The law that became controversial over claims and arguments as to who really crafted and enacted it into law is actually the reason behind the surge of crimes in the country, that is according to Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jonvic Remulla. Remulla is referring...
Police seized 283 loose firearms in Western Visayas in the first 15 days of August in an aggressive regionwide operations that also resulted in the arrest of 13 people for illegal possession of unlicensed guns. In the same period from Aug. 1 to 15, Western Visayas regional police chief Brig. Gen....
Police arrested two men armed with improvised firearms late Monday night, Aug. 10, after a concerned citizen reported them sowing fear in Barangay San Jose, Quezon City. The suspects, alias “Dudong,” 48, and alias “Totong,” 56, both residents of the barangay, were arrested by La Loma...
ILOILO CITY—The Police Regional Office (PRO-6) was able to confiscate 858 illegal firearms across Western Visayas over a two-month period. Brigadier General Randulf T. Tuaño, PRO-6 regional director, personally inspected the firearms that were voluntarily surrendered between May 15 to July 31,...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is now looking into the Indanan model in encouraging other communities to voluntarily surrender loose firearms and help prevent the return of armed violence. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr. said the recent peace and security gains in Indanan town...
BUTUAN CITY – A total of 416 law enforcement operations against loose firearms were conducted by the stations and units of the Police Regional Office (PRO) in the Caraga region from January to August this year. During the period, 133 individuals were arrested, and 680 loose firearms were...
BATANGAS CITY – Batangas police seized 193 loose firearms during operations in the province from May to July. Police Col. Oliver Ebora, Batangas police chief, presented these to Police Brig. Gen. Dominic Baccay, Police Regional Office 4-A director, during his visit Monday, Aug. 3. Baccay cited...
Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered all police commanders to step up the campaign against gun-for-hire syndicates through strengthened operational and intelligence efforts to dismantle criminal groups involved in contract killings. And the...
Two men who allegedly posed as police officers and threatened two women with guns were arrested in Quezon City early Friday morning, July 24. The suspects, identified only as “Jon,” 26, of Marikina City, and “Rey,” 26, of Barangay Parang, Marikina City, were arrested by personnel of the...
BACOLOD CITY – Police apprehended a barangay chairman from Victorias City, Negros Occidental for illegal possession of firearm and explosive on Friday, July 17. The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) identified the suspect as Gar, 54, of Hacienda Nasipunan, Barangay 12. PRO-NIR...
A 26-year-old man carrying an improvised pen gun was arrested after alarming residents at a public park in Barangay Batasan Hills, Quezon City, on Wednesday night, July 8. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) said the suspect, identified only as alias "L.A.," was reported to authorities at...
Police nabbed a suspected illegal firearms trader in Taguig City on Wednesday, July 1, seizing a revolver and live ammunition in a buy-bust operation. The Southern Police District’s (SPD) District Special Operations Unit carried out the operation in Barangay Cembo as part of its campaign against...
