Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), has approved the dismissal of five policemen tagged in the kidnapping of a master agent of online cockfighting, or e-sabong, in Laguna last year. PNP chief information officer Col. Redrico Maranan said the dismissal was based...
A total of 279 policemen were dismissed from the service since the assumption of President "Bongbong" Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., the Philippine National Police (PNP) disclosed on Monday, Dec. 19. PNP chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr, said those kicked out of the police service were found guilty of serious...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has renewed calls for the remaining communist rebels and their supporters to surrender and start a new life following the death of Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Jose Maria "Joma" Sison. PNP chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr. said the death of...
General Rodolfo Azurin, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), has placed all its elite forces in highest alert status in anticipation of attacks as the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) marks its 54th anniversary this month. Azurin made the announcement during the year-end PNP...
The Board of Investments (BOI) has set a fighting target to overtake Vietnam in terms of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows by 2024 and Indonesia by 2026, around midterm of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s administration. During a panel at the 2022 National Exports Congress on Wednesday,...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has committed to further intensifying the efforts to hunt down fugitive foreigners who are hiding in the country. PNP chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr. said the issue was discussed during the 17th Annual Conference of Heads of National Central Bureaus of the...
Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered on Monday, Dec. 5, a crackdown on what he describes as guerrilla operations of online cockfighting following reports that there are some groups that continue to defy a presidential directive to put a stop on the online...
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...
