At least 250 violators were apprehended in the first week of the nationwide implementation of gun ban for the midterm elections, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Tuesday, Jan. 21. The same election security resulted in the confiscation of 255 firearms. Based on the PNP data, Metro...
Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio "Dong" Gonzales Jr. (Facebook) House Senior Deputy Speaker Aurelio “Dong” Gonzales Jr. has asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) to help ensure a...
In the past three elections, misinformation usually from social media influencers and trolls were observed to have played a key role in shaping the outcome of local and national polls. And Philippine National Police (PNP) Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil even branded misinformation as more alarming...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) issued a memorandum order to remind security personnel to adhere to professional conduct and ethical standards when performing their duties in the wake of an incident where a security guard was caught in a viral video kicking a young girl selling sampaguita...
As the Commission on Elections (Comelec) gun ban officially took effect last Sunday Jan. 12, 2025, signalling the start of the election period for the May 2025 National and Local Elections, various checkpoints were also deployed nationwide as part of the poll body's implementation of Resolution...
Almost 200 candidates were already stripped of police security personnel as part of the election security measures and isolate the organization from partisan politics. Brig. Gen. Jean Fajardo, spokesperson of the Philippine National Police (PNP), said the recall of police security from 197...
DILG Secretary Jonvic Remulla (left), Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Facebook, PPAB) Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers has backed Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday, Jan. 14, denied the allegation of “grand conspiracy” within its ranks to cover-up wrongdoings, particularly in illegal drugs operations. In a statement, the PNP said it has been implementing a zero-tolerance policy for misconduct and has been...
At least 184 policemen, including 26 senior officers, were affected by the deactivation of the five Area Police Command (APC) of the Philippine National Police (PNP) as part of the rightsizing of all the agencies under the Executive branch. But PNP spokesperson Brig. Gen. Jean Fajardo said there...
Police arrested 31 violators and confiscated at least 80 firearms on the first day of the implementation of the nationwide gun ban on Sunday, Jan. 12. Police Brig. Gen. Jean Fajardo, spokesperson of the Philippine National Police (PNP), said the aggressive operations against unauthorized possession...
Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa told the quad-committee (quad-comm) in the House of Representatives to focus its energy on investigating the prevalence of crime in the country, instead of using their resources in detaining former and current officers "who are serving the land in good faith". The...
Operatives of the PNP Criminal Investigation and Detection Group confiscate P46 million worth of allegedly smuggled ukay-ukay during a raid in two warehouses in Meycauayan City, Bulacan on Jan. 8, 2025. Five persons were arrested during the operation. (Photo: CIDG) The Philippine National Police...
