In this week’s press briefing at Malacañang Palace, Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno proposed a four-pronged plan on reforms in the pension program for military and uniformed personnel (MUP) of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the Philippine National Police (PNP), the Philippine Coast...
PALO, Leyte – Philippine National Police chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. lauded the Police Regional Office-8 (Eastern Visayas) for intercepting a stolen vehicle and suspected shabu worth P7 million in Allen, Northern Samar on Tuesday, March 28. "We have seen the synergy, partnership, and...
The Makati Medical Center (MMC) has vowed to assist the Philippine National Police (PNP) in improving the delivery of services to its hospitals and other treatment facilities for policemen and their dependents. PNP chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr. said the commitment to develop a sustainable and...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) will be deploying nearly 78,000 of its personnel to the tourist spots and other usual places of convergence not only for the Lenten break but also for the rest of the “summer” break. PNP chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr. said a total of 38,387 policemen will...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers says the Philippine National Police-Special Investigation Task Group (PNP-SITG) is dragging its foot on its investigation on alleged "ninja cop" Sgt. Rodolfo Mayo Jr., and he wants to know why. “Why is it that said PNP-SITG is foot-dragging or...
Members of the Pasay Police Station Drug Enforcement Unit (SDEU) arrested two men in a buy-bust operation and seized P136,000 worth of shabu on Thursday, March 23. The Southern Police District (SPD) identified the suspect as John Jason Placido, 27; and Elton John Bella, 27, both listed as street...
A housing program for soldiers and police officers is now in the works, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said. “We have begun to craft the program for the housing of the uniformed personnel, the policemen and the military,” Marcos said. The President met with Philippine National Police...
The one-strike policy against erring policemen should also apply to their commanders, said House Speaker Martin Romualdez. “What is happening to our policemen? They are supposed to protect our citizens but they are accused of doing ‘hulidap’ and other extortion and illegal activities,”...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday, March 21, challenged men to join in the fight for gender equality and create safer spaces for girls and women in the communities. Duterte posed the challenge during her speech as the guest of honor and speaker during Quezon City Police District’s (QCPD)...
Two policemen earlier cited in contempt and ordered detained by the Senate Public Order and Dangerous Drugs for ‘’fooling’’ its chairman, Senator Ronald ‘’Bato’’ dela Rosa, during its public hearing this week were turned over to the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday, March...
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go on Friday, March 17 backed the move of the Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs to cite in contempt two anti-drug operatives for their involvement in the alleged "recycling" of illegal drugs during an operation. During a Senate hearing conducted by the...
Technical and practical reasons prevent law enforcement agencies from immediately destroying the illegal drugs that they seize from anti-narcotics operations. This was learned by congressmen during the recent House Committee on Dangerous Drugs hearing on the alleged "recycling" of confiscated drug...
