Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. revealed Monday, Jan. 9, that radical measures are needed to cleanse government agencies associated with the government's anti-illegal drug campaign of personnel who are suspected to be linked to...
Close to 600 “third level” Philippine National Police (PNP) officials out of the total 956 senior officers have tendered their resignation as of Monday, Jan. 9, amid a radical internal cleansing program to purge the organization of high-ranking cops suspected to be involved in various illegal...
Those who declared that "ninja cops" are again having a good day must reveal the names of the police officers instead of engaging in a general statement that drags down the entire police organization, Philippine National Police (PNP) Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr. said. Azurin made the statement amid...
The ghost of the past on how it was like to be publicly tagged as involved in illegal drugs trade has convinced Philippine National Police (PNP) Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr. that internal cleansing needs no bravado approach, rather, a radical but systematic one. "There were some generals who were...
The four highest officials of the Philippine National Police (PNP) led by Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr. have submitted courtesy resignation in an apparent bid to set an example to 952 others police colonels and generals to do the same as part of the "radical" internal cleansing amid allegations of the...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) said Friday, Dec. 30, that it has meted penalties to 2,635 erring policemen in 2022 as its leadership vowed to continue its internal cleansing program "with greater focus" to purge the organization of undesirable personnel and sustain the notable decrease in the...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is now conducting an investigation into how a police sergeant tagged in the P6.7 billion shabu bust in Manila two months ago was able to return to its drug enforcement unit. This, amid rumors that a ranking police official was the one who requested that Police...
Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), has ordered all police units, especially in areas where the communist rebels operate, to secure telecommunication towers and other vital installations as these could be targeted to mark the 54th founding anniversary of the...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is supporting the proposal to remove the Internal Affairs Service (IAS) from its organization structure in a bid to make it more independent in the conduct of investigation against errant policemen. PNP chief Gen. Rodofol Azurin., Jr. said making the IAS...
GEN. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. leads the ‘Lakad Konta Droga’ in Iloilo City on Wednesday. (PRO-6) ILOILO CITY – More than 1,000 volunteers joined the Philippine National Police (PNP) led by Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. in the “Lakad Konta Droga” in Iloilo City on Wednesday, Dec. 21. “I hope that...
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...
