CEBU CITY — The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO 7) is supporting the call of Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. for all colonels and generals of the Philippine National Police (PNP) to submit a courtesy resignation. Brig. Gen. Jerry Bearis, director of PRO 7,...
The right move. Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) That's how Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers described Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin Abalos's call for all top-ranked Philippine...
Don't even think about it. (Louis Mornaud/ Unsplash) Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo has called to gun owners to be responsible during their New Year revelry, or else end up injuring someone with stray bullets. “Panawagan natin na maging responsable ang mga gun owners natin dahil ang baril ay...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers have intercepted an alleged Chinese fugitive at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) whom authorities said is wanted in China for illegal gambling. Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco (File photo by Bureau of Immigration) Immigration Commissioner...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – Police on Friday, Dec. 30, destroyed all confiscated illegal firecrackers and pyrotechnics in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) worth a total of P59, 715. Regional Civil Security Unit 2 assistant chief Lt. Col. Romulo Talay said these were picollo, poppop, five star,...
Operatives of the Parañaque City Police Intelligence Section arrested three suspects for illegal gambling on Thursday, Dec. 29. Col. Renato Ocampo, city police chief, identified the suspects as Ronald Sumalinog, 28, driver; Rowell Caquicala,58; and Christian Lazaro, 43. Ocampo said the suspects...
CAMP Marcelo Adduru, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan – Police Regional Office 2 chief Brig. Gen. Percival Rumbaoa has warned citizens and police in Cagayan Valley against the indiscriminate firing of guns and use of illegal firecrackers to celebrate the New Year. RUMBAOA (Photo via Liezle Basa-Inigo)...
Over P800,000 worth of shabu and marijuana were seized in several police operations in Caloocan and Quezon Cities on Tuesday, Dec. 27, and Wednesday, Dec. 28. The Caloocan City Police Station (CCPS) said the first three suspects -- Lolita Saavedra, 59; Robin Saavedra, 25, both residents of Marilao,...
CEBU CITY – Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. lauded the creation of a task force to combat illegal drug activities in the island of Cebu. GOV. Gwen Garcia (left) was cited by DILG Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. for creating a task force against illegal drugs in Cebu....
BAGUIO CITY -- Four barangays here have remained drug-affected even as seven others improved their status from drug-affected to drug-cleared. Edwin Changropen of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency said during the City Peace and Order Council (CPOC) meeting that Bakakeng Central, Irisan, Loakan...
SHABU confiscated in various anti-drug operations in Iloilo province this year. (IPPO) ILOILO CITY – Police seized illegal drugs totaling P249 million in Western Visayas in the first 11 months of this year. The Police Regional Office (PRO)-6 said more than 36 kilos of suspected shabu and seven...
By DIANN IVY CALUCIN A man yielded a total of P238,000 worth of alleged shabu in a buy-bust operation conducted by the police in Valenzuela City on Friday, Dec. 23 The Valenzuela City Police Station (VCPS) identified the suspect as Jerome Tan Luangco, 42, a resident of Bonbon Ville Ugong,...
