Gen. Benjamin Acorda, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), said there are neither anomalies nor deception on deaths related to the current aggressive drive campaign against illegal drugs. He was reacting to the statement issued by a group from University of the...
A politicized police and military forces leads to dysfunctional institutions and eventually results in the failure of a country as a working state, the top official of the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Monday, Feb. 12, amid the current bickering of two major political forces. This is the...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) will be going all-out against cybercrimes with the establishment of Cyber-Security Desks in all police stations across the country. PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said training programs are also underway for all those who would be tasked to man the...
What if there’s indeed a warrant of arrest against former president Rodrigo Duterte from the International Criminal Court (ICC)? The Philippine National Police (PNP) made it clear on Wednesday, Feb. 7, that it would not be enforced. PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said the police force...
Political angle, including the proposed Charter Change (Cha-Cha), is among the possibilities being looked at by the Philippine National Police (PNP) in investigating the recent bomb threat against members of the House of Representatives, PNP chief General Benjamin Acorda Jr. said on Tuesday, Feb....
President Marcos has ordered the Philippine National Police (PNP) to strengthen the country's cyber security systems amid rising cybercrimes in the last quarter of 2023. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of PPA/Jonathan Cellona) Marcos said it must be done by further...
The Senate has approved on third and final reading the measure that would introduce “much-needed” reforms in the Philippine National Police (PNP). Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa, former PNP chief, welcomed the Senate’s approval of Senate Bill No. 2449. Twenty-three (23)...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has deployed almost 1,500 policemen to assist in the disaster response and other initiatives amid the bad weather disturbance in Davao Region and nearby areas that has so far left at least 16 people dead. PNP chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda, Jr. said the policemen...
The Philippine government is now pursuing a comprehensive peace and development plan that may probably replace the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), a top police official said on Monday, Feb. 5. But PNP chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda, Jr. also rejected the proposal...
All the blood that was shed and all the lives that were lost in the fight for the Philippines to be an independent country over the years will all come to naught if the idea of Mindanao secession is even entertained, a top police official said on Monday, Feb. 5. PNP chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda, Jr....
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Police General Benjamin Acorda Jr. (right) meets on Feb. 2, 2024 the grieving family of one of the three cops who died in a Jan. 30 operation against alleged members of the Ampoan criminal gang in Santa Rita, Samar. (Photo by PNP) Police General Benjamin...
CALBAYOG CITY – Philippine National Police chief Police Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. said on Friday, February 2, that he never asked anyone to resign, particularly President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. PHILIPPINE National Police chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. (right) on Friday, February 2, inspects...
