The Philippine National Police (PNP) has bought around P1.5 billion worth of firearms and other mission-essential equipment that are expected to boost the organization’s operational capability. PNP chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda, Jr. said the fund used in the procurement process came from the...
The Manila Police District (MPD) has issued a warning on Tuesday, Oct. 3, against the use and transport of gun replicas during the gun ban period. The Manila police said bearing, carrying, or transporting of imitation firearms, including airsoft guns and airguns, is covered by the prohibition...
Police arrested a man and confiscated P346,800 worth of alleged shabu in a buy-bust operation in Navotas City on Tuesday, Oct. 3. Photo credit from Northern Police District (NPD)/MANILA BULLETIN The Northern Police District (NPD) identified the suspect as alias “Jerome," 20, a resident of...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) will send 25 of its personnel to South Sudan as part of the peacekeeping commitment by the national government to the United Nations (UN). PNP chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda, Jr. said the 25 policemen were already trained and briefed on their assignment as part of...
Back to the good old days. The use of service firearms will now be the last option for policemen in dealing with law offenders after the Philippine National Police (PNP) has issued a directive which paved the way to the return of whistle and baton as part of their uniform. PNP chief Gen. Benjamin...
BACOLOD CITY – Four policemen in this city are being investigated for their alleged involvement in a P15-million Philippine National Police recruitment scam in La Castellana, Negros Occidental. Police Col. Noel Aliño, Bacolod police director, in a media interview, said that these policemen...
Police Brig. Gen. Paul Kenneth Lucas was designated as the acting regional director of the Police Regional Office (PRO) 4A in the latest reshuffle that also affected three other senior officials of the Philippine National Police (PNP). Lucas replaced Police Brig. Gen. Carlito Gaces as the...
Operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) seized at least 53 firearms following the arrest of an unlicensed gunsmith who was allegedly engaged in online selling of firearms and other gun accessories that include suppressors. Gen. Benjamin Acorda, Jr., chief of the...
The firearm that was used in the killing of a female lawyer in Abra was also used in at least three shooting incidents, indicating that the assailants are members of a gun-for-hire group, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said. PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said another positive lead in the...
Intensive security measures will be enforced by the Eastern Police District (EPD) to ensure "transparency and credibility" during the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Election (BSKE) 2023. “EPD will ensure a fair and just election. Thus we are fully dedicated and committed to...
More policemen and soldiers will be deployed in areas which will be assessed to be sites for potential poll-related violence for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections on Oct. 30, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said. So far, around 246 areas were already classified as under red...
BANTAY, Ilocos Sur – A police officer died in a motorcycle accident on the national highway in Barangay Puspus, Bantay, Ilocos Sur early Friday morning, September 29. Police said the victim, Police Staff Sgt. Romualdo Mario Valorozo Piamonte Jr., 46, assigned to the Provincial Police Mobile...
