The Pasay City police have deployed additional personnel to the 18 hotels in the city being used as quarantine facilities following a surprise inspection to ensure their compliance with quarantine protocols. The surprise inspections were conducted to ensure that a repeat of the incident in Makati...
Despite concerns raised by human rights groups on drug-related killings, President Duterte stood firm in his stance not to apologize to the deaths that resulted from his administration’s drug war. President Rodrigo Duterte addresses the nation on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022. (Malacañang photo) In his...
President Duterte has described himself as a disciplinarian of police officers--one who would personally beat up cops if they cross the line. (Photos from Malacañang/ MANILA BULLETIN) "Pero ‘yung pulis na abuso? Iyan ang ayaw ko talaga, totoo ‘yan (Police officers who are abusive? I...
President Duterte prefers to assign policemen at quarantine hotels in the country in order to prevent cases of quarantine "jumping", or skipping the required quarantine period for individuals who just arrived from abroad. (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) This, as Duterte acknowledged...
The Muntinlupa police confiscated firecrackers in Barangay Putatan on New Year’s Eve. According to the Muntinlupa police, the firecrackers worth P2,900 were confiscated by the Putatan Sub-Station on Dec. 31. The firecrackers were abandoned by unidentified persons who sensed the presence of the...
Eight persons will welcome the New Year in detention after they were arrested in anti-illegal drug operations in Taguig and Muntinlupa on Dec. 30 and 31. According to Southern Police District director Brig. Gen. Jimili Macaraeg, the eight suspects yielded P125,800 worth of shabu. The pieces of...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Thursday, Dec. 30, expressed readiness to bring back the implenentation of stringent health and safety protocols in case the national government decides to heighten the Alert Level status amid increasing cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Police General...
The Manila city government inaugurated the Manila District Traffic Enforcement Unit (MDTEU) Headquarters along A. Bonifacio street in Santa Cruz, Manila on Tuesday, Dec. 28. Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso led the inauguration and was joined by Manila Police District (MPD) Director Brig....
The nationwide observance of “Simbang Gabi” concluded peacefully on Friday midnight, Dec. 24, with churchgoers generally practicing the minimum health standards amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Philippine National Police (PNP) disclosed. Simbang Gabi (Manila Bulletin File)...
Antique town’s No. 1 most wanted person will be spending Christmas in jail after the Muntinlupa police, together with the Special Action Force (SAF) and regional police captured him on Dec. 23. Southern Police District director Brig. Gen. Jimili Macaraeg announced the arrest of Jumel Sarap, 34,...
Pateros Mayor Miguel Ponce III reminded residents to limit their “pamamasko,” or going from house to house for gifts on Christmas Day due to the pandemic and that the firecracker ban is still implemented in the municipality. In a live broadcast on Facebook, Ponce said this is to prevent the...
The Pasig City Police Station (PCPS) filed robbery charges on Monday, Dec. 20, against five suspects, four of them former policemen, for the P30 million robbery which took place along Sta. Elvira street in Barangay Kapitolyo, Pasig City last Saturday, Dec. 18. PCPS Chief Col. Roman Arugay, in a...
