TACLOBAN CITY -- The Police Regional Office-8 received over P300,000 on Monday from a charity fun run to benefit Philippine National Police personnel facing serious and life-threatening illnesses. Police Brig. Gen. Jason Capoy, PRO-8 regional director, received the proceeds from the “Alay Takbo...
TACLOBAN CITY – A fisherman recovered 5.4 kilograms of suspected floating cocaine in the sea of Hernani, Eastern Samar, on Thursday, Aug. 14. The 52-year-old fisherman discovered the contraband while fishing before noon. He turned over the item to the Hernani Municipal Police Station. Six blocks...
TACLOBAN CITY -- Police Brig. Gen. Jason Capoy assumed leadership of the Police Regional Office-8 on Friday during a ceremony at the PRO-8 headquarters in Camp Kangleon, Palo, Leyte. Police Major Gen. Neri Vincent Ignacio, acting Chief Directorial Staff of the Philippine National Police (PNP),...
TACLOBAN CITY -- The Police Regional Office-8 showcased their preparedness in implementing the five-minute response during their 1st Police Response Simulation Exercise Competition that coincided with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s State-of-the-Nation Address on Monday, July 28. ...
TACLOBAN CITY – Police Regional Office-8 Director Police Brig. Gen. Jay Cumigad led the blessing and turnover of 54 4G high-definition body worn cameras (BWCs) in Camp Kangleon, Palo, Leyte, on Wednesday. Sixteen were given to the Ormoc City Police Office, 10 to the Tacloban CPO, five each to...
TACLOBAN CITY - Police arrested on Monday five men for carrying firearms in Arteche, Eastern Samar as part of an intensified drive against poll gun ban violators. Police officers intercepted an Isuzu Elf truck carrying the armed individuals in a checkpoint on a major highway in Barangay Tangbo...
BUTUAN CITY – At least 3,340 policemen were mobilized to ensure a peaceful Labor Day in Northern Mindanao. DE GUZMAN (PRO-10 FB) PRO-10 focused on key convergence areas, including public rallies and gatherings, as part of their maximum personnel deployment strategy to maintain peace and order in...
BUTUAN CITY – The Police Regional Office-10 has deployed 400 policemen for election duty in the Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (PRO-BARMM). They will serve as members of the Special Electoral Board (SEB), PRO 10-Regional Public Information Office (RPIO)...
BUTUAN CITY – Police have arrested 45 individuals for violating the Commission on Elections (Comelec) gun ban in the Caraga region from Jan. 12 to the present. Police Regional Office-13 Director Police Brig. Gen. Christopher N. Abrahano said six violators were caught in Butuan City, 23 in...
DAVAO CITY – The Police Regional Office-11 formally introduced its newest initiative to strengthen rural security – the PRO-11 Cavaliers, a horse-mounted patrol unit manned by 31 police personnel at Menzi Beach Park in Dahican in Mati City. Police Col. Mariano Rodriguez, deputy regional...
CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – The Police Regional Office-1 (Ilocos) on Tuesday deployed 193 policemen for election duty in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. A send-off Mass and ceremony were held for them at the PRO-1 auditorium in this camp. They will serve as Special...
BUTUAN CITY – The Police Regional Office-13 (Caraga) has deployed 596 police personnel to the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to assist in ensuring the orderly conduct of the May 12 midterm elections. The send-off ceremony was led by PRO-13 Director Police Brig. Gen....