The retired policeman killed in an ambush in Marikina City had no enemies, Marikina Police said on Friday (May 28). Col. Benliner Capili, Marikina City Police chief, said they were told by the common-law wife of Nomer Cardines that he had no enemies and was a good man. “We are now having a...
President Duterte has signed into law the measure lowering the minimum height requirement for applicants of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), and the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor). President Duterte (File...
A witness on the killing of an 18-year-old person with special needs in Valenzuela City has denied the claim of the police that there was a gun scuffle between the victim and a police officer that led to the civilian's death. Mayor Rex Gatchalian, in a Twitter post on Thursday, said that they found...
And so it began. The Philippine National Police (PNP) launched on Thursday, May 27, what it vowed to be a corruption-free and influence-peddling-free recruitment of the more than 17,000 rookie cops for this year alone. Dubbed as Comprehensive Online Recruitment Encrypting System (CORES), the...
Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa has called on the Senate to expedite the passage of the bill seeking to institutionalize the anti-drug abuse councils in every local government unit (LGU) saying their role is crucial in the fight against illegal drugs. Senator Ronald 'Bato' dela Rosa speaks in...
Following the President Duterte's order, the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) vowed on Thursday, May 27 to have the barangay captains arrested in addition to being suspended for failure to stop mass gathering activities in their areas in the midst of the pandemic. In an interview...
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo T. Eleazar ordered all police commanders to launch a crackdown on all the illegal cockfighting operations, popularly known as tupada, in the country amid reports of the prevalence of the illegal gambling game despite the threat of the...
Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo T. Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), said on Wednesday, May 26, that he is going to use his subpoena power on those involved in the sale of vaccine and vaccination slots in order to expedite the ongoing investigation of the police. This, as investigators...
Two senators are calling for swift and impartial justice be served to the family of an 18-year old with special needs who was supposedly killed in a scuffle in Valenzuela City last May 23. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said the victim, Edwin Arnigo, a person with autism, was reportedly shot in a gun...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Tuesday, May 25, underscored the need to improve coordination among law enforcement agencies after separate drug buy-bust operations of the Novaliches police station drug enforcement unit and agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) almost led to...
Finding Answers Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina Unless otherwise repealed, amended, suspended, or superseded, a law supposedly remains in effect and it ought to be implemented no matter what – unless, of course, budgetary constraints make it impossible to do so. RA 9165 or the Comprehensive...
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Director General Wilkins Villanueva claimed that a member of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) did not follow standard procedures when they were supposedly conducting a buy-bust operation prior to the deadly encounter last February 24. In a video clip...
