Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered all police commanders to coordinate with the local government units (LGUs) and other government agencies in ensuring a death-free and injury-free celebration of the New Year. Azurin said he wants to replicate the...
Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), has ordered all police units, especially in areas where the communist rebels operate, to secure telecommunication towers and other vital installations as these could be targeted to mark the 54th founding anniversary of the...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is supporting the proposal to remove the Internal Affairs Service (IAS) from its organization structure in a bid to make it more independent in the conduct of investigation against errant policemen. PNP chief Gen. Rodofol Azurin., Jr. said making the IAS...
A 47-year-old woman was rescued by joint government forces after she jumped off the Intramuros-Binondo Bridge to Pasig River in Manila on Friday, Dec. 23. Photo: PCG / Facebook Rescue personnel from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), and Philippine National Police...
Government anti-narcotics operatives seized more than P8.5 million worth of ecstasy in a controlled delivery operation in Sta. Rosa City in Laguna. PNP chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr. said the operation also resulted in the arrest of Joy Bautista who received the package containing the ecstasy...
A former Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) whom authorities said might be mentally unstable was rescued after she barged through airport security and tried to board a plane bound to Malaysia at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 4 on Friday, Dec. 23. Personnel of the Philippine...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has recorded a 14.42 percent reduction in crime volume across the country in the first 20 days of December this year. PNP chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr. said that from 10,643 total crime volume from Dec. 1 to 20 last year, it went down to 9,108 cases in the same...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is open to the installation of Closed Circuit Television (CCTVs) in the police stations as part of the move to monitor the reported wrongdoings of its personnel. But if that is the case, there should be enough funding for it from the General Appropriations Act...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has urged the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) to continue maintaining discipline among the country’s police force and other law enforcement units. Go made the call amid reports of the re-emergence of...
Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez has underscored the urgent need to amend and update the existing Anti-Cybercrime Act of 2012, also known as Republic Act (RA) No.10175. Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez makes a manifestation during the Committee on Strategic...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) expressed readiness Wednesday, Dec. 21, to secure the Filipino people as they celebrate the Yuletide season although no security threat has been monitored four days before the Christmas Day. Camp Aguinaldo (File: RTVM screenshot) Col. Medel Aguilar, acting...
GEN. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. leads the ‘Lakad Konta Droga’ in Iloilo City on Wednesday. (PRO-6) ILOILO CITY – More than 1,000 volunteers joined the Philippine National Police (PNP) led by Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. in the “Lakad Konta Droga” in Iloilo City on Wednesday, Dec. 21. “I hope that...
