DAVAO CITY – Davao City Mayor Sebastian Z. Duterte said on Sunday, July 28, that he would accept Davao City Police Office (DCPO) acting director Police Col. Hansel Marantan but would extend him the benefit of the doubt. Marantan formally introduced himself to the city mayor in a courtesy call...
By IVY TEJANO DAVAO CITY – The city council passed a resolution on Tuesday, July 16, asking the Police Regional Office-11, Davao City Police Office, and the Department of the Interior and Local Government to explain the inconsistent appointment of the police chief here. ACOSTA (FB) Authored by...
By IVY TEJANO DAVAO CITY – Former President Rodrigo Duterte is puzzled over three Davao City Police Office chiefs who were appointed and removed within a day on Wednesday, July 10. DUTERTE (PDP-Laban FB) “Nalilito ako (I am confused),” Duterte said in his short video message posted on TikTok...
By IVY TEJANO DAVAO CITY – A city councilor criticized the reorganization of the Davao City Police Office (DCPO) that she said was carried out by authorities without consulting Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte. BRAGA (FB) Committee on Education, Culture and Arts, and Science and Technology...
DAVAO CITY – The Philippine National Police conducted another reorganization at the Davao City Police Office on Wednesday, July 10, a few hours after Police Col. Lito E. Patay was replaced by Police Col. Sherwin Butil as chief of the DCPO. MARANTAN (Aya Macasaquit FB) READ:...
DAVAO CITY – The decision of the Philippine National Police (PNP) to relieve the chief of police and 19 other police officers here did not sit well with Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte. MAYOR Duterte Duterte said in a statement that the extensive reassignment of the head of the DCPO, the...
DAVAO CITY – Newly installed Davao City Police Office (DCPO) chief Police Col. Lito E. Patay was relieved hours after he assumed the post on Wednesday, July 10. Police Regional Office-11 spokesperson Police Major Catherine dela Rey confirmed in a text message that Patay was relieved from his...
DAVAO CITY – The Philippine National Police carried out another significant reorganization, reassigning 20 police officers here to new positions in the Davao region effective on Monday, July 8. Police Regional Office-11 spokesperson Police Major Catherine dela Rey confirmed in a statement the...
DAVAO CITY – Police seized shabu worth P6.949 million at 3:15 a.m. on Wednesday at the residence of a suspected drug pusher who was arrested last Monday in a checkpoint of Task Force Davao in Barangay Sirawan in Toril for illegal drugs, the Davao City Police Office (DCPO) said. Police Capt....
DAVAO CITY – This city was declared as the second safest city in Southeast Asia in the Numbeo Southeast Asia: Safety Index for 2023 with a 72.4 safety index score. Chiang Mai City in Thailand was No. 1 with 72.5 and Singapore is third with 70.8. Penang City, Malaysia; Hanoi, Vietnam; Makati City,...
DAVAO CITY – The chief and 34 officers of the Davao City Police Office (DCPO) have been removed from their posts as the investigation continues on the deaths of seven suspected illegal drug offenders during police operations from March 23 to 26 this year. Police Regional Office-11 Director Police...
DAVAO CITY – Almost 3,000 security personnel have been tapped to safeguard the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) here on October 30. Police Capt. Hazel Tuazon, Davao City Police Office (DCPO) spokesperson, said 1,876 are DCPO personnel and 1,072 are augmentation from the...
