A total of 47 cities and municipalities have been placed under a state of calamity as the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat) and tropical cyclones “Luis” and “Maymay” affected more than 4.3 million people across 3,768 barangays nationwide, the Office of Civil Defense disclosed Friday,...
Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered cybercrime police personnel to step up monitoring and operation against artificial intelligence-generated photos and videos that could mislead the public and spread false information on social media. This,...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) will provide assistance in running after those who would engage in overpricing, hoarding, and profiteering from agricultural products as the weather disturbances continue to affect agricultural production and supply in several areas. The Office of Civil Defense...
The damage to infrastructure and agriculture wrought by heavy rains due to tropical two cyclones and southwest monsoon reached around P3 billion as a result of widespread flooding and other adverse effects of the downpour. As of Thursday morning, Aug 13, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson has filed two measures seeking to raise the compulsory retirement age for personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP) as well as the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) and Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) from 56 to 57. In filing Senate Bill Nos....
The Philippine National Police (PNP) said it has tightened its monitoring of anti-illegal drug operations at the local level to prevent syndicates from changing tactics and exploiting communities, most recently local fisherfolk, that may be more vulnerable to recruitment. Police General Jose...
Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered all police units in areas heavily-affected by the heavy rains to coordinate with local government units in the conduct of post-disaster recovery efforts as communities deal with the aftermath of the three...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) said Tuesday, Aug. 11, that it would strictly follow judicial mandates to transport former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan before the Sandiganbayan for his scheduled testimony in the trial of former senator Ramon “Bong”...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) warned the public, particularly netizens, to be wary of the photos and videos on social media, saying some of them could be old and fake that are deliberately posted for disinformation drives. Issues surrounding flood control have been a very sensitive topic for...
Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) ordered the implementation of additional security measures in at least 100 areas in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), which were declared as areas of concern for the parliamentary elections...
Police General Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), on Monday, Aug. 10, lauded two Baguio City police officers who helped bring a woman and her newborn son to a hospital after she gave birth at home amid the severe weather caused by the enhanced southwest...
The death toll from the heavy rains due to tropical cyclones in the past days but are continuously being induced by southwest monsoon rose to 15 in the updated reports from the Philippine National Police (PNP). PNP spokesman Col. Allen Rae Co said a total of six people were also reported missing...
