the Chief, BFP. SECTION 14.0.0.7 SEPARABILITY CLAUSE If any provision of this RIRR is declared invalid & unconstitutional, the other provisions not affected thereby shall remain valid and subsisting. SECTION 14.0.0.8 REPEALING AND AMENDING CLAUSE All administrative orders, rules and regulations, memoranda, circulars and other issuances inconsistent herewith or contrary to the provisions of these rules and regulations are hereby repealed and/or modified accordingly. SECTION 14.0.0.9 EFFECTIVITY These Implementing Rules and Regulations shall take effect thirty (30) days after publication of the last installment in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. Reference: https://bfp.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/RA9514-RIRR-rev-2019.pdf Your right to request a review 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 answering this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeGGq9269_EWBOLnQVtFv-z5-rcbhURt01vauL7C_7DRvmOmQ/viewform?usp=pp_url 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, Gretchen Faye Morales FOI Receiving Officer