CEBU CITY – Police here are gearing up for the start of Misa de Gallo on Dec. 16. Police Col. George Ylanan, chief of the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO), said a security plan has been laid out to ensure that the conduct of dawn Masses will be peaceful. Ylanan said the CCPO has coordinated with...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – The Police Regional Office-2 is on full alert for the martial law anniversary on Sunday, Sept. 21, in the Cagayan Valley region. Large gatherings are expected. The PRO-2 said 2,957 police personnel have been deployed to checkpoints, border control areas, and police...
BACOLOD CITY - The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region is on full alert for protests during the martial law anniversary on Sunday, Sept. 21, in the region. A total of 1,120 police personnel were deployed in Negros Occidental, this highly-urbanized city, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor. Police...
BAGUIO CITY – The Baguio City Police Office (BCPO) said Friday that it will deploy around 600 uniformed and plainclothes personnel to secure various activities on Sunday, including anti-corruption rallies. “There will be additional police personnel who will attend to traffic management,...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Greg Gasataya reassured the Filipino-Chinese business community that they are committed to peace and order following the murder of a businessman on Sept. 9. “Let it be unequivocally stated that Bacolod City maintains zero tolerance for violence,” Gasataya said during a...
ILOILO CITY – A special police force has been deployed to quell crimes in this city. Police Regional Office-6 chief Police Brig. Gen. Josefino Ligan sent the Regional Mobile Force Battalion-6 to portions of Mandurriao District where many publicized incidents over a period of almost a month had...
CEBU CITY – Police here are preparing for the arrival of the “ber” months this early. Police Lt. Col. Maria Theresa Macatangay, deputy city director for operations of the Cebu City Police Office, said it is during the “ber” months that crimes usually increase. With this, security...
GENERAL LUNA, Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte – Police Regional Office-13 Director Police Brig. Gen. Marcial Mariano P. Magistrado IV has ordered all station commanders to increase visibility and crime prevention measures in all tourist spots in this paradise island. “We must ensure that all...
President Marcos declared that the Philippines has become more peaceful and more respectful of human rights under his administration, citing improved law enforcement, declining insurgency, and a whole-of-government approach to crime and drug enforcement. “Ang kapayapaan ay mahalagang pundasyon...
BACOLOD CITY – One-hundred fifty-five personnel from the Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region were tapped to support security operations in the State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday, July 28. Police Lt. Col. Joem Malong, spokesperson for PRO-NIR,...
A policy by Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief General Nicolas Torre III requiring cops to respond to crimes within five minutes has resulted in the apprehension of 265,115 local ordinance violators in Metro Manila in just a little over one month. A report from the National Capital Region...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City’s strong "culture of security," where residents actively participate in maintaining peace, is a major factor in its ranking as the second safest city in the Philippines. Davao City Police Office (DCPO) spokesperson Police Capt. Hazel Tuazon said Wednesday that the...
