ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) operatives arrested on April 15 in Zamboanga City a former policeman implicated in the 2020 killing of four military Intelligence Officers in Jolo, Sulu. Col. John Francis Encinareal said Abdulzhimer Padjiri y Halisan, 42, a...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Philippine National Police (PNP) deployed additional personnel and assets to help in the humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HADR) operations in Visayas, days after it was battered by Typhoon “Agaton.” Search and rescue personnel from the...
Police arrested a businessman who allegedly tried to kidnap his former live-in partner in Parañaque City on Wednesday afternoon, April 13. The suspect, identified as Franklin John Abanilla, 37, a resident of San Pedro, Laguna, was nabbed by members of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana challenged the United States government on Good Friday, April 15, to provide the details of the reports of human rights abuses allegedly perpetrated by state security forces in the Philippines. Lt. Gen. Romeo S. Brawner Jr. (right),...
Four minors and 21 others were rescued from a sex den being operated by Chinese nationals on Thursday, April 14, in Paranaque City. The rescued victims/Paranaque police photo Col. Maximo Sebastian, Paranaque City police chief, said the victims were rescued around 1:00 a.m. at 412 7th Floor, Units...
Muntinlupa No. 1 most wanted person for attempted homicide and robbery was arrested by the police in the city on April 12. The police nabbed Emerson Atoli, 30, a construction worker, in Makabuhay Extension in Barangay Poblacion, Muntinlupa, according to Southern Police District director Brig. Gen....
Police confiscated close to P1 million worth of alleged shabu and arrested a female drug suspect and her two customers in a buy-bust operation conducted in Caloocan City on Sunday, April 10. The Caloocan City Police Station (CCPS) Drug Enforcement Unit (SDEU) identified the suspects as Regina Joan...
Police checkpoints leading to the National Shrine of the Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage in Antipolo City, otherwise known as the Antipolo Cathedral, have been set up as part of the measures to ensure the ban on Lent-related convergence of people will be observed throughout the Holy Week. The...
A police officer and assistant professor at a college has defended a fellow cop who was caught on video pointing his gun at two civilians due to a traffic altercation in Taguig. In the viral video, which has been posted many times on Facebook, police officer Junel Buenaflor, who was not in uniform,...
Operatives from the Northern Police District (NPD) arrested a man wanted for child abuse along Pampano Street, Brgy. Longos, Malabon City on Monday morning, April 11. Lt. Colonel Jay Dimaandal, NPD Special Operations Unit (DSOU) chief, identified the suspect as Gilbert Casimero, 43, a resident of...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- The top police official of Bukidnon Police Provincial Office (BPPO) has ordered Valencia City Police Station to conduct a thorough investigation on the shooting incident that resulted in the death of two individuals at Purok-5, Lumbo village in Valencia City. Police find the...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Some 2,768 police officers are set to answer call of duty starting Monday, April 11, under ‘Ligtas Summer Vacation’ (Sumvac 2022) to ensure the safety of motorists and travelers this summer. Photo via Rizaldy Comanda Of the 2,768 personnel from the Police Regional...
