Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar admitted Saturday, May 29, that he personally was not in favor of arresting violators of minimum health standards and safety protocols. However, he also acknowledged that such measure needs to be done in order to keep the public safe...
The guidelines for the arrest of violators of COVID-19 protocols are expected to be released on May 31, an official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Saturday, May 29. DILG Spokesperson Jonathan Malaya (Photo courtesy of DILG) DILG Undersecretary and Spokesperson...
The Liga ng mga Barangay (LnB) has expressed full support for President Duterte's arrest order against barangay chairpersons who will fail to prevent or act appropriately on mass gathering activities in their respective jurisdictions. (Logo courtesy of Liga ng mga Barangay) However, LnB national...
Following the President Duterte's order, the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) vowed on Thursday, May 27 to have the barangay captains arrested in addition to being suspended for failure to stop mass gathering activities in their areas in the midst of the pandemic. In an interview...
Upset with the reports of super spreader events, President Duterte has ordered the arrest of barangay captains who fail to enforce the rules against mass gatherings in the country. President Duterte meets with top government officials on pandemic response on May 26, 2021 (Sen. Go/Malacañang)...
EU leaders agreed to cut air links with Belarus on Monday, as leader Alexander Lukashenko's regime paraded a dissident journalist arrested after his flight was forced to land in Minsk. A photo taken on May 23, 2021 shows a Boeing 737-8AS Ryanair passenger plane (flight FR4978, SP-RSM) from Athens,...
The task force quarry head of Tarlac City was nabbed in an entrapment operation on Monday for extortion, the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) reported. The task force quarry head of Tarlac City (man in white) falls in an entrapment operation at the Tarlac City Hall on Monday, May 24, 2021. According...
MINSK, Belarus (AFP) – Belarus forced a Ryanair flight carrying a wanted opposition activist to land in the capital Minsk on Sunday, provoking a furious outcry from world leaders who described it as a "hijacking" and an "act of state terrorism.” Belarusian state television reported that Roman...
Vice President and opposition leader Leni Robredo does not agree with President Duterte’s order to arrest people who are not wearing their face masks. “I don’t understand why our default is to arrest people,” Robredo said in Filipino during her Sunday radio show. VP Leni Robredo (OVP photo)...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) announced Friday, May 7, that it will immediately enforce President Duterte's order to apprehend violators of health protocols imposed by the government to stem the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). “In order to sustain the...
Policemen can conduct warrantless arrests against persons violating the local ordinances on wearing of face masks in public as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus, Malacañang said Thursday. A law enforcement officer reminds passengers to observe health protocols outside the Ninoy...
Any person not properly wearing a mask in public may face arrest and detention for nine hours at the police station, President Duterte warned Wednesday night. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang) In a televised address, the President directed the police to apprehend and investigator violators...