Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Major General Benjamin Acorda Jr. (Screenshot from Zoom meeting) Newly-minted Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Major General Benjamin Acorda Jr. assured congressmen Wednesday morning, April 26 that his leadership won't tolerate erring cops. "The PNP,...
Vice President Sara Duterte told parents to do everything in their power to send their children to school and keep them away from drugs and other illegal acts. Duterte made the statement as she spoke during the Kaamulan Festival in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon on Saturday, April 22. In her speech, the...
BUTUAN CITY – The Police Regional Office-13 seized illegal drugs worth P821,848 in a one-day operation on Thursday, April 20, in the Caraga region. PRO-13 Director Police Brig. Gen. Pablo G. Labra II said 11 suspected drug personalities were arrested in Surigao del Sur, Agusan del Norte, Surigao...
CEBU CITY – More than P100-million worth of illegal drugs were seized in Region 7 a month after Police Brig. Gen. Anthony Aberin assumed office as chief of the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7). Data released by the Regional Tactical Operations Center showed that from March 20 to...
(Mark Balmores/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has admitted to being "dismayed and saddened" over allegations that two police generals and other ranking officials of the Philippine National Police (PNP) attempted to cover-up of irregularities in the confiscation of some P6.7...
Police seized a total of P850,000 worth of illegal drugs in two separate buy-bust operations in Marikina City on Wednesday, March 22. Marikina Police Chief Col. Earl Castillo identified the arrested suspects as Oscar Gregorio, 41; Rodolfo Unaroza, 39; and Jenny Pasuleme, 50. Gregorio was arrested by...
KAMPO HENERAL PACIANO RIZAL, Santa Cruz, Laguna – Police arrested 13 suspected drug personalities in a one-day operation in this province on Friday, March 17. Laguna police director Col. Randy Glenn Silvio said these arrests were the result of an intensified campaign against illegal drugs...
And the plot thickens. Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers says that there's a existing scheme among so-called “ninja-cops” and their “ninja-informants” to underdeclare their illegal drug confiscations during every anti-drug operation, usually capped at only 30 percent....
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Monday, March 13, underscored the importance of education to ensure the security of the children’s future as she urged local government units (LGUs) to prioritize educational programs for Filipino children. The official was the guest speaker...
The House Committee on Dangerous Drugs is now pressuring law enforcement agencies to show proof of their custody of illegal drugs confiscated during anti-narocotics operations. Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) This, after the panel chaired...
Is this one reason why the illegal drug problem in the country continues to persist? Seized illegal drugs. (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Congressmen learned during a House Committee on Dangerous Drugs hearing Tuesday, Feb. 21 about a "commission" scheme allegedly perpetrated by...
Members of the Caloocan City Police Station (CCPS) seized P578,000 worth of suspected shabu and collared a man and a woman in two anti-illegal drug operations in the city on Monday, Feb. 20. The CCPS Station Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) identified the suspect as Mark Anthony Tan, 38, of Tondo,...
