Opinion-Editorial NEWS

The headline above is not complete as any effort to “cleanse” the police membership of scalawags must be supported by all Filipinos, as there is no place at any time or in any administration for rogue cops. Any personnel in uniform must not, in any way or form, be involved in the illegal drugs trade or tainted with money produced from illicit transactions.

Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III finds the request of Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benhur Abalos for courtesy resignation of all Philippine National Police (PNP) generals and colonels amid possible illegal drugs links as ‘’very strange and too broad.’’

Former Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson has thumbed down a proposal to decriminalize illegal drug use saying this would only boost the market for illegal drugs.

The criminal conviction handed down by the Caloocan City court against the police officers involved in former President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody war on drugs was a “sorrowful and partial victory,” Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Thursday, November 24.

Former Senator Leila de Lima must be freed immediately, Cagayan De Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez said.

Following the arrest of Juanito Jose Remulla III, the Makabayan bloc wants to know how the Philippine National Police (PNP), the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), and other law enforcement agencies handle suspects and detainees.

Senator Jinggoy Estrada isn’t happy with the Philippine National Police (PNP) after an officer visited the private residence of a media practitioner last Oct. 15.

Minority Senators Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III and Risa Hontiveros have filed a Senate resolution (SR) directing the Philippine National Police (PNP) to guarantee the safety of former Senator Leila de Lima.

Senator Jinggoy Estrada wants a Senate probe into the hostage-taking of former Senator Leila de Lima within the custodial center of the Philippine National Police (PNP) last Oct. 9.

Progressive groups renewed their calls for former senator Leila De Lima’s immediate release after a hostage-taking incident at the Camp Crame Custodial Center on Sunday, Oct. 9.

The Philippine National Police (PNP) said they recorded zero kidnappings and crimes related to the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) since the Senate convened to tackle the controversies hounding the sector last September 15.

Alliance of Filipino women, Gabriela, on Monday, Aug. 22, condemned the “harassment” and “physical assault” perpetrated by the Philippine National Police (PNP) from Batasan Police Station 6 against children’s rights advocates on the first day of classes for the School Year (SY) 2022-2023.

On the 121st Police Service anniversary held at the Philippine National Police (PNP) headquarters last Aug. 8, 2022, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. laid down his marching orders and policy guidance to the 226,000 officers, men and women of the police force, ably led by new PNP Chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. This was the President’s first official visit to Camp Crame, in an event that had the theme “Matibay na Ugnayan ng Pulisya at Mamamayan, Tungo sa Pagkakaisa, Kapayapaan, at Kaunlaran (Strong Relationship Between the Police and Citizenry Leads to Unity, Peace, and Progress).”

The security preparation of the Philippine National Police (PNP) is “in full swing” for the inauguration of President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. in Manila on June 30.

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) reported on Thursday, May 19, a total of 27 election-related incidents, citing data from the Philippine National Police (PNP).

Tasked with ensuring peaceful and orderly national and local elections, the Philippine National Police (PNP) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) have deployed a total of more than 80,000 personnel ahead of the May 9 electoral exercise.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Philippine National Police (PNP) deployed additional personnel and assets to help in the humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HADR) operations in Visayas, days after it was battered by Typhoon “Agaton.”

Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana challenged the United States government on Good Friday, April 15, to provide the details of the reports of human rights abuses allegedly perpetrated by state security forces in the Philippines.