A resolution requesting Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Lobredo to temporarily hold in abeyance the mandatory installation of automatic fire sprinkler systems in buildings/structures, per Republic Act 9514, or the Fire Code of the Philippines, was unanimously approved by the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod yesterday.

Authored by Councilor El Cid Familiaran, the resolution said the Implementing Rules and Regulations of R. A. 9514 mandates all building/structure owners to install the Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems (AFSS) as precautionary measure against possible occurrence of fire.

While the business sectors welcome this law as it would protect their property against possible occurrence of fire, many of them claims that they cannot afford the cost of AFSS, it said

The business and women sectors in Bacolod City said during a recent meeting that installing the AFSS in their buildings might compromise the capability and integrity of their structures, and many of them still cannot afford to buy one, the resolution said.

Because of the issues raised, they are requesting the concerned government agency to hold in abeyance meanwhile the implementation of the mandatory installation of the fire protection gadget, it added.*CGS

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