Over 4,500 Philippine National Police (PNP) and Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) personnel have evacuated a total of 247,400 individuals in areas battered by typhoon "Odette", Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said Tuesday, Dec. 21. Reports disclosed that...
The devastation wrought by typhoon "Odette" to human lives has started to have a clear picture as more ground reports started to reach the Philippine National Police (PNP) when its communication lines were restored starting Sunday, Dec. 19. Based on the latest data of the PNP from the reports filed...
Gen. Dionardo Carlos, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered all police commanders in devastated by typhoon "Odette" to help the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in enforcing the price freeze of basic goods. At the same time, Carlos warned local businessmen against taking...
The number of persons who died due to typhoon “Odette” has increased to three, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Friday afternoon, Dec. 17. Residents who evacuated at the Dinggoy Roxas Civic Center ahead of the onslaught of Typhoon “Odette”. (Photo from Ronnie Dadivas...
The House of Representatives has approved on second reading a bill that fixes the validity of firearm licenses and registration to a maximum ten years. Gun .45 caliber House Bill No. 10610 also allows a two-year validity of permit to carry firearms outside of residency or place of business. The...
The Philippine National Police slammed Friday, Dec. 17, the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed wing, the New People's Army (NPA), for allegedly launching tactical offensives against police and military personnel who were involved in typhoon "Odette" response missions in Surigao...
The first day of “Simbang Gabi” where Filipino Catholics visit churches to attend dawn masses in preparation for Christmas Day went “generally peaceful,” the Philippine National Police (PNP) assessed Friday, Dec. 17. Simbang Gabi (Manila Bulletin File) PNP Chief General Dionardo Carlos said...
Typhoon Odette has killed at least one person and displaced 198,000 people as it ravaged Visayas, Mindanao, and parts of Luzon, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) and Philippine National Police (PNP) disclosed Friday, Dec. 17. Residents who evacuated at the Dinggoy...
The Marikina City government and the Philippine National Police (PNP) launched on Thursday, Dec. 16, the Marikina River Patrol (MRP) that will secure the people visiting the river. The MRP is a joint project of the city government and the PNP which aims to boost the city’s disaster preparedness...
Police forces in areas along the path of typhoon "Odette" have been placed on standby amid fears of its widespread adverse effects after weather experts said it is continuously gaining strength after entering the country's territory on Tuesday night, Dec. 14. PNP chief Gen. Dionardo Carlos said all...
As more schools announced the resumption of face-to-face classes by next year, a group of education workers on Tuesday, Dec. 14, expressed opposition to the plan of authorities to deploy police forces in the vicinity of schools, colleges and universities. National University holds limited...
If police cannot prevent crime, they should at least solve them. Partido Reporma presidential aspirant Sen. Panfilo Lacson and former Philippine National Police chief Guillermo Eleazar aired the same comment as they condemned the murder of veteran journalist Jesus Malabanan in Calbayog City, Samar...
