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Fire Code Fees Collection

As stipulated in Section 12 of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) 9514, the BFP shall collect the prescribed Fire Code revenues with options of having it done via a direct payment thru Authorized Government Servicing Bank (AGSB) or Authorized Government Depository Bank (AGDB) or Collections be done by a designated Collecting BFP Officer and all revenue collections shall have corresponding Official Receipts (OR) issued by the BFP and shall be deposited to either AGSB and AGDB and revenues shall further be remitted to the National Treasury under a Trust Account prescribed by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM).  
           
Section 12.0.0.3-A and C state that the Assessment of Fire Code taxes, fees/charges and fines as revenue is vested upon the BFP. The Chief, BFP shall prescribe the procedural rules for such purpose, subject to the approval of the Secretary, DILG. The Chief or his duly authorized representative shall exercise the general power to assess the prescribed fire code taxes, fees/charges and fines for installation, structures, facilities and operations not within the jurisdiction of any Fire Marshal or in any other conditions as the need thereto arises.    

January of Calendar Year 2010, the Bureau of Fire starts the year with our firemen being busy attending into the clients’ need in the processing of the renewal of business’ permits at the designated one-stop-shop for this purpose. The implementation of the provisions of Republic Act 9514 as stipulated in Section 12 of its IRR that concerns about the BFP being now the agency itself responsible in the collection of fire code fees collection. Though yet admittedly we are in the infancy stage in the implementation of the law, things are generally going into its course to perfection.