The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday, May 26, ordered all regional and local units to sustain aggressive anti-criminality operations and increase boots on the ground despite a major drop in crime rates nationwide. PNP Chief, Police General Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr. issued the...
Police General Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), directed a thorough investigation into the alleged “secret meetings” involving relatives of missing sabungeros or cockfight enthusiasts and dismissed police officers tied to the high-profile...
Police Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), on Tuesday, May 19, told police commanders and personnel to ignore “political noise” and stay focused on their mandate of maintaining peace and order. Nartatez warned that attempts to draw police officers...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) confirmed Tuesday, April 28, that it has found no validated intelligence information pointing to a supposed “military-backed People Power” movement amid rumors circulating online. PNP Chief, Police General Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr. said the police force...
Police will be working with the Office of the Ombudsman to track down the individuals responsible for leaking the sensitive personal data of its field investigators. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr. said the unauthorized leak could jeopardize the safety of the Ombudsman investigators...
For the Philippine National Police (PNP), no student deserves to be in harm’s way— and even lose life— over youth curiosity and idealism. And that’s why PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr. is seeking the crafting of intervention measures with other government agencies to prevent...
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said adjustments will be made to better protect officers following the death of a cop in an anti-illegal drugs operation in Bacolod City on April 9. Police Master Sgt. Romulo Galvez Jr. was shot dead by drug suspect...
An anti-hazing measure recently implemented at the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) was found to be effective—and two sneaky cadets are now in big trouble. That measure is the regular body inspection, and PNPA director Brig. Gen. Redrico Maranan said it led to the discovery of foot...
Justice and accountability are on the right track in the case of muriatic acid hazing, national police chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr. as he welcomed the filing of a criminal case against the seven cadets of the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA). For Nartatez, the fast...
The alleged free accommodation modus of police training officers at the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) triggered a nationwide financial scrutiny and police review of all regional training of the Philippine National Police (PNP). It started when Field Training Officers (FTOs) of the Regional...
Even the chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) could not help but shake his head in disappointment after watching the viral video of the road crash involving a police coaster after trying to enter the bus lane along EDSA. For PNP chief, Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., common sense on...
Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered all police commanders in Metro Manila and nearby areas to implement adjustments in deployment and personnel management amid the health threats as a result of the fire that hit the Navotas Sanitary Landfill...
