Six Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel and a civilian cohort were collared by their brothers-in-uniform from the Philippine National Police (PNP) after they allegedly yielded P3,075,000 worth of alleged smuggled cigarettes during an anti-smuggling operation in Naawan, Misamis Oriental on...
Police General Jose Melencio Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police, ordered the new leadership of the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) on Friday, April 17, to strictly enforce anti-hazing rules following an incident that led to the arrest of at least three second year...
Ten suspected members of the Dawlah Islamiya–Maute Group were killed in a pre-dawn encounter that lasted for eight gruelling hours with government forces in Marantao, Lanao del Sur on Friday, April 17, including two of the group’s top leaders, police said. Operatives from the Criminal...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is now conducting a comprehensive investigation to track down the network behind a P2.7 million shipment of smuggled cigarettes seized in Cotabato City on Wednesday, April 15. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr. said the successful operation reflects...
Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), lauded the rescue of a 78-year old businessman in an operation that led to the death of four of his captors in a brief shootout in Parañaque City. But Nartatez said the incident will be investigated as a matter of...
Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), has ordered an expansion of its anti-hazing measures that will include all police training units across the country. The order stemmed from the incident at the PNP Academy on April 3 when three cadets applied a...
Anti-kidnapping agents of the Philippine National Police (PNP) rescued a 78-year old businessman from the clutches of his abductors in a daring rescue operation that resulted in the death of four suspects, two of them turned out to be dismissed policemen. Police Brig. Gen. Glicerio Cansilao,...
At least nine officials of the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) were relieved from their posts as part of the continuing investigation into the muriatic acid hazing incident early this month. The relief order dated April 15 also led to a minor reshuffle, including the designation of Police...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) is planning to set up help desks in as many participating gas stations as the government’s P10 per liter subsidy started on Tuesday, April 14. And when that happens, the Philippine National Police (PNP) also wants to make its...
Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered police commanders in Metro Manila and other areas to remain on alert and visible for the remaining two days of the transport strike as he commanded them for a peaceful and orderly first day of the protest....
A number of transport groups have declared their intention not to join the three-day transport strike and the Philippine National Police (PNP) wants to ensure that they will not be threatened and harassed. At the start of the transport strike on Wednesday, April 15, PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C....
Several extremist groups are allegedly tapping online games such as the immensely popular Roblox to groom, influence, and exploit Filipino youth in connection with acts of violence, authorities told senators in a panel investigation on Tuesday, April 14. During the Senate inquiry led by the...
