CEBU CITY – The Police Regional Office (PRO)-7 has enlisted at enlisted 600 former drug users to help in the battle against illegal drugs in Central Visayas. Lt. Col. Gerard Ace Pelare, spokesperson of PRO-7 director Brig. Gen. Jerry Bearis, said these Anti-Illegal Drug Advocates (AIDA) members...
LAGUNA – Authorities arrested seven alleged members of the Cuento Criminal Gang in five separate operations against loose firearms on Feb. 4 and 5 in the municipality of Santa Maria here. In a statement, Laguna Police Provincial Office (PPO) identified the suspects as alias Rogelio, alias Edick,...
Three wanted persons were arrested in separate operations conducted by members of the Las Piñas and Pasay City police on Wednesday, Feb. 8. In Las Piñas, two wanted persons identified as Edward Fernandez,39, and Marvin Irinco,28, were arrested by members of the Warrant and Subpoena Section...
CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – A total of 494 individuals were apprehended and over P2.3 million worth of illegal drugs were seized during a weeklong anti-criminality campaign in Central Luzon. Central Luzon police made 494 arrests, including 124 for illegal gambling, 171 for...
Police confiscated over P400,000 worth of alleged illegal drugs and arrested four drug peddlers in two separate buy-bust operations held in the province of Bulacan on Sunday, Feb. 5. In a report submitted by Col. Relly B. Arnedo, Bulacan police director, to Central Luzon police regional director...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged the local government units (LGUs) in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) to grant persons who were addicted to illegal drugs but already wants to reform their lives easy access to the government’s rehabilitation and...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (PNA) – The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) will launch a deeper probe into the illegal drug trade in jail facilities after receiving information of similar incidents in Northern Mindanao. ABALOS (FB) In a media conference here on Monday, Feb. 6, DILG...
Two men involved in a vehicular accident were arrested by members of the Las Piñas City police for illegal possession of firearm and drugs early morning of Sunday, Feb. 5. Col. Jaime Santos, city police chief, identified the suspects as Jefferson Garin, 32; and Raymund Mangubat, 39. Santos said...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government-National Capital Region (DILG-NCR) recognized four local government units in Metro Manila for their excellent work in the fight against illegal drugs. They are Caloocan City, Malabon City, Parañaque City and Quezon City. In the recent Anti-Drug...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go expressed hopes that the five-man advisory committee entrusted with reviewing the courtesy resignations by all senior Philippine National Police (PNP) personnel would be “fair, thorough and without compromise.” “Ako po ay nakikiusap, I hope and trust that...
PRO 7 CEBU CITY – Five persons were arrested in recent anti-illegal gambling operations in various areas in Cebu province as the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) continued to run after those involved in the illegal numbers game locally known as “swertres.” Arrested in Barangay...
CEBU CITY -- A barangay captain and three others were arrested as police raided an illegal cockfight locally known as ‘tigbakay’ in Catmon town, northern Cebu. Marlon Rule, 47, barangay captain of Panalipan, Catmon, was among those caught when operatives of the Criminal Investigation and...