Maj. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez, Jr., director of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) has vowed to implement new policies that would prevent and discourage policemen from engaging in any form of illegal activities, especially those relating to illegal drugs. Nartatez issued the...
More than 170 police officers in Metro Manila have been charged with drug-related cases in 2023, President Marcos bared. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Ali Vicoy) Their offenses, he said, included the planting of evidence, unlawful arrest, and excessive violence in Metro Manila alone....
Police arrested two men for illegal possession of firearms in separate anti-criminality operations on Saturday, Jan. 6, in Caloocan City. Photo from Northern Police District (NPD)/MANILA BULLETIN Police said suspect “Anghelito”, 18, a resident of Barangay Bagong Silangan, Caloocan...
Gen. Benjamin Acorda, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), lambasted on Monday, Jan. 8, vloggers who he accused of sowing disinformation to project political instability in the country. Acorda was referring to the photos and videos showing him and military chief of staff Gen. Romeo...
Authorities seized an estimated P13.6 million of shabu in a buy-bust operation in a subdivision in Muntinlupa on Jan. 6. The operation was carried out by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) National Capital Region’s Northern District Office and Southern District Office, and...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa has floated the idea of subjecting military personnel in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), specifically the auxiliary members of the Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit (CAFGU), to a training on rules of engagement. Dela Rosa, former Philippine...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has placed a sufficient number of policemen on standby to augment the security personnel that were deployed in Manila to secure the Black Nazarene procession on Jan. 9. PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said around 15,000 policemen were already deployed in...
(L-R) President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Malacañang file photo) All security preparations are now being ironed out for the official visit of Indonesian President Joko Widodo to the Philippines next week, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said. PNP...
Around 15,000 police officers were deployed by the Philippine National Police (PNP) to secure millions of Catholic faithful who will attend the procession of the revered image of the Black Nazarene or "Traslacion" on Jan. 9. PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said that the force was sent on the...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) reiterated on Friday, Jan. 5, its "unwavering" loyalty to the Constitution and the Philippine flag amid new rumors of a destabilization plot against the current administration which is also being closely monitored by the Philippine National Police (PNP)....
After what it described as a safe and peaceful Yuletide celebrations, the Philippine National Police (PNP) is now focusing on the security measures for the Black Nazarene procession, or Traslacion 2024, on Jan. 9. PNP chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda, Jr. said the initial plan is to deploy around 13,700...
Photo from the Manila Police District/ MANILA BULLETIN The Christmas and New Year celebrations in Manila were “generally peaceful," Manila Police District (MPD) Director Col. Arnold Thomas Ibay said on Wednesday, Jan. 3. In an interview with Manila Bulletin, Ibay said there was no stray bullet...
