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(Eagle News) — The police are in hot pursuit of members of the New People’s Army who detonated a landmine in Masbate on Sunday, June 6, killing a varsity football player and his uncle, and injuring a minor, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, policemen managed to engage the bombers five hours after the explosion that killed Keth Balandra Absalon, 21, a Far Eastern University varsity football player; and his uncle, Nolven […]
(Eagle News) — Over P2 million worth of illegal drugs were seized in an anti-illegal drug operation in Bukidnon on Saturday, June 5, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, also arrested in the operation in Poblacion West, Kalilangan were Jabir Dacula Mandok alias Bam, 19 years old; Jucair Mandok alias Joker, 30; and Sittie Mandok, 28. The PNP said Jucair was top 2 on the municipality’s drug watchlist and top 10 on […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police has distributed over 2,000 body-worn cameras for use during police operations. In a statement, the PNP said the 2696 cameras–which were purchased through a congressional allocation– were given to 170 police stations, which include the five police districts of the National Capital Region Police Office, and 15 city and municipal stations in Metro Manila. The PNP earlier said the cameras would help protect law enforcers conducting operations and […]
(Eagle News) — Eight men–including two former police officers—were found guilty of kidnapping a Filipino-Chinese trader in Manila on Friday, 17 years after the crime was committed, while two others were acquitted. Judge Ma. Luisa Gonzalez-Betic of the Regional Trial Court Branch 225 of Quezon City convicted Romeo Ayson, Clayton Patingan, Alberto Culanag, Romeo Aruta, Jose Olbato, Jaime Tolevas, Edwin Castillo, and Sebastian Magaipo of kidnapping Genevive Sy in 2004 and sentenced them to suffer […]
(Eagle News) — Authorities seized over P1 million worth of shabu from a high-value drug suspect in Tagbilaran City, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, Palawan Macaorog, 51, was nabbed on CPG North Ave. in Barangay Taloto, after 150 grams of shabu were found in his possession as members of the PNP and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency implemented a search warrant The drugs had an estimated value of P1,020,000, the PNP […]
(Eagle News) — Over 100 more COVID-19 cases have been reported among police personnel. According to Philippine National Police data, the additional 125 cases pushed the PNP COVID-19 total to 24372. Of these, 1660 were active. Over 100–or 115–additional recoveries were also reported, pushing the PNP COVID-19 recoveries to 22645. No additional PNP COVID-19 deaths were reported, which means the PNP COVID-19 death toll remains at 67. Earlier, the PNP said its 67th COVID-19 fatality […]
(Eagle News) — The good policemen still outnumber the bad ones. This was the statement of Philippine National Police Chief General Guillermo Eleazar after a policeman shot dead an unarmed 52-year-old woman in Quezon City on Monday, June 1. Eleazar has ordered the fast-tracking of summary dismissal proceedings against Hensie Zinampan after he was seen committing the crime in footage shown by media. “Sa mahigit na 220,000 na pulis natin sa PNP, napakaliit na porsyento […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police has reported its 66th COVID-19 fatality, a 52-year-old police captain assigned in Zamboanga City. In a statement, the PNP said the police official tested positive for COVID-19 on May 1. On May 18, he was transferred to a hospital’s intensive care unit due to difficulty of breathing and was intubated. After 29 days of fighting the virus, he died on May 30 at 5:22 a.m. “Nakakalungkot po na […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police condemned what it said was an ambush by New People’s Army members on policemen in Occidental Mindoro on Friday, May 28, resulting in the deaths of three police officers. The PNP said the ambush at 10:30 a.m. in Sitio Banban in Barangay San Nicolas also resulted in six more policemen being injured. According to the PNP, the policemen had just delivered aid to a remote barangay in the […]
Several escape (Eagle News) — Authorities nabbed nine alleged members of the ISIS-inspired Dawlah Islamiya-Maute Group while several eluded arrest after an armed encounter in Lanao del Sur on Saturday, May 29. In a statement, the Philippine National Police said Camaroden Tindug, Sabdullah Sarip, Oter Macaungun, Asnare Alisood, Alisood Dima, Sowaib Abdullah, Saaduden Adapun, Zaenal Abdulatip and Aleem Salih Pitiilan were nabbed after they engaged authorities who were out to arrest Faharudin H. Satar alias […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police has welcomed President Rodrigo Duterte’s signing of a new law that lowered the height requirement for policemen and other uniformed personnel. In welcoming President Duterte’s signing of Republic Act No. 11549 or the PNP, Bureau of Fire Protection, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology and Bureau of Corrections Equality Act, PNP Chief General Guillermo Eleazar said he shares the view of Senator Ronald dela Rosa, a former PNP chief, that […]
Criminal raps also to be filed vs 29-year-old police corporal (Eagle News) — A police corporal is facing dismissal for robbing an LBC courier service branch in San Miguel, Bulacan, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, PNP Chief Police General Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar has ordered the Quezon City Police District to start the legal process for the immediate dismissal of Moises Yango, 29. ” I will personally monitor the progress of his […]
