For the first time in the Marcos administration, members of the national and regional peace and order councils were gathered at the Palace last Tuesday, April 18, 2023. The President presided over this meeting, which was also attended by Vice President Sara Duterte, Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos,...
TABUK CITY, Kalinga – Philippine National Police chief Police Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. inaugurated the first prototype building of the Tabuk City Police Station in Barangay Laya West, Tabuk City, Kalinga, on Tuesday morning, April 18. The state-of-the-art four-story police station which is...
An internal review on the reported link to illegal drugs trade of top police officers will be out in two weeks. President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Tuesday assured the public that the investigation of Philippine National Police (PNP) personnel may be concluded in less than a month after...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Even without the enactment of a law, the Philippine National Police (PNP) should make it a requirement to have those sent to anti-drug operations use body-worn cameras, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said on Monday, April 17. Estrada said the Supreme Court (SC) already...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Philippine National Police chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. has urged all cops in the Northern Mindanao region to continually prioritize community-based policy and engagement to enhance the capabilities and effectiveness of the PNP. PHILIPPINE National Police chief Gen. Rolando...
House Deputy Speaker and Batangas 6th district Rep. Ralph Recto (Facebook) The Philippine National Police (PNP) should stop relying on closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras hoisted on lampposts and instead turn to body-worn cameras (bodycams) in accounting for operations, including drug busts....
(Mark Balmores/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has admitted to being "dismayed and saddened" over allegations that two police generals and other ranking officials of the Philippine National Police (PNP) attempted to cover-up of irregularities in the confiscation of some P6.7...
Lt. Gen. Benjamin Santos Jr., former deputy chief for operations of the Philippine National Police (PNP), maintained innocence over the alleged cover up in the arrest of a sergeant and the pilferage of 42 kilos of “shabu” during a buy-bust operation in Manila last year. (Photo: Philippine...
The Philippine National Police’s Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) has ordered a manhunt operation against former Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief Gerald Bantag and former BuCor Deputy Security Officer Ricardo Zulueta over the death of inmate Jun Villamor, an alleged...
(Mark Balmores/ MANILA BULLETIN) Senator Ramon ‘’Bong’’ Revilla Jr. wants a legislative inquiry into the alleged involvement of ranking Philippine National Police (PNP) officials in the P6.7-billion dangerous drug haul last year.Senator Ramon ‘’Bong’’ Revilla Jr. wants a legislative...
(Unsplash) The dozens of deaths reported due to drowning this April may have been mitigated had swimming been taught as a basic education subject in schools. Incidentally, Probinsyano Ako Party-list Rep. Rudys Caesar Fariñas recently filed in the 19th Congress House Bill (HB) No. 7476, or the...
CAMP RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – The Police Regional Office-13 has completed the accounting of pensioners in the Caraga region under the Philippine National Police “Pensioner Ko, Sagot Ko” program in the first quarter of 2023. The PNP Retirement and Benefits Administration Service based...