(UPDATE) ZAMBOANGA CITY: The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) on Wednesday said one of its members was arrested for allegedly taking money from an applicant in exchange for a position in the bureau.

The BFP said the suspect, Fire Officer 3 Jesson Casanes, 35, was arrested by the police in an entrapment operation on Tuesday afternoon in the village of Sicade in Zamboanga del Sur's Kumalarang town.

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