ILOILO CITY – The Department of Tourism (DOT)-Western Visayas recently conducted a security training for tourist police at world-famous Boracay Island. A TOURIST police training was held to boost security measures at world-famous Boracay Island. (DOT-6) The Tourist-Oriented Police for...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) shrugged off the filing of petition to issue a writ of amparo against the organization in relation to the ongoing operation to arrest Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Apollo Quiboloy. Unless the court rules in favor of the KOJC, PNP spokesperson Col. Jean...
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil has approved the lifting of the moratorium that prescribed the period for policemen who have visible tattoos to remove them. This means that all those who have declared that they have visible tattoos must be removed within three...
Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered all police units nationwide to strictly implement a three-minute response to all requests for police assistance, especially those channeled via the 911 emergency calls, or E911. The policy is part of the PNP’s...
Imagine a bodycam-wearing policeman apprehending a motorist in a road rage. All of a sudden, the bodycam started emitting a beeping sound after an automatic access to the database of the Philippine National Police (PNP) disclosed that the motorist is wanted for a case of murder. This is the kind of...
A 45-year-old barangay councilor was shot dead by two suspects on board a motorcycle while she was walking with her 11-year-old son in Quiapo, Manila, authorities said on Friday, August 16. The Manila Police District (MPD) identified the victim as Stella Lim, a barangay councilor of Barangay 383 in...
Former Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Jesus A. Verzosa and 10 other police officers have been acquitted by the Sandiganbayan of their graft charges over the alleged irregular purchase of two second-hand helicopters in 2009. Aside from Verzosa, also acquitted were P/DDG...
Policemen and soldiers will no longer be required to undergo drug test and psychiatric evaluation when securing their gun permits, the Philippine National Police (PNP) announced on Thursday, Aug. 15. Police Lt. Col. Eudisan Gultiano, spokesperson of the PNP-Civil Security Group (CSG), said the...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. (Screenshot from Facebook live) To set the record straight, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin “Benhur”...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has created a thorough review of the past campaigns against illegal drugs in a bid to come up with a clear guideline on how the recalibrated drug war would be carried out. PNP chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil said the comprehensive review includes those...
A 68-year-old drunk man was arrested after hacking his neighbors -- a mother and daughter -- with a bolo in Barangay Malanday, San Mateo, Rizal, on Monday, August 12. The bolo used in the crime. (Photos from Rizal PPO/MANILA BULLETIN) According to the investigation of the Rizal Police Provincial...
A supposedly enjoyable road trip between new acquaintances turned into misfortune when the man, whom the victim only met online, stole her belongings in Tanay, Rizal, the Rizal Police Provincial Office (Rizal PPO) said Monday, August 12. Photos from Rizal PPO/MANILA BULLETIN The police...
