CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Misamis Occidental Police Provincial Office (MOCPPO) relieved a police officer on Wednesday, pending an investigation after footage of him pointing a gun at a civilian circulated online. In a statement, Police Col. Reynaldo Maclang, MOCPPO chief, said the police officer,...
A man posing as a police lieutenant was arrested in Quezon City after allegedly defrauding and harassing a woman he met through a dating application. The suspect, identified as “Christian,” 40, from Lingayen, Pangasinan, was apprehended in Barangay Marilag at around 2 a.m. on June 18 after...
A man who allegedly posed as a Philippine National Police (PNP) officer and attempted to seize a lawmaker’s vehicle was arrested in Quezon City on June 15 after an entrapment operation in Barangay Bahay Toro. Police said the suspect introduced himself as “Master Sergeant Hernandez” and tried...
A former traffic enforcer who allegedly posed as a police officer and extorted money from a motorist was arrested in an entrapment operation on Congressional Avenue in Quezon City on Monday night, June 15. Police said the suspect flagged down the victim, a Philcom employee, while his car was...
TACLOBAN CITY – A 40-year-old man was shot after he assaulted a police officer in Barangay Busay, Barugo, Leyte, on Monday. Investigation said that the lawman with the rank of corporal who also lives in Barugo was on his way home when the suspect Reo appeared with a gun on his hand. Reo accused...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) conferred a posthumous award to Police Master Sgt. Davy Carampatana for his courage and bravery in the line of duty. Police Brig. Gen. Romano Cardiño, PRO-NIR director, awarded the “Medalya ng Kadakilaan” to Carampatana...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) commended the courage and bravery of two policemen who were injured in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Talaptap, La Castellana, Negros Occidental on Monday. Police Brig. Gen. Romano Cardiño, PRO-NIR director, accompanied...
BACOLOD CITY – A 38-year-old police officer was stabbed dead and three others, including a deputy police chief, were injured in a buy-bust operation in Sitio Talaptap, Barangay Talaptap, La Castellana, Negros Occidental on Monday night, May 11. The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region...
BUTUAN CITY – A police officer was killed in a buy-bust operation involving two suspected drug pushers in Sitio Cayutan, Purok 2, Barangay Cagniog, Surigao City on Wednesday night, May 6. Police Regional Office-13 Director Police Brig. Gen. Marcial Mariano P. Magistrado IV visited the wake and...
An off-duty police officer from the Angadanan Police Station in Isabela was feted for responding to a fire that destroyed a vehicle inside a gas station in Barangay Alibagu, Ilagan City, Isabela, on Monday, April 20. Police Master Sgt. Kennedy Tungpalan and his wife were on their way home from the...
BACOLOD CITY – A fake police officer was arrested in an entrapment operation in Barangay Singcang-Airport here on Saturday, Nov. 29. The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) identified the suspect as John, 38, from Koronadal City who posed as “Police Major Calsado” to extort money. Police Lt....
BACOLOD CITY – A 46-year-old former policeman was arrested for allegedly stealing a motorcycle owned by a teenager in Barangay Cabug here on Wednesday, Nov. 19. Police Capt. Andro Ma-apni, Bacolod City Police Office spokesperson, said the suspect chanced upon the motorcycle parked outside the...