President Benigno Aquino III said the government is eyeing charges against Valenzuela City officials besides the owners of the ill-fated Kentex factory for the death of 72 people in one of the country’s worst fire incidents. Aquino added, one of the charges may be reckless imprudence resulting in multiple homicide. Aquino effectively cleared the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and partly blamed the incident on City Hall officials. Aquino said city hall should not have granted the factory a business permit without the requisite fire safety inspection certificate (FSIC) from the BFP. But Valenzuela City Mayor Rex Gatchalian insists the BFP is to blame for the incident.
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