Anti-narcotics operatives arrested three suspected drug pushers in a raid on an alleged drug den in Aurora province on Wednesday night, Jan. 26. Those arrested were identified as Rheymar Pantalunan, 40; Mikaela Maniaol, 37; and Erik dela Cruz, 37. In a statement, the Philippine Drug Enforcement...
Senator Richard Gordon is now pushing for the bill that seeks to create a special court that would handle cases that have been filed against policemen. In filing Senate Bill No. 2331, Gordon underscored the importance of holding erring members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) accountable for...
All local government units (LGUs) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) are compelled to strictly enforce the election-related provisions imposed by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) during the campaign period for the national candidates in the 2022 election starting on Feb. 8, Department of...
The legacy of the 44 elite Special Action Force (SAF) troopers of the Philippine National Police (PNP) who sacrificed their lives to neutralize international terrorists in Mamasapano, Maguindanao in 2015 will never be forgotten in the generations to come. (Courtesy of PNP-PIO livestream) This was...
Anti-narcotics authorities arrested a high value drug suspect and four of his cohorts Monday, Jan. 24, in a buy bust operation in Olongapo City. (PDEA photo) The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) identified the suspects as Arsenio Santos, 53; Ar Pallorina, 51; Albert Oca, 26; Ryan Ebba, 29,...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Eduardo Año warned politicians and their supporters against harming any member of the media covering the local and national elections. He vowed to use the full force of the law against any one who would dare to harass and kill journalists as...
The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFOMS) launched of Friday, Jan. 21, a new program which seeks to protect journalists from the threats of violence, discrimination, misinformation, and corruption in preparation for the May 9 national and local elections. Secretary Eduardo Año (DILG...
Nine individuals were arrested by the police in anti-illegal drug operations in Taguig, Pateros, and Muntinlupa on Monday, Jan. 17. Brig. Gen. Jimili Macaraeg, Southern Police District director, said P622,880 worth of suspected shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride) was confiscated during...
Policemen will be deployed in bus stops and terminals of passenger utility vehicles and will also be conducting random check especially at border control points as the national government starts on Monday, Jan. 17, the implementation of the "no vaccination, no ride" policy in Metro Manila and other...
Amid the deluge of healthcare workers getting infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the national government has started deploying personnel from the security sector to augment workforce in the hospitals. (File photo) Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., vaccine czar and chief implementer of...
The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) ordered on Wednesday, Jan. 12, the Philippine National Police (PNP) to assign “Media Security Focal Persons’’ in every province and city in the country as part of the security measures to journalists amid the threat of attacks and...
Muntinlupa police chief Col. Melecio Buslig Jr. has left his post in a reshuffle implemented by the Philippine National Police (PNP). "These new assignments are subject to the order of the Higher Headquarters. It is a part of the PNP program to give others a chance to hold high positions which is...
