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(Eagle News) — Over 100 more police personnel have tested positive for COVID-19. The Philippine National Police said the additional 170 cases pushed the PNP COVID-19 total to 23,013. Of these, the PNP said 1550 were active. Ninety-nine recoveries also pushed the PNP recovery total to 21399. The PNP COVID-19 death toll is also now at 64, including the additional one. The police are among the country’s frontliners amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier, President Rodrigo […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar has ordered a probe into the shooting of a teenager with special needs during an arrest in Valenzuela City on Sunday, May 25. According to the PNP, the policeman implicated in the death of Edwin Cabantugan Arnigo—-a senior master sergeant— has been placed under restrictive custody. Eleazar said the policeman has also been disarmed “as a matter of investigative procedure.” “I have directed the Internal Affairs […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police is eyeing over 17,000 recruits this year. The PNP made the disclosure in a statement on Sunday, May 23, days after PNP Chief Guillermo Eleazar met with members of the academe to enlist their help for the recruitment. The PNP said the activity on Friday, May 21, was attended by 49 presidents and deans of College of Criminology and Arts and Sciences from various parts of the country. […]
(Eagle News) — Over 100 more police personnel have tested positive for COVID-19. According to recent Philippine National Police data, the additional 115 cases pushed the PNP COVID-19 total to 22754. Almost 100–or 92–recoveries pushed the recovery total to 21,208. No additional deaths were reported, which means the death toll remains at 63. Earlier, PNP Chief Guillermo Eleazar expressed his condolences to the family of the PNP’s latest COVID-19 fatality, a 55-year-old police captain assigned […]
(Eagle News)–Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar has ordered a probe into the “under-the-table” sale of government-purchased COVID-19 vaccines. Eleazar gave the order to the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group, following viral social media posts showing the sale of vaccine slots in some local government units. The prices depend on the COVID-19 vaccine brand, Eleazar said, and range from P10,000 to P15,000. “Ang mga bakuna ay donasyon at binili ng ating pamahalaan para ibigay ng […]
(Eagle News) — Authorities seized P2.9 million worth of shabu in a buy-bust operation in Cebu on Thursday, May 21, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, also arrested was Johnrey Gelbolingo Jabagat, 30, a “high-value individual” in the province. The PNP did not say how the police operation came about in Sitio Tinabangay, Alaska-Mambaling. It said, however, that the operation was witnessed by Roseller Salvador, a councilor of Barangay Mambaling and a […]
PNP reports 148 more COVID-19 cases (Eagle News) — Over 100 more COVID-19 cases were reported among police personnel. The 148 additional cases were reported as President Rodrigo Duterte ordered authorities anew to prioritize the vaccination of police and military personnel in the government’s vaccination program. Overall, the PNP has reported 22316 COVID-19 cases. Of these, 1376 were active. According to the PNP, 134 more recoveries were reported among police personnel, pushing the total to […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar has directed the Manila police to look into the possibility of filing charges against more people over the street boxing match held in Tondo, Manila. According to reports, the Manila Police District has so far filed charges against Barangay 182 councilor Arnel Saenz and his son Vincent for alleged violation of the guidelines issued by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases and […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar ordered all police units to closely monitor tourist spots and other leisure spots in the NCR Plus area, as they reopen under a general community quarantine but with heightened restrictions. In a statement, Eleazar noted that over the weekend, people already started visiting outdoor tourist attractions which were allowed to operate at a 30% maximum capacity. The GCQ with heightened restrictions–which covers Metro Manila, Cavite, Laguna, […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency have jointly drawn up guidelines for the conduct of anti-drug operations to prevent a repeat of the botched buy-bust operation in Quezon City in February that left two policemen, one PDEA agent and one informant dead. In a statement, the PNP said the guidelines were drawn up in a bilateral meeting on Saturday among top officials of both agencies at the PNP […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police is eyeing to acquire over 30,000 body cameras for use of its police personnel nationwide. The 32,136 cameras, PNP Chief Guillermo Eleazar said, will add to the 2,696 cameras that have already been distributed to police units. According to Eleazar, his plan was to have the body cams used by policemen while serving court-issued search warrants to clear up allegations of irregularities in such operations. He said this […]
(Eagle News) –Authorities seized P4 million worth of unauthorized COVID-19 test kits in Parañaque City on Tuesday, May 13. The Philippine National Police said also arrested in the entrapment operation were Ace Dimapilis, Charisse Purino, and Aldin Bacaran, after they sold 250 boxes of the WONDFO Rapid Test Kit, each box containing 20 WONDFO rapid test kits all worth P1.2 million to a police poseur-buyer online. The PNP said the suspects subsequently failed to present […]
