Ex-BFP chief pleads not guilty to graft over alleged P10-M bribe

MANILA, Philippines — Former Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) chief Jesus Fernandez on Tuesday pleaded not guilty in one of the two graft cases against him pending before the Sandiganbayan. According to prosecutors, the two counts each of graft and indirect bribery cases against Fernandez and Rosaverna Sangga stemmed from the P14.752-million bribe that the official