Manila, July 23 -- The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) has placed all its officers across the country on "full alert status" or "code red" in response to the effects of the bad weather brought by the southwest monsoon (habagat), Tropical Storm Dante, and Tropical Depression Emong.
In a statement on Wednesday, the BFP said 35,517 personnel as well as 4,860 fire trucks, 314 ambulances, 87 rescue trucks, and 60 rubber and rigid boats were deployed to support ongoing emergency response operations as of 6 a.m. on Wednesday.
The BFP said nine individuals were still missing while three bodies were recovered and 251 individuals were rescued from the areas affected by the heavy rainfall. No further details were available about them.
Meanwhile, Ph...