CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – The Police Regional Office-1 apprehended 27 gun ban violators from Jan. 12 to Feb. 22. Ilocos police chief Police Brig. Gen. Lou F. Evangelista said 24 firearms were confiscated. Seven were from Ilocos Norte, three from Ilocos Sur, four from La Union, and 13 from...
CEBU CITY – More than 500 loose firearms have been seized since the election gun ban was enforced in Central Visayas last Jan. 12. The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) reported that 527 loose firearms were confiscated in the intensified campaign to ensure a peaceful election in May....
BUTUAN CITY – Police arrested 79 wanted persons in the Davao region from Feb. 10 to 16. Police Regional Office-11 Director Police Brig. Gen. Leon Victor Z. Rosete said 78 warrants of arrest were served and 79 individuals were nabbed. Rosete said 27 were most wanted persons and 39 were other...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Police seized illegal drugs valued at over P30 million and arrested 10 drug pushers in the Cordillera region from Feb. 10 to 16. The Police Regional Office-Cordillera conducted 48 anti-illegal drug operations where 74,365 fully grown marijuana plants, 80 kilos of...
CAMP OLIVAS, San Fernando City, Pampanga – The Police Regional Office-3 recovered 260 loose firearms under the intensified Revitalized Katok campaign from Jan. 10 to Feb. 15. Police Regional Office-3 Director Police Brig. Gen. Jean S. Fajardo said the program strengthens the region’s efforts to...
BUTUAN CITY – Police seized shabu valued at P44.4 million and arrested two suspected drug pushers in buy-bust operation in Panabo City, Davao del Norte on Saturday, Feb. 15. The suspects considered high-value individuals in the illegal drugs trade yielded 6.537 kilograms of suspected shabu, the...
CEBU CITY – Police in Central Visayas will now be able respond to emergencies as quickly as possible with the help of technology. The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) on Friday, Feb. 14, launched the Emergency Alert Button app that the public can use to seek immediate police...
CAMP COL. RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – The Police Regional Office-13 has seized 158 loose firearms, two improvised explosive devices, and 132 bullets as it intensified the implementation of the election gun ban in the Caraga region. “No letup on election gun ban drive as campaign period...
CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – Police arrested two men for allegedly robbing a convenience store in Barangay Balsik, Hermosa, Bataan, on Wednesday, Feb. 12. THE suspects' loot and gun. (FB) The suspects were identified as Junior, 32, and Gil, 31. Investigation said the store was...
CAMP COL. RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – The Police Regional Office-13 brought joy to the people in the Caraga region on Valentine’s Day. A MOTORIST receives a token from a police officer in Surigao del Norte on Valentine’s Day. (Surigao del Norte PPO) PRO 13-Regional Public Information...
CEBU CITY – Seized illegal drugs valued at almost P300 million were destroyed here on Thursday, Feb. 13. POLICE Brig. Gen. Redrico Maranan, chief of the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas, loads a pack of shabu into a thermal facility during the destruction of seized illegal drugs on...
CAMP ALAGAR, Cagayan de Oro City – Twenty-nine individuals, including three uniformed personnel and one security guard, were apprehended by the Police Regional Office-10 from Jan. 12 to Feb. 12 for violating the election gun ban implemented by the Commission on Elections in Northern Mindanao. PRO...