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(Eagle News) — More than P4 million worth of marijuana plants were destroyed by authorities in Cebu on Monday. The Philippine National Police said the more or less 11,200 fully-grown marijuana plants uprooted by PNP operatives and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Sitio Sampinitan, Brgy. Tagba-o had an estimated value of P4,480,000. The plants were situated on a 800 sqm space owned by a certain Boy Ardimer, the PNP said. It said manhunt operations […]
(Eagle News) — Two were killed while two others were hurt during an armed encounter in Lanao del Norte over the weekend, the Philippine National Police said. The PNP identified the fatalities as Special Action Force member, Police Corporal John Oliver Rodriguez and Naen Ampatua Tumog. Rodriguez was part of a group of policemen from the elite PNP unit who were out to serve a search warrant for Tumog’s home in Barangay Rebucon on Saturday. […]
(Eagle News) — Newly-installed Philippine National Police chief Police Lt. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar has reshuffled the top three posts of the organization’s Command Group. In a statement, the PNP said Police Lieutenant General Dionardo Carlos was designated as the Chief Directorial Staff, the fourth in command in the PNP hierarchy. As chief of the directorial staff, Carlos will supervise the operations of the ten PNP Directorial Staff Offices. Carlos is erstwhile PNP Director for Integrated […]
(Eagle News) — Two police officers were injured after they were shot at by the father of two drug suspects they arrested earlier. The Philippine National Police said Police Corporal Nicolo Leon Luna III and Police Staff Sergeant Bobby Judan, both members of Regional Drug Enforcement Unit 9, had just brought Jonar Jul-Asri and Moner Jul-Asri to the hospital for mandatory medical examination following their arrest in a buy-bust operation when they were attacked by […]
(Eagle News) — Authorities seized P3.4 million worth of shabu in Tarlac on Saturday, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, two, Cervando Gayas Jr., 26; and Aurora Gayas Montano, 29; were arrested by joint operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Regional Office III,Tarlac Police Provincial Office and Concepcion Municipal Police Station during the buy-bust operation along Magalang-Concepcion Road, in Barangay San Francisco, Concepcion. The PNP said apart from the more or […]
(Eagle News) — Authorities seized P102 million worth of shabu in a buy-bust operation in Rizal on Tuesday, the Philippine National Police said on Wednesday, April 28. According to the PNP, two people–including a known drug peddler identified only as “Alvin”–were also killed in an armed encounter that ensued after the operation on Highway 2000, in Barangay Sta. Ana Extension, Taytay. The encounter ensued when the two attempted to resist arrest and fired at arresting […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police has destroyed over 7,000 discarded firearms. PNP Chief Police General Debold M Sinas witnessed the “ceremonial demilitarization” of 7371 firearms on Monday, April 26, at the PNP Grandstand in Camp Crame, Quezon City. Under PNP Memorandum Circular No. 2017-017, the demilitarization of these firearms is an allowable method of disposal if such is already unsaleable and may pose a hazard to the public if not destroyed. “This ceremonial […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police logged its 53rd COVID-19 fatality as the Philippines continued its vaccination drive to inoculate at least 50 percent of the population against the virus. The PNP said the fatality was a 54-year-old male police lieutenant assigned in Camp Crame. On April 14, the PNP said the policeman was hospitalized due to COVID-19 infection. He was undergoing a hemoperfusion procedure for the cleansing of his blood. He was scheduled […]
(Eagle News) — One person died while two others were injured in an ensuing shootout with police officers who were out to serve arrest warrants in Cebu on Friday. According to the Philippine National Police, Arnel Cabahug Capangpangan, 35, who was one of four subjects of the warrants of arrest, was killed after police retaliated as soon as he fired at the officers who were about to arrest him for rape. One police officer was […]
(Eagle News) — Authorities seized P2.6 million worth of shabu from a 19-year-old over the weekend in Bacolod City, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, Dan Aldrick Ballesteros was also nabbed in the buy-bust operation in Purok Sigay, Barangay 2 on Saturday morning, at 10 a.m. Seized from Ballesteros were 22 sachets of shabu, three pieces of plastic containing suspected shabu with an approximate combined weight of 396 grams, two P500 bills, […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police will soon have a new spokesperson. In a statement, the PNP said PNP Chief Debold Sinas has designated Police Brigadier General Ronaldo E. Olay to the post to be left vacated by Brigadier General Ildebrandi Usana. Usana is retiring. Olay was a member of Sinas’ personal staff prior to his new designation, according to the PNP. He is a member of the Philippine Military Academy’s “Bigkis-Lahi” Class of […]
PNP says 3 suspects dead in ensuing shootouts with authorities (Eagle News) — Authorities seized over P81 million worth of illegal drugs in separate operations in Pasay and Paranaque over the weekend, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, also killed in ensuing encounters with authorities were three individuals, alias “Domeng” and “Rey,” and Richard Gumander. The PNP said Gumander was killed on West Service Road, Barangay Sun Valley around 11:25 p.m. of […]
