Tag: police
Ranking PNP officer nabbed for alleged extortion in Baguio
MANILA — A senior police officer was nabbed by operatives of the Philippine National Police Counter-Intelligence Task Force (CITF) for alleged extortion in Baguio City on Monday afternoon. Citing a report…
Close to 100K cops deployed for Lent, summer break
MANILA — Close to 100,000 policemen across the country have been deployed to ensure safe travel for motorists and commuters during the Lenten season and the summer, Philippine National Police (PNP)…
Comelec to train cops to be deployed as BEIs on poll day
BAGUIO CITY — Police personnel will undergo training on how to serve as Special Board of Election Inspectors (BEIs) on election day, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Tuesday. “There will…
Pangasinan police on full alert for holidays, NPA anniv
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan — The Pangasinan police force is on full alert for the New Year celebration and anniversary of the New People’s Army (NPA). Chief Insp. Norman Florentino, police community relations…
CA allows payment of benefits to INP retirees
MANILA — A ruling by the Court of Appeals (CA) has allowed the payment of pension benefits to retired members of the defunct Integrated National Police (INP). In its eight-page decision…
PNP looking at all angles in Batocabe slay
MANILA — The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday said it is looking at all possible angles and motives in the killing of AKO Bicol party-list Rep. Rodel Batocabe and his…
Gunmen kill Zamboanga del Sur town dad
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Motorcycle-riding gunmen shot and killed a councilor of Ramon Magsaysay town in Zamboanga del Sur, a police official said Tuesday. Senior Insp. Ryan Wakat, police chief of Ramon…
PNP to crack down on cops soliciting for holiday season
MANILA — The Philippine National Police (PNP) will crack down on police personnel asking or soliciting donations for the Christmas season. Chief Supt. Jaime Santos of the PNP-Supervisory Office on Security…
Duterte: No pardon for cops convicted in Kian slay
MANILA — President Rodrigo R. Duterte said he will not grant pardon to the three police personnel convicted over the slay of 17-year-old student Kian delos Santos in August last year.…
Pangasinense among 10 outstanding policewomen
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan — Police Senior Inspector Jairilyn Camangian, chief of the Women and Children Protection Desk (WCPD) and Family Juvenile Gender and Development (FJGAD) of the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPO),…
PNP alerts security forces vs ‘lawless violence’
MANILA — The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday alerted all its maneuver and territorial police forces in the Bicol region, Samar, Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental to help suppress sporadic…
PNP only protecting its integrity as institution: spox
MANILA — The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday clarified that it only wants to protect its institutional integrity as well as public interest when it called out the bad portrayal…
PNP chief’s Xmas wish: All cops work as team
MANILA — Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief, Director General Oscar Albayalde said he wishes that all PNP members work as a team and get rid of discourteous and corrupt cops in…
Costume-clad security guards need permit: PNP
MANILA — The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday reminded security agencies, malls and business establishments to seek permission first before ordering their guards to wear themed costumes. “They have to…
3 killed, 5 nabbed as PNP busts 2 gun-for-hire groups
MANILA — The Philippine National Police (PNP) has neutralized two gun-for-hire groups in separate operations in Luzon. In a press briefing Monday, PNP chief Director General Oscar Albayalde said operatives of…
PNP awaits arrest order vs. Imelda
MANILA — The Philippine National Police (PNP) said it is ready to arrest former first lady and now Ilocos Norte Rep. Imelda Marcos once an order is out following the Sandiganbayan’s…
File complaints vs. scalawag cops, NCRPO urges public
MANILA — The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) on Wednesday urged the public anew to provide information against rogue police personnel as part of its internal cleansing program. “I encourage…
PNP reiterates serious drive vs. rogue cops
MANILA — The Philippine National Police (PNP) is serious in its internal cleansing program with the continuous conduct of intelligence operations to remove rogue police personnel from the force, PNP Chief,…