Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday, March 29, called on authorities to intensify the rollout of comprehensive mental health programs to protect vulnerable Filipinos and prevent further loss of life. Gatchalian made the call amid the alarming rise in suicide cases in Metro Manila, followed by a...
Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), has ordered concerned police units to maximize coordination with as many stakeholders, including schools and community-based groups, to extend assistance to the people in need amid the monitored increase in...
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso could not hide his dismay over the acts of vandalism committed by progressive youth groups during their protests marking International Women 's Day on March 8. Speaking before city government personnel and officials on Monday, March 9,...
Police Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered all police personnel on Friday, Feb. 20, to uphold discipline and protect public trust after two rookie cops were involved in a now-viral traffic altercation with a civilian motorist in Manila. The...
(SECOND UPDATE) The “Traslacion,” or the annual religious procession of the image of the Black Nazarene from Quirino Grandstand back to Quiapo Church in Manila on Friday, Jan. 9, has remained generally peaceful and orderly, the Philippine National Police (PNP) announced. Police Lt. Gen. Jose...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Friday, Dec. 26, that it will pursue both administrative and criminal charges against an irate police officer who allegedly fired his service firearm during a confrontation with three “noisy” children using firecrackers in Parañaque City. Police...
The alleged lapses in the anti-illegal drug operations of the Manila Police District (MPD) have come to the attention of the Philippine National Police (PNP), prompting acting national police chief Police Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. to direct the National Capital Region Police Office...
A woman who was allegedly stabbed and repeatedly punched in the face by her live-in partner following a heated argument was rescued by patrolling officers of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) in Barangay Tumana, Marikina City, on Monday, July 14. Authorities said the incident...
A policy by Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief General Nicolas Torre III requiring cops to respond to crimes within five minutes has resulted in the apprehension of 265,115 local ordinance violators in Metro Manila in just a little over one month. A report from the National Capital Region...
Remember the viral video of a warrantless police search in a house in Taguig City early this year? Eight of the 10 policemen involved in the viral video were dismissed from the service while another cop, then a substation commander in Taguig, was punished with one rank demotion, the National...
Operatives of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) arrested four suspected robbers during a hot pursuit after they pulled off a heist in Makati City on Wednesday night, May 28. NCRPO director Maj. Gen. Anthony A. Aberin said the operation should serve as a normal standard on how police...
Three men, including a reporter, were arrested for illegal possession of firearms and ammunition during a police buy-bust operation in Makati City on Monday night, May 26. The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) identified the suspects as "Gaynor," 52, reporter; "Patrick," 26; and...
