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...
The national government would have to cough up between P92 billion and P230 billion annually if and when Congress institutionalizes a proposal to provide all senior citizens in the Philippines a universal social pension. (Danie Franco/ Unsplash) There are seven such measures pending before House...
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...
The pieces evidence against suspended Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) director general Gerardo Bantag and his deputy Ricardo Zulueta in the hit job against broadcast journalist Percival Mabasa and the subsequent cover up attempt that led to the death of suspected middleman Jun Villamor are...
