Security forces remain on top of the situation in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) following the attack on the region’s Interim Chief Minister a few weeks before the parliamentary elections next month. Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine...
Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), directed all police units to coordinate with school authorities before conducting activities in any learning space in support of the new guidelines from the Department of Education (DepEd). The new guidelines set...
Gun-related violence continue to pose a threat of the election peace and order in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), the latest was the ambush on the convoy of Interim Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua in Maguindanao del Norte on Saturday afternoon, April 15. And the...
The Quezon City government has launched a whole-of-community framework bringing together schools, families, law enforcement, barangays, and other community partners to protect learners from violence and other threats. The QC Safe Schools Whole-of-Community Framework seeks to strengthen efforts to...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday, Aug. 14, directed police commanders nationwide to tighten compliance with waste segregation and disposal rules as the government stepped up efforts to address the country’s growing garbage problem. Police Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr., PNP...
A total of 47 cities and municipalities have been placed under a state of calamity as the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat) and tropical cyclones “Luis” and “Maymay” affected more than 4.3 million people across 3,768 barangays nationwide, the Office of Civil Defense disclosed Friday,...
Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered cybercrime police personnel to step up monitoring and operation against artificial intelligence-generated photos and videos that could mislead the public and spread false information on social media. This,...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) will provide assistance in running after those who would engage in overpricing, hoarding, and profiteering from agricultural products as the weather disturbances continue to affect agricultural production and supply in several areas. The Office of Civil Defense...
The damage to infrastructure and agriculture wrought by heavy rains due to tropical two cyclones and southwest monsoon reached around P3 billion as a result of widespread flooding and other adverse effects of the downpour. As of Thursday morning, Aug 13, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson has filed two measures seeking to raise the compulsory retirement age for personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP) as well as the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) and Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) from 56 to 57. In filing Senate Bill Nos....
The Philippine National Police (PNP) said it has tightened its monitoring of anti-illegal drug operations at the local level to prevent syndicates from changing tactics and exploiting communities, most recently local fisherfolk, that may be more vulnerable to recruitment. Police General Jose...
Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered all police units in areas heavily-affected by the heavy rains to coordinate with local government units in the conduct of post-disaster recovery efforts as communities deal with the aftermath of the three...
