Antipolo City 2nd Rep. Romeo Acop (PPAB) Retired police brigadier general-turmed-Antipolo City 2nd district Rep. Romeo Acop says the purge of cops involved in the illegal drug trade should "go down to the lowest level of the Philippine National Police (PNP)". Acop had this to say in reaction to the...
Senators on Wednesday, July 26, said it is not enough for the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) to dismiss from the service police generals and colonels allegedly linked to illegal drug trade. “Firing erring officials is not enough. They...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Facebook) A big win in the war against illegal drugs. That's how Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers described President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s acceptance of the resignations of the 18 senior police officers...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has accepted the resignation of 18 police officers allegedly involved in the illegal drug trade almost a day after declaring that he will be waiting for them to step down. Before leaving for Malaysia on Tuesday, July 25, Marcos announced the resignation of18...
BUTUAN CITY – Forty-two persons were arrested for illegal logging and illegal gambling in the Agusan and Surigao provinces from July 19 to 23. ILLEGALLY cut lumber and flitches were seized in Surigao del Norte last week. The PRO-13 have stepped up their anti-illegal logging drive in different...
SANTA MARIA, Laguna – Police arrested an alleged member of a private armed group (PAG) for illegal possession of firearms in Barangay Macasipac here on Friday, July 21. Laguna police director Police Col. Harold Depositar identified the suspect as Roberto Banaag, also a gun-for-hire operating in...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte continued delivering commencement speeches, asking college graduates of the Mindoro State University on Wednesday, July 19, to not allow their dreams to be hampered by negative influences, such as drugs and insurgency. Vice President and Education...
BUTUAN CITY – Authorities seized illegally cut lumber and logs worth P545,786.50 from July 9 to 15 in the provinces of Surigao and Agusan del Sur. The Police Regional Office-13 Regional Operations Division said eight suspected illegal loggers were arrested and 8,170.27 board feet of assorted...
CAMP MALVAR, Batangas City – Police arrested an alleged illegal recruiter on Tuesday morning, July 18, in Barangay Timbugan, Rosario, this province. Batangas police director Police Col. Samson Belmonte identified the suspect as Rosalie Rivera, 49, a widow and resident of Barangay Timbugan....
CAMP RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – The Police Regional Office-13 has seized 1,175.31 board feet of illegally cut logs and lumber valued at P262,925.82 in Agusan del Sur and Surigao del Sur on Friday, July 14. ILLEGALLY cut lumber was seized in Barangay Buena Garcia, Talacogon, Agusan del Sur,...
CAMP RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – The Police Regional Office (PRO)-13 reported on Saturday, July 15, the arrest of 13 persons for illegal gambling in the provinces of Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur on Thursday, July 13. PRO-13 Director Police Brig. Gen. Pablo G. Labra II said seven...
CAMP RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – The Police Regional Office-13 apprehended 114 individuals for illegal fishing in the sea of Caraga region from July 1 to 12. The PRO 13-Regional Operations Division (ROD) said the Agusan del Norte Police Provincial Office (PPO) arrested 28 violators, Surigao...
