BACOLOD CITY – Nine policemen, including a commissioned officer, in Negros Occidental were suspended recently, following an administrative complaint filed against them for less grave misconduct four years ago. According to Police Lt. Judesses Catalogo, spokesperson of the Negros Occidental...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) opposed on Monday, August 9, the removal of checkpoints in entry points of Metro Manila, saying doing so will adversely affect the implementation of Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) protocols in the National Capital Region (NCR). In an...
A total of 83 policemen were dismissed from the service while 128 others were penalized for failure to attend court hearings on various cases filed by the Philippine National Police (PNP) that include drugs charges in the past few years. PNP Chief Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar said the penalties...
The recent killings involving policemen show a pattern of "abusive and murderous behavior" of law enforcers in the country, former vice president Jejormar "Jojo" Binay said on Wednesday (June 2). (Photo courtesy of Jojo Binay Facebook page) Binay said that the killings involving policemen are not...
As the government ramps up its vaccination efforts, President Duterte has appealed to the country's well-off citizens to let their poor fellowmen get ahead of the coronavirus vaccination line. A health worker gives a coronavirus vaccine shot to a Manila resident while others wait for their turn at...
The video footage from a police body camera can offer "more believable" evidence in court, Malacañang said Tuesday as the country's police force moves to finalize protocols on the use of such technology to record law enforcement operations. (AFP/Manila Bulletin) According to Presidential spokesman...
