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By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service Philippine National Police Chief Ronald dela Rosa on Tuesday defended the appointment of Senior Supt. Albert Ferro as head of the PNP Drug Enforcement Group. In a press conference, Dela Rosa said it has been proven that Ferro, former head of the Anti-Illegal Drugs Group, had nothing to do with the kidnapping and killing of Korean National Jee Ick Joo by policemen in 2016. The group was abolished following […]
(Eagle News) — Apparently, even after he retires, Philippine National Police Chief Ronald Dela Rosa will be in government service. Dela Rosa told reporters on Tuesday that President Rodrigo Duterte has already told him which agency he would be transferred to after his retirement in January 2018. He, however, refused to divulge which agency this was exactly. “Everyone failed in that agency. Bahala na kayo mag-isip,” Dela Rosa said. Pressed, Dela Rosa only said that the […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service The Department of the Interior and Local Government on Friday said it has recommended a one-year extension of martial law in Mindanao to President Rodrigo Duterte. “Principally (we made the recommendation) due to existing threats sa Mindanao from the terrorist groups..,” he said, noting that there were other groups that need to be the focus of “continuing concern” apart from Maute. He said they received reports that the attack […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Halos dalawang buwan lang mula nang pahintuin ng Pangulo, muli na namang sasabak sa war on drugs ang Philippine National Police (PNP) sa ikatlong pagkakataon. Ito’y matapos lagdaan ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang memorandum na nag-uutos sa PNP na suportahan ang Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) sa kampanya kontra droga. Sa muling pagsabak sa war on drugs, muling bubuhayin ng PNP ang kanilang Oplan Double Barrel at Oplan Tokhang na […]
The Palace on Wednesday, December 6, made public Memorandum Order No. 17 directing the Philippine National Police and other agencies to provide “active support” to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in the government’s war on drugs. Although President Rodrigo Duterte recognized the strides made by PDEA, he also recognized the agency’s lack of resources, particularly of human personnel.
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has allowed the Philippine National Police to return to the government’s anti-drug war. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said under the administrative order signed by Duterte on Oct. 10, though, the lead agency would still be the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency. “They must coordinate with the lead agency. Perhaps if they want to resume Oplan Tokhang, they need to ..I don’t know how they will agree on the terms on […]
(Eagle News) — Dela Salle Lipa on Friday received a hoax bomb threat on Friday. De La Salle Lipa said it received the threat through text message at 7:40 a.m. It said the Institutional Safety, Security and Emergency Services Office conducted paneling and search operations in buildings and surroundings as part of protocol, and found that the school was “100 percent cleared.” The Philippine National Police, it added, has been notified. “Rest assured that we have […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police- Anti-Kidnapping Group on Wednesday, November 29, urged the National Bureau of Investigation to come forward and prove what it said was the innocence of its agents in the kidnapping of a Korean businessman in Angeles City, Pampanga, instead of threatening to sue the police. “Now, kung sila ay anghel lahat, the more dapat na they come forward. Pumunta sila dito, dalhin ang mga taong ito. Kung anghel ang […]
Ni Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service Aabot sa 500 milyong Japanese yen o katumbas ng P210 milyong pisong halaga ng police equipment ang ipinagkaloob ngayon ng Japan government sa Philippine National Police sa ilalim ng kanilang “economic and social development program.” Mismong si Japanese Ambassador Koji Heneda ang nanguna sa isinagawang turnover ceremony sa Kampo Crame na dinaluhan din ni PNP Chief Ronald Dela Rosa. Kabilang sa mga ipinagkaloob ng Japan ang 100 brand new […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — May babala si Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa sa mga police scalawag na muling gagawa ng kalokohan, oras na bumalik na sila sa war on drugs. Nagbanta rin ang heneral na pangungunahan niya ang isang vigilant group para hantingin ang mga tiwaling pulis oras na lumala ang kalakaran ng iligal na droga pagkatapos nyang mag-retiro sa serbisyo. “Isasama ko kayo sa retirement ko kapag kayo gumawa […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Malacañang is set to issue a memorandum-order that will return the anti-illegal drug operations to the Philippine National Police. Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said that Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea will issue the memorandum-order. President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, November 22, said that the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency’s personnel are not enough to fight the illegal drugs machinery,. “Whether I like it or not, I have to return that power […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Several senators on Friday issued reminders to the Philippine National Police amid the possibility of them returning to the war on drugs. Senator JV Ejercito said President Rodrigo Duterte’s “words of strong support” for them were not a “license..to go on a killing spree,” should they officially return. “Protection and respect for human rights should be upheld at all times,” he said. According to Senate President Koko Pimentel, “all […]
