National and local response clusters mobilized thousands of personnel, aircraft, and sea vessels to intensify search, rescue, and retrieval (SRR) operations and relief distribution in Mindanao following a magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Maasim, Sarangani, which has so far killed 45 people and...
Police pressure forced a 21-year old man to surrender over the viral hit-and-run incident along the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) involving a member of the Highway Patrol Group (HPG). Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), cited the role played by...
A Tagaytay City Regional Trial Court sent a Canadian national to life imprisonment after he was found guilty of illegal drug charges in connection with the P9.5-billion shabu haul in Batangas two years ago, the Philippine National Police (PNP) disclosed on Wednesday, June 10. PNP chief Gen. Jose...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) is investigating allegations that a police officer demanded money from an applicant in exchange for assistance in joining the Philippine National Police (PNP). The complaint, filed before the Bacolod City Police Office,...
Police forces were deployed to secure and manage evacuation centers in Central Mindanao and Davao region after a number of families were displaced following a powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Sarangani province. Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National...
A police colonel, whose letter submitting himself to probe on alleged involvement of Philippine National Police (PNP) officers in illegal drugs-related activities was misconstrued as his courtesy resignation, was ordered reinstated by the Court of Appeals (CA). Ordered reinstated to his PNP post...
Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered the mobilization of policemen and resources in nearby regions not affected by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Mindanao as part of the efforts to assist the provinces in Mindanao severely hit by the tremor....
Getting a haircut is difficult for fugitive men but it did not deter operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) from confirming the identity of dismissed police official Rafael Dumlao—a wanted man tagged in the brutal kidnap-slay of South Korean businessman Jee Ick Joo....
Except for areas affected by the strong earthquake in Mindanao, security measures for students and teachers will continue following what the Philippine National Police (PNP) described as peaceful and orderly opening of classes across the country. More than 26 million students are enrolled for this...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is now reviewing all dashcam and highway CCTV footages to identify the owner of the vehicle in a hit-and-run case involving a policeman along the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX). Part of the investigation is to determine whether or not the owner of the sports...
Two of the 11 respondents in the case filed against the Discaya couple in Bulacan are now the subject of a manhunt operation, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Juanito Victor “Jonvic’’ Remulla said on Monday, June 8. In a briefing outside the Malolos Regional...
Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), reminded all police personnel to stay apolitical and focus on their mandate of maintaining peace and order and ensuring public safety amid rising political tensions in the country. Nartatez issued the statement...
