Fire marshal suspended
BY JUANCHO GALLARDE

The Bureau of Fire Protection in Central Visayas confirmed the suspension of provincial fire marshal, Senior Insp. William Tacaldo Jr., from May 1 to October 28, 2015, without pay, after he was found guilty of simple misconduct.

Tacaldo, however, said he is still performing his functions up to now.

In a letter to Commission on Human Rights field investigator, Jess Cañete, BFP-7 officer-in-charge, Senior Supt. Erlinda Tobias, said that Tacaldo was suspended by BFP director Ariel Barayuga, in an order dated April 14, that was affirmed with finality by Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas.