Imagine a bodycam-wearing policeman apprehending a motorist in a road rage. All of a sudden, the bodycam started emitting a beeping sound after an automatic access to the database of the Philippine National Police (PNP) disclosed that the motorist is wanted for a case of murder. This is the kind of...
A 45-year-old barangay councilor was shot dead by two suspects on board a motorcycle while she was walking with her 11-year-old son in Quiapo, Manila, authorities said on Friday, August 16. The Manila Police District (MPD) identified the victim as Stella Lim, a barangay councilor of Barangay 383 in...
Former Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Jesus A. Verzosa and 10 other police officers have been acquitted by the Sandiganbayan of their graft charges over the alleged irregular purchase of two second-hand helicopters in 2009. Aside from Verzosa, also acquitted were P/DDG...
Policemen and soldiers will no longer be required to undergo drug test and psychiatric evaluation when securing their gun permits, the Philippine National Police (PNP) announced on Thursday, Aug. 15. Police Lt. Col. Eudisan Gultiano, spokesperson of the PNP-Civil Security Group (CSG), said the...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. (Screenshot from Facebook live) To set the record straight, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin “Benhur”...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has created a thorough review of the past campaigns against illegal drugs in a bid to come up with a clear guideline on how the recalibrated drug war would be carried out. PNP chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil said the comprehensive review includes those...
A 68-year-old drunk man was arrested after hacking his neighbors -- a mother and daughter -- with a bolo in Barangay Malanday, San Mateo, Rizal, on Monday, August 12. The bolo used in the crime. (Photos from Rizal PPO/MANILA BULLETIN) According to the investigation of the Rizal Police Provincial...
A supposedly enjoyable road trip between new acquaintances turned into misfortune when the man, whom the victim only met online, stole her belongings in Tanay, Rizal, the Rizal Police Provincial Office (Rizal PPO) said Monday, August 12. Photos from Rizal PPO/MANILA BULLETIN The police...
‘Good luck!’ Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa has this to say to the Philippine National Police (PNP) after it changed the government’s approach to the so-called “war on drugs.” “I wish them good luck. I hope and pray that they will succeed,” said Dela Rosa, former...
As the Philippine National Police (PNP) starts implementing its recalibrated anti-illegal drugs operations, its chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil reminded all policemen that they have no right to take the life of any person. In his speech during the flag-raising ceremony at Camp Crame in...
Gen. Rommel Francisco D. Marbil, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered on Sunday, Aug. 11, a recalibrated approach on the campaign against illegal drugs that prioritizes targeting the sources and supply chains instead of focusing on street-level pushers and users. Marbil...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has expressed deep concern over the alleged misreporting made in police blotters in Davao City as an "attempt" to cover up the city's real crime statistics. In a statement, the CHR cited reports of "discrepancies" in two police log books which showed different...
