(Mark Balmores/ MANILA BULLETIN) Ranking congressmen led by House Speaker Martin Romualdez have jointly filed a resolution seeking an inquiry into the stoppage of the payment of hundreds of retired Philippine National Police (PNP) personnel's...
Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered all police commanders to launch a crackdown against counterfeit and smuggling of cigarettes in a bid to plug the annual P25.5 billion losses of the government from the illicit trade. In a statement, Marbil said the...
Simultaneous joint operations by the Rizal government’s anti-illegal drugs operatives resulted in the seizure of illegal drugs worth more than P3,500,000 from June 13 to 15. The biggest haul happened on June 13 in Taytay, Rizal where P3,450,000 worth of shabu were seized by operatives of the...
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police General Rommel Francisco Marbil (File photo) Police General Rommel Francisco Marbil, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), on Friday, June 14, came to the defense of the cops involved in a recent raid at the private properties of controversial...
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. graces the 61st founding anniversary of the Special Forces Regiment (Airborne) of the Philippine Army at Fort Magsaysay in Palayan City, Nueva Ecija on June 25, 2023. (Photo by Noel B. Pabalate / MANILA BULLETIN) There is no serious security threat in the country...
More than 500 Metro Manila policemen were dismissed from the service while at least 800 more were punished since July last year as the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) stepped up its internal cleansing against erring cops. NCRPO director Maj. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez, Jr. said the...
AFP spokesperson Col. Francel Margareth Padilla (Photo by Martin A. Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) uniforms found by authorities inside a raided Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) facility in Porac, Pampanga could have been used as props and are not...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) failed anew to take into custody Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Apollo Quiboloy during the simultaneous raids at the religious group’s compound in Davao City and four other areas on Monday, June 10. PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said the operations...
Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan (Facebook) Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan expressed his full support behind President Marcos' proposal to establish a legal department within the Philippine National Police (PNP) that...
President Marcos has ordered the Philippine National Police (PNP) to focus on syndicates and high-profile illegal drugs personalities in the conduct of the aggressive anti-illegal drugs operations. PNP chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil said this is the guidance that they are now being...
President Marcos has ordered the Philippine National Police (PNP) to further reduce the crime rate in the country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. leads the command conference with the Philippine National Police on June 4, 2024. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Marcos made the directive...
President Marcos has ordered a study for creating a legal department within the Philippine National Police (PNP) to protect the welfare of the police officers against harassment and flimsy accusations. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo) Marcos said this during his second...