Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Facebook) A measure filed by Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers seeks to put an end to the slow disposition of illegal drug cases once and for all--and more--by establishing...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) High-ranking Philippine National Police (PNP) officials are set to attend the House’s Committee on Dangerous Drugs' hearing Wednesday, April 26 on the controversial Oct. 8, 2022 drug bust in Tondo, Manila that had the fingerprints of...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers says the Philippine National Police-Special Investigation Task Group (PNP-SITG) is dragging its foot on its investigation on alleged "ninja cop" Sgt. Rodolfo Mayo Jr., and he wants to know why. “Why is it that said PNP-SITG is foot-dragging or...
Two policemen earlier cited in contempt and ordered detained by the Senate Public Order and Dangerous Drugs for ‘’fooling’’ its chairman, Senator Ronald ‘’Bato’’ dela Rosa, during its public hearing this week were turned over to the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday, March...
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....
Almost all of the third level officers of the Philippine National Police (PNP), or those with the rank of full colonels to generals, have already complied with the request of Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benhur Abalos to submit a courtesy resignation. PNP...
Those who declared that "ninja cops" are again having a good day must reveal the names of the police officers instead of engaging in a general statement that drags down the entire police organization, Philippine National Police (PNP) Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr. said. Azurin made the statement amid...
The four highest officials of the Philippine National Police (PNP) led by Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr. have submitted courtesy resignation in an apparent bid to set an example to 952 others police colonels and generals to do the same as part of the "radical" internal cleansing amid allegations of the...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benhur Abalos asked on Wednesday, Jan. 4, all police officials from the rank of full colonel up to generals to submit a courtesy resignation amid the controversy that hit the Philippine National Police (PNP) anew in connection with...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is now conducting an investigation into how a police sergeant tagged in the P6.7 billion shabu bust in Manila two months ago was able to return to its drug enforcement unit. This, amid rumors that a ranking police official was the one who requested that Police...
Brig. Gen. Roderick Augustus Alba, director of the Police Regional Office 7, warned all policemen in Central Visayas that their entire unit would suffer if any of them is caught recycling confiscated illegal drugs. Alba issued the statement on Wednesday, Dec. 14, following the arrest of the head of...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Tuesday, December 13 urged the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) to embark on an internal cleansing process to rid its ranks of scalawags in uniform. Dela Rosa made the call after his privilege speech where he...