LA TRINIDAD, Benguet -- Ten drug personalities were arrested during the Police Regional Office-Cordillera’s anti-illegal drugs operation conducted from Nov. 13 to Nov. 19. Based on the records from the PROCOR's Regional Operations Division (ROD) for the week, Benguet Police Provincial Office...
ROSALES, Pangasinan – A 25-year-old Sangguniang Kabataan chairman here involved in the illegal drugs trade surrendered to the police on Wednesday, Nov. 16. “Antonio” surrendered through the Kasimbayanan or Kapulisan, Simbahan, at Pamayanan program of the Philippine National Police with the...
The United States will be providing the Philippines $7.5 million in assistance to help the country in countering illegal, unregulated, unreported and unsustainable fishing. This came as US Vice President Kamala Harris visited the fishing village of Tagburos in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, where she...
IMUS CITY, Cavite – Authorities here arrested 45 individuals allegedly involved in illegal gambling, particularly pigeon racing, on Saturday, Nov. 19. The Cavite Police Provincial Office said the Imus City Police Station (CPS) received a report from a concerned citizen about illegal pigeon...
BACOLOD CITY -- A drug detainee surrendered to the authorities in Zamboanga del Norte on Saturday, Nov. 19, three days after he escaped from the custodial facility of Bacong Municipal Police Station in Negros Oriental on Wednesday. Lt. Col. Marcial Yanguas, officer-in-charge of Negros Oriental...
The Department of Agriculture-Regional Field Office 2 (Cagayan Valley) is investigating the illegal sale of hybrid rice seeds that are part of the government’s seed distribution program. DA-RFO 2 Executive Director Narciso A. Edillo said they are coordinating with the National Bureau of...
MABALACAT CITY, Pampanga – Six individuals, four of them females, were arrested inside a makeshift drug den in Barangay Dau at about 5:14 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 18. Photo via Liezle Inigo Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Region III (PDEA-3) who conducted the buy-bust operation...
BACOLOD CITY – A drug detainee escaped from the custodial facility of Bacong Municipal Police Station on Wednesday, Nov. 16. John Mike Olitres alias ‘Tata Vendetta’ is now the subject of massive manhunt operation by the Negros Oriental police. In a video on Facebook, Maj. Fortunato...
CEBU CITY – More than 1000 individuals were arrested during a month-long intensified campaign by the police against illegal gambling in Central Visayas. Most of the 1,147 arrested individuals arrested in October were involved in unauthorized small town lottery (STL) operations. Col. Rommel...
CAMP DANGWA, Benguet -- A businesswoman is now in jail after she was caught possessing shabu during a buy-bust operation conducted by the Benguet Provincial Police Office in Barangay Pico, La Trinidad, Benguet on Wednesday, Nov. 16. The arrested businesswoman was identified as Jay Anne Ceriaco...
CAMP FRANCISCO S. MACABULOS, Tarlac City -- A 43-year-old businessman was arrested after the authorities found a gun, a grenade and an undetermined amount of shabu during a search operation in his house in Brgy. San Nicolas in this city on Wednesday morning, Nov. 16. The raiding personnel of the...
CEBU CITY—An Indian national wanted for illegal recruitment was arrested here on Monday night, Nov. 14. Operatives of the Inayawan Police Station arrested the suspect Harjot Singh in Sitio Ciwac, Barangay Bulacao. Singh had a pending warrant of arrest issued by Branch 5 of the Regional Trial...
