The Philippine National Police (PNP) is now conducting a thorough investigation into the killing of a radio broadcaster who was shot dead inside his house in Calamba, Misamis Occidental. In a statement, Northern Mindanao Police regional director Brig. Gen. Ricardo Layug, Jr. said a special...
The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) has called on the Philippine National Police (PNP) to activate a special investigation task group and bring about the arrest of those responsible for the killing of a radio news anchor who was shot dead inside a radio booth in Misamis...
Gen. Benjamin Acorda, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), has committed the full support of the police organization to the government amid rumors of a destabilization plot allegedly being initiated by groups that include retired military officials. Acorda said they have been...
The chief of the Pasay City Police and 26 of his subordinates were relieved from their posts after authorities raided a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operation (Pogo) hub that was allegedly housing prostitution dens near a police sub-station. Col. Froilan Uy, chief of police in Pasay City; Pasay...
ILOILO CITY – Police Staff Sgt. Michael Dalan, who was shot and killed by a drug suspect, was hailed as a hero in the fight against illegal drugs in this city. POLICE Col. Joeresty Coronica, Iloilo City police chief, visits the wake of Police Staff Sgt. Michael Malan who was killed by drug...
Authorities are now bracing for the return of millions of Filipinos who took advantage of the long weekend brought by the conduct of the barangay elections and the observance of the All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days, or Undas. Col. Jean Fajardo, spokesperson of the Philippine National Police...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is expected to lift its full alert status on Thursday, Nov. 2, following what it described as successful barangay elections and observations of the All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days, locally referred to as Undas. PNP chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda, Jr. said...
A security guard was arrested by the police after allegedly robbing a Vietnamese student in Muntinlupa. The victim, Thi Thanh Tam Hoang, 22, a resident of Garden by the Bay Residences on Roxas Boulevard, Pasay, said the incident happened on Posadas Avenue, Barangay Sucat. The victim at...
PNP Chief Police Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. answers questions from the media during an inspection at the Manila North Cemetery on All Saints' Day, November 1, 2023. (Courtesy of PNP livestream) Following the conclusion of the Baranggay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE), the Philippine...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has deployed more than 27,000 policemen across the country to secure cemeteries and other places of convergence for this year’s observance of All Saints’ and All Souls Days. PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said part of the deployment are those who would...
Police forces across the country will remain on alert as all the possible worst-case scenarios are still being monitored and secured until such time that all the winning candidates for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) formally assume their positions. This is the reason,...
PNP chief Police General Benjamin Acorda Jr. (Courtesy of PNP livestream) Although there were election-related incidents (ERIs) recorded in Mindanao, the conduct of the Baranggay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on Monday, Oct. 30, went "generally peaceful", the Philippine National Police...
