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By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Lawmakers are now working on a law that will allow for the increase in the salaries of uniformed personnel, a promise President Rodrigo Duterte made in several of his speeches. Senate President Koko Pimentel said he has filed Senate Joint Resolution No. 9 for this. “There is a need to adjust the compensation package in order to make it more commensurate with their critical role in providing national security […]
Ni Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service Bukas ang Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency sa inilutang na posibilidad ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na muling isabak ang Philippine National Police sa giyera kontra droga. Malaking tulong daw ito sa kanila kung sakasakali lalo’t noong una pa lang ay aminado na sila na marami silang limitasyon partikular na sa bilang ng kanilang mga tauhan. “Truthfully speaking, limited scope (namin). There might be a possible resurgence left and right, […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Sixteen police officials of the Philippine National Police were removed from duty for failing to stop illegal gambling in their jurisdiction. Six chiefs of the Southern Tagalog Police; five chiefs from Bicol; two others in Central Mindanao, and one each in Western Visayas, Southern Mindanao and CaRaGa were sacked. According to the records of the PNP National Operations Center, 6,600 individuals who are involved in illegal gambling were arrested since January […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said he will have to come up with “major decisions” to address the issue of scalawags in the police force, starting perhaps with the “serious problem” in the recruitment process. “Maybe we’ll have to revise everything. I need time to sleep on it,” Duterte, who spoke in a press conference after the closing ceremonies of the 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit and Related Meetings on Tuesday night, […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police on Tuesday filed a case against former Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casiño, Bagong Alyansang Makabayan secretary general Renato Reyes, and another over a rally that saw at least 16, including six policemen, hurt. In the complaint filed before the Manila Prosecutor’s Office, the police said Casiño, Reyes and Neil Legaspi violated the Public Assembly Act of 1985 when they committed breach of peace, assault, and disobedience and resistance to […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Bumaba ng halos siyam na porsyento ang bilang ng naitatalang krimen sa nakalipas na buwan kumpara sa noong nakaraang taon. Base sa datos ng Philippine National Police (PNP), mula Enero hanggang Oktubre ng 2017, nasa 452,204 incidents ang naitalang krimen sa bansa. Mas mababa ito kumpara sa 493,912 crime incidents na naitala sa kaparehong panahon noong nakaraang taon. Pinakamalaki naman ang ibinaba sa kaso ng murder at physical injury. Pangunahin […]
(Eagle News) — The National Police Commission has stripped 19 govenment officials—a governor and 18 mayors—of their police power either because of alleged drug links or abuse of authority. The powers of Zamboanga del Sur Governor Antonio Cerilles; Sinacaban, Misamis Occidental Mayor Crisinciano Mahilac; Sapang Dalaga, Misamis Occidental Mayor Donjie Animas; Concepcion, Misamis Occidental Mayor Juanidy Viña; Lopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental Mayor Michael Gutierrez; Oroquieta City, Misamis Occidental Mayor Jason Almonte; Concepcion, Tarlac Mayor Andres Lacson; Angeles, Pampanga Mayor […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said the administration of the drug war would be back in the hands of the Philippine National Police if the illegal drugs proliferated again in the market. “Sabi ko, o sige (the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency) nalang. Pag magtaas nanaman, balik nanaman ang pulis. Alangan namang pabayaan ko bayan ko,” he told members of the Filipino community in Vietnam. He noted that Filipinos “never realized” the country was […]
(Eagle News) — Budget Secretary Ben Diokno on Friday announced his office’s proposal for a base pay hike for the military, police and other uniformed personnel has been approved by the Office of the President. In a statement, Diokno said the OP approval was made on Sept. 25, with the draft now endorsed to Congress. “We need the approval of both houses of Congress to implement this because Congress has the power of the purse,” […]
(Eagle News) — The fact that President Rodrigo Duterte transferred the reins of the conduct of the anti-illegal drugs war to another agency after his ratings slightly went down based on a recent Social Weather Stations survey only goes to show that he is “not a dictator,” and he listens to the people. This is according to Philippine National Police Chief General Ronald dela Rosa, who spoke to CNN Philippines’ Pinky Webb on Friday. “Frustrated si […]
(Eagle News) — Mahigit limangdaang miyembro na ng Caloocan City Police ang napalitan sa pwesto. Pinakahuling naitalaga sa lungsod ang nasa dalawangdaang pulis mula sa District Public Safety Battalion ng Northern Police District. Una nang ipinag-utos ni National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) Chief Oscar Albayalde ang pagrelieve sa lahat ng pulis sa Caloocan matapos ang sunod-sunod na kontrobersya na kinasangkutan ng mga ito. Sa harap nito, patuloy ang paghikayat ng Philippine National Police (PNP) […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said that the remainder of what was the supposed budget of the Commission on Human Rights can be used to procure state-of-the art body cameras for the police. President Duterte said that if the proposed CHR budget will not be returned, it can be used to buy new police equipment. “If you do not want to return the budget to the CHR, why don’t you invest […]
