BUTUAN CITY – The Butuan City Mobile Force Company (BCMFC) arrested 10 individuals allegedly involved in illegal mining during a raid in Barangay Bilay here on Monday afternoon. BCMFC chief Police Lt. Col. Randie Azote said in an interview Tuesday that the 10 suspects were caught in the act of...
With the New Year’s revelry just two days away, the Philippine National Police (PNP) directed police forces nationwide on Tuesday, Dec. 30, to conduct a final sweep of prohibited pyrotechnic materials to prevent cracker-related accidents and injuries. Police Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr.,...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – Police destroyed P4.8-million worth of illegal firecrackers during a ceremony here on Tuesday morning, Dec. 30. PRO 4-A chief Police Brig. Gen. Paul Kenneth Lucas, who led the event, said that from Dec. 16 to present, they conducted a total of 238 police operations,...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Police on Monday destroyed P500,000 worth of illegal firecrackers and pyrotechnic devices confiscated in Central Luzon. The destruction in Camp Olivas, San Fernando City, Pampanga, was part of intensified measures to ensure public safety during the holiday season. It was...
BAGUIO CITY – Police destroyed 500 illegal firecrackers here on Saturday, Dec. 27. Baguio City Police Office Director Police Col. Ruel Tagel, along with city officials, led the destruction ceremony. Tagel said the contraband were recovered from various barangays where they were illegally sold....
As the New Year 's approaches, the Rizal Police Provincial Office (Rizal PPO) has intensified its monitoring and confiscation of illegally sold firecrackers and pyrotechnics in the province to ensure a safe celebration, with police reporting that around P23,540 worth were confiscated in a...
Police in Pangasinan and Cagayan provinces destroyed confiscated illegal firecrackers on Saturday, Dec. 27. Pangasinan The Pangasinan Police Provincial Office recovered 10,906 illegal firecrackers, mufflers, and “boga” or improvised cannon. These were destroyed as part of the intensified...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police arrested a firecracker vendor and confiscated P500,000 worth of illegal firecrackers during an entrapment operation on Christmas Eve in this city. The suspect was identified as Larry Nebres Jr., 47, a resident of Camino Nuevo here. “Our success in this operation is not...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Friday, Dec. 26, that it will pursue both administrative and criminal charges against an irate police officer who allegedly fired his service firearm during a confrontation with three “noisy” children using firecrackers in Parañaque City. Police...
CEBU CITY – More than P468-million worth of seized illegal drugs were destroyed here on Wednesday, Dec. 17. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas (PDEA-7) led the destruction through the cremation facility of Cosmopolitan Funeral Homes. The destruction was witnessed by Dangerous...
A man tagged as a high value individual (HVI) wanted for illegal drugs was arrested by the Antipolo City Police in a drug net operation on Thursday, Dec. 11. The suspect was identified as Bitoon, who was nabbed along Marcos Highway in Barangay Inarawan, Antipolo City. Based on the police report,...
A joint operation of various police agencies dismantled an alleged clandestine laboratory, which was allegedly run by a well-organized group of foreign nationals and Filipino cohorts, in Binangonan, Rizal on Tuesday night, Dec. 9. The operation was conducted by the joint team from the Philippine...
