The Philippine National Police (PNP) ordered on Thursday, Oct. 7, all its unit commanders to step up the election security in their respective areas of responsibility (AORs) in anticipation of intense political rivalries as the filing of the Certificates of Candidacy (COCs) is set to end on Friday,...
The filing of certificates of candidacy (COC) at the Sofitel Tent and at local Commission on Election (Comelec) offices is generally peaceful, Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar said. PNP Chief Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar (Comelec FB Live Screenshot) Eleazar...
A suspected drug pusher in the government's watchlist was arrested on Tuesday, Oct. 5, in Cebu City through the Facebook complaint platform of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). A brainchild of PDEA Director General Wilkins Villanueva, “Isumbong mo kay Wilkins’’ is an online...
Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief, reminded all policemen to refrain from putting stickers and other campaign materials on patrol cars and other facilities of the police that include police stations and camps. Eleazar issued the statement as he said...
Police units in areas affected by tropical storm "Lannie" were ordered to assist the local government units (LGUs) in disaster response, particularly on the preemptive evacuation of residents. Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), said that the order was...
The government of Japan has vowed to continue supporting the Philippines in its humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts as both countries share the same fate as far as vulnerabilities to natural disasters are concerned. DISASTER EQUIPMENT-- The government of Japan turns over to the...
Operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) seized some P32 million worth of fake cigarettes in a raid in a warehouse in Bulacan on Sunday night, October 3. CIDG Maj. Gen. Albert Ignatius Ferro said the operation also resulted in the arrest of four people, including 42-year...
The Japanese government has donated some P39 million worth of disaster response equipment to the Philippine National Police (PNP) in a bid to improve the disaster response capability of the police force. photo: PNP-PIO PNP Chief Police General Guillermo Lorenzo T Eleazar said the donation will...
Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered on Monday, Oct. 4, all chiefs of police to start accounting policemen whose relatives are running in May elections in the areas where they are assigned. The move, according to Eleazar, is part of the effort of...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) will create a top-level review team that will coordinate with the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in the case build-up and filing of criminal cases against against policemen who committed abuses and human rights violations in the conduct of the illegal...
The Philippine government will intensify its seaborne patrol through a strengthened partnership between the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and Philippine National Police (PNP). The Department of Agriculture's BFAR and PNP's Maritime Group (PNP-MG) have signed a memorandum of...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) denied on Sunday, Oct. 3, that it is delaying the conduct of investigation into the death of artist Bree Jonson, especially on giving the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) the opportunity to conduct autopsy. PNP chief Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar said the...
