Tag: Criminal Investigation and Detection Group

PNP reshuffles officers anew

(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police has reshuffled some of its officers anew. PNP Region 3, Chief Superintendent Amador Corpus was assigned at the helm of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group following the retirement of  Director Roel Obusan. Police Chief Superintendent Joel Napoleon Coronel of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO), on the other hand, was assigned to head PNP Region 3. From the Special Action Force, Police Chief Superintendent Dennis Basngi was assigned […]

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Año assures public PNP subpoena powers will not be abused

(Eagle News) — Department of the Interior and Local Government officer in charge Eduardo Año assured the public on Thursday that the Philippine National Police will not abuse its newly restored power to subpoena. In a statement, Año  said the DILG “will be on the lookout for any hint of abuse that may be committed by the PNP” in exercising such. “And we will see to it that this will be used only for the intention that […]

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Prosecutors stand by dismissal of drug raps vs Espinosa, others

Say decision was based on evidence presented to them   (Eagle News) — The state prosecutors who received backlash after junking the drug charges against Kerwin Espinosa and others finally broke their silence on Thursday, saying they only made their decision based on the evidence presented to them. “Malinis ang aming konsensya at makikita naman na complainant did not present sufficient evidence but instead relied only on the testimony of its sole witness,” Michael John Humarang […]

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CIDG nabs two men allegedly posing as Duterte’s brother, Bong Go for extortion activities

  By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service The Philippine National Police’s Criminal Investigation and Detection Group has arrested a man it said was posing as the brother of President Rodrigo Duterte and another pretending to be Special Assistant to the President Bong Go for extortion activities. Arrested were Jose Matias, 57; and Henry Halaghay, 63. According to CIDG director Roel Obusan, Matias, who was nabbed in San Pablo, Laguna, would identify himself as Duterte’s maternal […]

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CIDG chief: Espinosa retracted Senate testimony in his answer to drug raps filed vs him before first prosecution panel

By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service Kerwin Espinosa’s confession he was a drug dealer before a Senate hearing in 2016 could not be submitted to the Department of Justice prosecution panel as evidence against him because he retracted the same during the preliminary investigation. CIDG Director Roel Obusan said Espinosa denied the testimonies he made in his answer submitted to the first prosecution panel tasked to look into the drug charges filed against him,  Peter Lim,  […]

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Duterte signs law granting subpoena powers to PNP chief, selected CIDG officials

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a measure that gives selected Philippine National Police officials the power to issue subpoenas. Republic Act No. 10973, signed by the President on March 1, 2018, particularly gives the PNP chief,  and the director and deputy director for administration of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group the authority to issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum “in relation to their investigation.” “The subpoena shall state the […]

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Palace assures ‘impartial’ probe into Espinosa’s death

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Malacañang assured on Monday a transparent and impartial investigation on the death of Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa last Saturday, November 5. Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar made the assurance after former President Benigno Aquino said he will monitor the inquiries into the killing of Espinosa. Earlier reports said that at around 4 AM of November 5, operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) Region 8 […]

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CIDG meets suspects, witnesses in NBP stabbing incident

QUEZON City, Philippines – The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group is now determining who was behind the riot inside the New Bilibid Prison which resulted in the stabbing incident among the high-profile inmates. The CIDG already talked with the suspects and the witnesses.  It also has in its possession the CCTV footages of the riot inside NBP.

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Cops counter suspected assassination attempt vs. Duterte

(Eagle News)– Police on Thursday announced that they foiled an assassination attempt against President Rodrigo Duterte after cuffing an alleged gun smuggling group assumed to sell gun parts to the group who would kill the President. Wilford Palma admitted being a member of the gun smuggling group, and revealed that their “number one customer” ordered gun parts before they were apprehended. “Ang sabi sa akin ng boss ko yung number one customer namin may balak […]

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CIDG Bulacan under investigation regarding kidnapping case

QUEZON City, Philippines – The Philippine National Police – Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) is now investigating the involvement of its personnel in a kidnapping case in Bulacan. According to CIDG – Director Police Chief Superintendent Roel Obusan, he already asked the CIDG personnel in Bulacan to report for administrative investigation. Four members of CIDG Bulacan already underwent the investigation. The investigation was started after Obusan received a text message from a concerned citizen, […]

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BOI Submits “Mamasapano Report”

The final report of the Board of Inquiry (BOI) on Mamasapano incident was finally submitted on March 13 by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) chief Police Director Benjamin Magalong to The first five sets of the final report, with each set consisting of 120 pages, were submitted by Magalong to Philippine National Police Officer-in-charge (PNP-OIC) Leonardo Espina.  The compiled documents were named “The Mamasapano Report.” Before the turn over to PNP, the final […]

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