The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday, June 26, ordered the immediate start of legal proceedings against a police corporal caught on video allegedly pointing a firearm at a civilian in Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte. Police Corporal Henry Boquida, assigned to the Sapang Dalaga Municipal...
A routine bag inspection by police officers at the Aparri School of Arts and Trade (ASAT) in Aparri, Cagayan on Friday, June 26, led to the confiscation of a homemade caliber .38 firearm and a kitchen knife from two male students who allegedly admitted they had brought the weapons to school because...
Law enforcers and and private school administrators must immediately disseminate school safety hotlines and share reporting guidelines to facilitate the timely reporting and investigation of potential threats to schools. Thus, said Pinoy Workers Party-list Rep. Karl Legazpi, amid the perceived...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday, June 26, disclosed that it has recommended to the Department of Justice (DOJ) the filing of charges under the Anti-Hazing Act against Ateneo men 's basketball head coach Thomas Anthony “Tab” Baldwin and 10 other members of the team 's...
Following the controversy brought by the drowning of two college basketball players in Aurora, the Philippine National Police (PNP) is calling for stricter safeguards for students participating in school camps, training programs, and other extracurricular activities. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C....
Authorities foiled what they described as a supposed copycat crime of the mass shooting in a Tacloban City high school after police tracked down a 14-year old female high school student who has been openly making threats on social media against her school in a town in Leyte. Department of the...
Once upon a time, well but not so long ago, then young police officer Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr. would make it a point to sit down with school authorities in areas where he was assigned as chief of police and discuss police presence inside school. Not exactly to conduct patrol or stay inside...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) will be assisting in the conduct of cyber patrol intended to monitor video games and online applications that may expose minors to violent behavior and safety risks. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr. said they will be working with the Cybercrime...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has recommended the filing of criminal cases against one of the shooters in relation to a gun attack inside a school in Tacloban City that left three students dead and 20 others injured. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr. said the case referral was...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is now wrapping up the results of its investigation into the death of two players of the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) basketball team in Aurora. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr. said they hope to refer a case to the Department of Justice for...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) urged netizens to refrain from posting or sharing photos and videos relating to school violence incidents that happened in Tacloban City and Cavite. More than the fears and panic that the photos and videos may cause to social media users, police are concerned of...
One of the shooters in the Tacloban City school gun attack is an avid player of popular gaming application Gorebox, an official of the Philippine National Police (PNP) said, citing result of the initial investigation. And police investigators are now establishing a possible link between the 14-year...
