ILOILO CITY – The Philippine Army and the Philippine National Police have joined hands to sustain stable peace and security for the Visayas. MAJOR Gen. Marion Sison (right) of the 3rd Infantry Division and Police Major Gen. Robert Rodriquez (left) of the PNP Area Police Command-Visayas meet...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Forty wanted individuals were arrested in manhunt operations in the Cordillera region from February 4 to 10. The Police Regional Office Cordillera-Regional Investigation and Detective Management Division said the Baguio City Police Office nabbed 20 wanted...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Ninety-two percent of people in Northern Mindanao feel safe under a recent survey conducted by the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDa) on the safety, respect, and trust index of the Police Regional Office-10. Ninety-four percent of people in the province of Lanao del...
ILOILO CITY – The recent Dinagyang Festival here was generally peaceful, police said. POLICE stand guard during a 2024 Dinagyang Festival performance in Iloilo City. (PNP ICPO) Police Col. Joeresty P. Coronica, chief of the Iloilo City Police (ICPO) and head of the security task force for...
CEBU CITY – Police recorded fewer crimes in Central Visayas during the 459th Fiesta Señor celebration from January 11 to 21 compared to last year. Only 571 crime incidents were recorded in the entire Region 7 during the 11-day period, down 20.91 percent compared to 2023. THE Walk with Mary...
ILOILO CITY – The Police Regional Office (PRO)-6 said this year’s Ati-Atihan Festival in Kalibo town, Aklan province was generally peaceful despite a riot involving the youth that went viral online. POLICE declare the Ati-Atihan Festival in Kalibo town, Aklan province generally peaceful. (Aklan...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Thirty-eight wanted individuals were arrested by the police in the Cordillera region from January 7 to 13. The Police Regional Office Cordillera-Regional Investigation and Detective Management Division said the Baguio City Police Office nabbed 16 wanted persons,...
CEBU CITY – The Armed Forces Visayas Command (Viscom) has deployed close to 1,000 personnel to help secure the 459th celebration of Fiesta Señor here. Lt. Gen. Benedict M. Arevalo, Viscom commander, said 865 troops will help ensure a safe, orderly, and solemn conduct of the Fiesta Señor...
CEBU CITY – Security measures are all set for the 459th Fiesta Señor in this city. POLICE and other uniformed personnel on Wednesday, January 9, attend their send-off ceremony for the upcoming 459th Fiesta Señor in Cebu City. (Photo via Calvin D. Cordova) More than 5,000 security personnel from...
CAMP DANGWA, Benguet – Police destroyed marijuana plants worth over P1.4 million and nabbed eight wanted persons during a week-long campaign against crime in the Cordillera region from December 31 to January 6. The Police Regional Office Cordillera-Regional Operations Division said three...
ILOILO CITY – Western Visayas was generally peaceful during the New Year. Police Brig. Gen. Sidney Villaflor, PRO-6 director, said only 15 crime incidents were recorded in the region from December 31 to January 1. Six of these were physical injury, three murder, three homicide, two theft,...
BUTUAN CITY – The New Year celebration in the Caraga region was generally peaceful. However, four fireworks-related injuries were recorded in the cities of Cabadbaran and Butuan and the municipalities of Las Nieves in Agusan del Norte and San Luis in Agusan del Sur. The Police...