The Philippine National Police (PNP) has presented to its global counterparts its accomplishments in the campaign against transnational crimes that include child exploitation, financial fraud, and illegal drugs. PNP chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr., said both the accomplishments and the continuous...
Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr. will lead the delegation of the Philippine National Police (PNP) to the annual conference of top police officials around the world in France. Azurin said the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) in France seeks to strengthen member countries in the fight...
The procurement of body-worn cameras (BWCs) is now the least priority in the procurement for the Philippine National Police (PNP), a top police official said on Thursday, Nov. 24. PNP chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. said the current priorities are for the move and shoot capability of all police units...
A total of 116 people have been added to the corps of elite police commandos after completing their six-month grueling training program in Bicol region. Gen. Rodolfo Azurin. Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), said the 116 new members of the Special Action Force (SAF) will be...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has welcomed the conviction of a policeman for torture and planting of evidence in connection with the deaths of Carl Angelo Arnaiz and Reynaldo De Guzman in August 2017. PNP chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr. issued the statement amid the shift of strategies in the...
A total of 26,244 barangays that were initially identified as illegal drugs affected were already cleared of drug influence, the Philippine National Police (PNP) reported on Tuesday, Nov. 22. PNP chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr. said the drug-cleared barangays represent 74.23 percent of the total of...
More than 654,000 people, who surrendered to the police at the height of the aggressive campaign against illegal drugs during the past administration, have graduated from the rehabilitation program, the Philippine National Police (PNP) disclosed on Thursday, Nov. 17. The PNP-initiated Recovery and...
Police seized more than 8,000 loose firearms in the series of operations across the country in the past three months. Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), said the same operations that include checkpoint operations and anti-drug operations also resulted in the...
National police chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr. advised on Monday, Nov. 14, suspended prisons head Gerald Bantag to do the talking during the legal proceedings in connection with the death of broadcast journalist Percival Mabasa and alleged middleman Jun Villamor instead of doing it through media...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) needs at least 1,500 more personnel for its Anti-Cybercrime Group (ACG) in order to effectively respond to the growing threats and incidents of criminal activities in cyberspace. In response, PNP chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr. said they would be requesting a...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is prepared to create tracker teams to locate suspended prisons chief Gerald Bantag and his deputy Ricardo Zulueta if they would go into hiding in case a warrant of arrest is issued against them in connection with the killing of broadcast journalist Percival...
Gen. Rodolfo Azurin. Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered on Tuesday, Nov. 8, a manhunt against those responsible for the killing of a police major in Cagayan. Azurin said he had already instructed the local police to conduct an in-depth investigation and follow-up operations...
