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...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday, July 1, said one suspect was killed, another was arrested, and three others were being hunted following a raid in Aleosan, North Cotabato that yielded loose firearms and suspected illegal drugs worth P689,000. Police General Jose Melencio C....
ZAMBOANGA CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. visited Sulu on Monday, June 29, and witnessed the surrender of 195 loose firearms in Poblacion, Maimbung municipality. “This is a significant transformation for our province,” said Vice Gov. Abdusakur Tan who joined Gov. Abdusakur Tan II in...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) has reminded all police personnel to exercise responsible firearm ownership and accountability among their ranks, following the unauthorized use of a police-issued firearm by one of the two minor suspects in a school...
The Supreme Court (SC) has adopted guidelines in the handling by law enforcers of firearms and ammunition confiscated during implementation of arrest warrants or those seized during warrantless arrests to safeguard against substitution or planting of evidence. Under the guidelines, the SC said that...
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, La Union – Three-hundred twelve loose firearms were presented to Police Regional Office-1 chief Police Brig. Gen. Jovencio Badua during an inspection with Pangasinan police chief Police Col. Dennis de Leon Tuesday in Lingayen, Pangasinan. These firearms were surrendered,...
A 33-year-old robbery suspect was arrested after he was overpowered by his victim and the victim’s brother during a holdup at a junk shop in Barangay Talipapa, Quezon City. Police said the suspect, identified as alias “Rolando,” and an accomplice arrived at the junk shop around 4 a.m. on...
The camp of Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa said on Thursday, May 28 they will file an appeal with the Philippine National Police (PNP) over its decision to revoke the lawmaker’s firearms license. Dela Rosa’s lawyer, Atty. Israelito Torreon, insisted there must be a conviction and a court...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has revoked the license to own and possess firearms (LTOPF) of Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa and ordered the surrender of 117 firearms registered under his name following a move to enforce an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC)...
A gunman was arrested after allegedly threatening residents and disrupting a basketball court repainting activity in Barangay Amihan, Quezon City, police said. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) identified the suspect as a 45-year-old businessman known by the alias “Jeffrey.” He was nabbed...
A motorcycle rider carrying a firearm was arrested in Makati City after attempting to flee a police checkpoint, triggering a brief chase Wednesday night, May 13. The Makati City Police Station said the suspect, identified as “Ronilo,” was nabbed for illegal possession of a firearm. Authorities...
