The House of Representatives has approved on second reading a bill that fixes the validity of firearm licenses and registration to a maximum ten years. Gun .45 caliber House Bill No. 10610 also allows a two-year validity of permit to carry firearms outside of residency or place of business. The...
The Philippine National Police slammed Friday, Dec. 17, the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed wing, the New People's Army (NPA), for allegedly launching tactical offensives against police and military personnel who were involved in typhoon "Odette" response missions in Surigao...
The first day of “Simbang Gabi” where Filipino Catholics visit churches to attend dawn masses in preparation for Christmas Day went “generally peaceful,” the Philippine National Police (PNP) assessed Friday, Dec. 17. Simbang Gabi (Manila Bulletin File) PNP Chief General Dionardo Carlos said...
Typhoon Odette has killed at least one person and displaced 198,000 people as it ravaged Visayas, Mindanao, and parts of Luzon, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) and Philippine National Police (PNP) disclosed Friday, Dec. 17. Residents who evacuated at the Dinggoy...
The Marikina City government and the Philippine National Police (PNP) launched on Thursday, Dec. 16, the Marikina River Patrol (MRP) that will secure the people visiting the river. The MRP is a joint project of the city government and the PNP which aims to boost the city’s disaster preparedness...
Police forces in areas along the path of typhoon "Odette" have been placed on standby amid fears of its widespread adverse effects after weather experts said it is continuously gaining strength after entering the country's territory on Tuesday night, Dec. 14. PNP chief Gen. Dionardo Carlos said all...
As more schools announced the resumption of face-to-face classes by next year, a group of education workers on Tuesday, Dec. 14, expressed opposition to the plan of authorities to deploy police forces in the vicinity of schools, colleges and universities. National University holds limited...
If police cannot prevent crime, they should at least solve them. Partido Reporma presidential aspirant Sen. Panfilo Lacson and former Philippine National Police chief Guillermo Eleazar aired the same comment as they condemned the murder of veteran journalist Jesus Malabanan in Calbayog City, Samar...
Government anti-narcotics operatives confiscated an estimated P3.45 million worth of shabu on Sunday, Dec. 12, following the arrest of a suspected drug pusher in a buy bust operation in Sucat, Parañaque City. In a statement, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said the suspect Jimmy...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) will be deploying its personnel to observe in the conduct of the nationwide mock elections on Dec. 29. The move, according to PNP Chief General Dionardo Carlos, is aimed at providing policemen concerned the opportunity to observe the actual flow of process for...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) assured the public on Sunday, Dec. 12, that the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), which was declared as almost entirely constitutional by the Supreme Court, will not be subjected to abuse. PNP chief Gen. Dionardo Carlos particularly emphasized that the ATA will not be...
Three suspected members of a carnapping, robbery, and gun-for-hire syndicate were shot dead by personnel of the Philippine National Police’s Highway Patrol Group (PNP-HPG) in La Trinidad, Benguet shortly after Friday midnight, Dec. 10. Two suspected carnappers lie dead on the ground after a...
