The government's intensified anti-piracy efforts last year yielded a record-high P40.9 billion in confiscated fake products. In a statement on Thursday, Feb. 6, the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) said the combined seizures of enforcement agencies belonging to the National...
(Photo from SPD) Four women were arrested by the Makati City Police for selling illegal drugs during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Tejeros, Makati City on Tuesday, Feb. 4, Makati City Police chief Col. Jean Dela Torre said. The suspects were identified as "Rula," 30, and the primary target of...
(Photo from Rizal PPO) A 67-year-old taxi driver who was applying for a police clearance was arrested by the Angono Police on Tuesday, Feb. 4, after discovering that he has a standing warrant of arrest for the attempted rape of a 16-year-old girl in 2015. Rizal Police Provincial Office (Rizal PPO)...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) reminded the Philippine National Police (PNP) to safeguard the citizens' constitutional rights against unwarranted search and seizures in the implementation of "Oplan Katok." "Oplan Katok" is the PNP's initiative to ferry out unlicensed firearms and those with...
President Marcos has extended the term of Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil by four months, Malacañang announced Thursday morning, Feb. 6. Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief P/Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil (file) A memorandum signed by Executive Secretary Lucas...
AFP Chief, General Romeo Brawner Jr. (File photo) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is looking to send additional soldiers to Basilan even as the Senate and House of Representatives agreed to move the date of the inaugural parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in...
The suspect shooting his colleague at their workplace in Antipolo, Rizal. A security guard was shot to death by his colleague for allegedly being habitually tardy at work in Antipolo, Rizal, the police said on Monday, Feb. 3. In a CCTV footage recovered from their workplace, the suspect was...
CAVITE – Authorities apprehended a man for allegedly stealing a truck loaded with P392,789 worth of hardware products in Imus City on Monday, Feb. 3. A report from the Police Regional Office 4A identified the suspect as alias Reynaldo. Initial investigation by the Imus Component City Police...
Senator Raffy Tulfo was elated over the swift action of the Philippine National Police (PNP) concerning his recommendation to add local police outposts on Road 10 with at least five policemen on duty and police mobiles available 24/7 to curb the rampant crime on the most notorious road in Metro...
Magsasaka Partylist nominee Lejun dela Cruz. (Photo from Eli Sanfernando) Marikina City Police chief Col. Erwin Dayag denied the abduction allegations made by Magsasaka Party-list nominee Lejun dela Cruz on Sunday, Feb. 2, stressing that his arrest was a legitimate police operation. Dayag said Dela...
A woman was injured after being robbed by a man armed with a knife on Caruncho Avenue in Pasig City on Friday night, Jan. 31, with the suspect quickly arrested by authorities. Authorities' quick response lead to the immediate arrest of a robbery-holdup suspect in Pasig City. (Photo from EPD) The...
Concerns and allegations that the home visit on delinquent firearms owners could be weaponized for political intimidation for the midterm elections are baseless and mere speculations, the chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) said. PNP chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil stressed that their...
