Senator Leila de Lima blasted on Tuesday, June 29, the plan raised by President Duterte to civilian groups to help authorities in crime fighting. Senator Leila de Lima (Senate of the Philippines) "Ang laking problema na nga na ituro yung tamang batas sa kapulisan natin, gusto pa natin isama sa...
Youth group Anakbayan has scored President Duterte’s proposal to arm civilian volunteers to help fight crimes, saying that the suggestion is “dangerous and untimely” as the country continues to struggle from an ongoing health crisis due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (MANILA BULLETIN FILE...
A green space in the metropolis that's named after the father of the late former President Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" Aquino III recently hosted an "enrichment" tree-planting activity by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). (Photo from DENR Undersecretary Benny Antiporda's...
The proposed arming of civilian volunteers helping in the government's anti-crime campaign is not yet final, Malacañang clarified Monday. resident Rodrigo Roa Duterte administers the oath-taking ceremony of the Global Coalition of Lingkod Bayan Advocacy Support Groups and Force Multipliers during...
Senator Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III has disagreed with President Duterte's proposal to arm anti-crime volunteers to help in law enforcement. Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar (middle) leads the commemoration of the 123rd proclamation of Independence Day at Camp Crame in...
Anti-crime civilians could avail of existing procedures to own and carry guns if they want to help law enforcement agencies in crime fighting as President Duterte had proposed, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said on Monday, June 28. But if the President wanted to ease the procedures for...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is open to the idea of arming anti-crime civilian volunteers but the firearms should only be to defend themselves and not on hunting down criminal elements that include communist rebels. PNP Chief Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo T Eleazar explained that anti-crime...
Vice President and opposition leader Leni Robredo is against the proposal of President Duterte to arm anti-crime volunteers to help the police enforce the law, saying that it opens opportunities for abuse. Speaking on her Sunday radio show, Robredo stressed that there are better solutions to the...
He may have publicly rebuked the Catholic Church in the past but President Duterte is not about to pick a fight with priests. President Duterte gives a peace sign to a priest attending an assembly of anti-crime volunteers at the police headquarters in Quezon City on June 25, 2021. (Screenshot/RTVM...
President Duterte is amenable to the arming of a new coalition of volunteers to augment government forces in keeping peace and order in the country. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a speech during the ceremonial signing of several laws in Malacañang on June 24, 2021. (Malacañang) According...
Police arrested 39 individuals and rescued one minor who were allegedly involved in a phishing scam operating in Quezon City Monday night. Members of the Quezon City Police District nabbed the suspects, including the alleged company manager Rose Castolo, Jesto Aludino, and Mitch John Esteban, at...
A Chinese POGO (Philippine offshore gaming operator) worker who was allegedly abducted by six suspects was rescued by the police in Parañaque City on Thursday afternoon, June 17. Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar said five Chinese suspects and a Filipino cohort were...
