TWENTY-one members of the Abu Sayyaf Group yield to authorities in a PNP camp in Asturias, Jolo, Sulu. (PNP photo) ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Twenty-one members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) surrendered to authorities led by the Special Action Force on Jan. 4, Wednesday, in Asturias, Jolo, Sulu. The...
CAMP Marcelo A. Adduru, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan – A member of the Philippine National Police-Special Action Force arrested a 41-year-old man for indiscriminate firing in Barangay San Luis, Cauayan City, Isabela on New Year’s Day. Police said an intoxicated Danilo Grandeza fired his caliber .45...
A rookie policeman assigned to the police's elite Special Action Force (SAF) was sacked from his post for indiscriminate firing during the Christmas season. Aside from Patrolman Loreto Abrio, also ordered relieved was his commanding officer at the 145th Special Action Company, Capt. John Louise...
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...
Eighty-two students of the Philippine National Police - Special Action Force (PNP) have undergone rigid training on sea vessel assault from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) which culminated on Tuesday, June 21, in Manila. Photo courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard The PCG said that it collaborated...
Two policemen died while four others were wounded in an ambush allegedly perpetrated by the communist rebels in Northern Samar on Saturday, Nov. 20. The two fatalities are rookie cops and were undergoing Special Action Force Commando Course (SAFCC) along with the four other wounded policemen. The...
Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered on Thursday, Sept. 30, the Special Action Force (SAF) to be on standby for possible deployment amid the series of attacks on politicians and the possibility of illegal fund-raising campaign of erring candidates...
Officials of the Ayala Alabang Village and barangay in Muntinlupa are protesting the raid conducted by Philippine immigration and police, and the Korean Embassy inside the exclusive subdivision Saturday night. In a statement issued on Sept. 19, the Ayala Alabang Village Association (AAVA) and...
Speedboats and helicopters of the Philippine National Police (PNP) have been placed on standby for the transportation of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines as the national government prepares for the roll-out of vaccination for essential workers and indigent Filipinos. PNP chief Gen. Guillermo...
The police official who led the hunt against a small group of Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) who landed in Bohol in 2017 has been designated as the new director of the Special Action Force, the elite unit of the Philippine National Police (PNP). The turnover of command between outgoing SAF director Maj....
The Police Regional Office 4A and the Police Regional Office 4B will have a new police regional director in the latest reorganization that was triggered by the retirement of Gen. Debold Sinas on Saturday. The reorganization was approved by Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Gen. Guillermo...
