CAMP RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – The Police Regional Office-13 arrested 219 individuals for illegal gambling from May 10 to 16 in the Caraga region. PRO-13 Director Police Brig. Gen. Pablo G. Labra II said that 118 operations were conducted by the PRO-13 as part of the “One-Time,...
CAMP Olivas, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – Police Brig. Gen. Jose S. Hidalgo Jr., Police Regional Office-3 director, announced Thursday, May 18, the relief of a chief of police in Central Luzon over illegal gambling. Hidalgo said he relieved the chief of police due to his failure to monitor...
The Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs on Tuesday, May 16 cited in contempt Capt. Jonathan Sosongco, after senators noted discrepancies in his testimony in the P6.7-billion anti-illegal drug operation last October 2022. It was Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, chairman of the...
(MANILA BULLETIN) On the strength of 260 affirmative votes, the lower chamber unanimously has passed on Monday afternoon, May 15 the measure seeking to redefine the crime of illegal recruitment by a syndicate, particularly when committed by non-licensees or non-holders of authority. Declared...
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) and Philippine National Police (PNP) are set to join forces in the heightened fight against illegal gambling across the country. Courtesy of PCSO On Wednesday, May 10, PCSO said that PNP Chief General Benjamin Acorda Jr. vowed to launch an...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) seized 334.5279 grams of illegal drugs worth P2,274,789.82 here from April 1 to 31. Based on the data provided by the city police force, 50 police operations were conducted, resulting in the arrest of 57 drug personalities, including seven...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Going after syndicates involved in the illegal drug trade is the current administration's priority action to curb the illegal drug problem in the Philippines. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of KJ Rosales/PPA Pool) Steering away from his predecessor's...
CAMP RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – The Police Regional Office-13 seized suspected shabu and marijuana worth P1.8 million in the campaign against illegal drugs in the Caraga region last month. PRO-13 Director Police Brig. Gen. Pablo G. Labra II said 73 drug suspects were arrested from April 1...
Anti-narcotics authorities from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and Philippine National Police (PNP) arrested four drug suspects and dismantled an alleged drug den in a joint buy-bust operation in Calamba, Laguna on Thursday, May 4. (Photo: PDEA) The Calamba City Police Station and...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – Police seized suspected shabu worth P1 million and apprehended four drug pushers in separate anti-illegal drug operations in Calamba City and Siniloan town, Laguna, on Wednesday, May 3. Police Regional Office 4-A Director Police Brig. Gen. Carlito Gaces identified...
CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – Four high-value individuals were arrested by police during separate anti-illegal drug operations regionwide on May 2 and May 3. First to fall was Rommel Paras, alias “Pam,” a high-value individual on the regional level who was arrested on Tuesday,...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman Tansingco has denounced misinformation on social media that encourages Filipinos to travel abroad as tourists for work purposes. (Courtesy of Bureau of Immigration) Tansingco particularly cautioned the public against certain contents uploaded on video...
