BFP officer nabbed for extortion

MANILA, Philippines — A Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) officer has been arrested for allegedly demanding P150,000 from an applicant who wanted to join the bureau. The BFP said on Thursday the 36-year-old Fire Officer 3 assigned to the Ilocos Region was arrested in an entrapment in Dagupan City, Pangasinan on Aug. 5. “During the