Tag: PNP

PNP molecular lab in Cebu now operational

(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police’s molecular laboratory in Cebu is now operational. The PNP said this was after the Health Facilities and Services Regulatory Bureau of the Department of Health granted the PNP Regional Health Service-7 the license to operate. The DOH license that is effective until December 2021 gives  the PNP-RHS7 official authority to conduct Reverse Transcriptase – Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) testing to detect COVID-19 cases. According to PNP officer-in-charge Lt. […]

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PNP: Eight NPA rebels dead in encounter with police, military in Negros Oriental

(Eagle News) — Eight New People’s Army rebels died in an encounter with authorities in Negros Oriental on Tuesday, March 23, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, the eight fatalities were part of the group of around 40 members of the Komite Rehiyonal-Negros, Cebu, Bohol, Siquijor (KR-NCBS) who engaged police and military personnel in a three-hour gun battle in Sitio Agit, Barangay Trinidad, Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental at 12:55 p.m. Some members […]

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Police station chief, four other cops arrested for robbery-extortion in Zamboanga City: PNP

(Eagle News) — A police major and four other policemen were arrested in Zamboanga City for robbery-extortion, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, Police Major Orlyn Leyte, officer-in-charge of Station 9 of the Zamboanga City Police Station; Police Staff Sergeants Hegenio Salvador and Asser Abdulkadim; and Police Corporals Ismael Sasapan and Juman Arabani were nabbed in an entrapment operation on Tuesday, at 6:45 p.m., in Barangay Ayala. Salvador, Abdulkadim, Sasapan and Arabani […]

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PNP reports 149 more COVID-19 cases

(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police has reported over 100 additional COVID-19 cases. According to PNP data, the additional 149 cases pushed the PNP COVID-19 total to 13,453. Of these, 1,504 were active. Ninety-one additional recoveries pushed the PNP COVID-19 recovery total to 11,913. No additional deaths were reported, which means the PNP COVID-19 death toll remains at 36. The Philippines is currently dealing with a surge in COVID-19 cases, with several government officials […]

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Army captain, corporal nabbed for gun-running: PNP

(Eagle News) — Authorities arrested on Tuesday, March 23, one Army captain and a corporal in Zamboanga City for gun-running, the Philippine National Police said. The PNP identified the suspects as Capt. Christopher Galvez Eslava, 41; and Corporal Ryan Laure Larot, 35. Both personnel of the Regional Community Defense Group-9, Army Reserve Command were arrested in an entrapment operation launched jointly with the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in Purok Gemelina, […]

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DILG to PNP: Strictly enforce requirement on wearing of face shields

(Eagle News) — The Department of the Interior and Local Government has ordered the Philippine National Police to ensure the public complies with the requirement of wearing face shields. The DILG issued the directive in a statement on Tuesday, March 23, following results of a study that showed only 32% compliance. Interior spokesperson Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said compliance with the use of face masks is at 91%. According to Malaya, “the combined population effectiveness of […]

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PNP wants crackdown on illegal mining operations in Camarines Norte

Says explosive components from IEDs that killed five rookie policemen in Labo came from illegal mining ops (Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police has called for a crackdown on illegal mining in Camarines Norte, after it found that the explosive components of the improvised explosive devices that killed five policemen in an encounter with New People’s Army rebels had been sourced from illegal mining operations. In a statement, Criminal Investigation and Detection Group Director, […]

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Another cop faces dismissal after failing random drug test

(Eagle News) — Another policeman is facing dismissal after he failed a random drug test on Monday, March 15. In a statement, the Philippine National Police said Police Corporal Donree Gall P. Adug of the Regional Police Security and Protection Unit 11 in Davao will undergo a pre-charge evaluation investigation and summary hearing procedure after his urine specimen tested positive for the presence of methamphetamine. The PNP said apart from Adug, 40 other personnel of […]

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Camp Crame to implement modified work arrangement for non-uniformed personnel

(Eagle News) — Camp Crame will implement a modified work arrangement for its non-uniformed employees amid the surge in COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila. Police Lt. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, PNP officer-in-charge, said the arrangement  includes a work from home setup for those assigned in the national headquarters. He said, however, that uniformed personnel were not included in the modified work arrangement because of their regular law enforcement duties. “However, there is already an ongoing assessment […]

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PNP: Over 20 million worth of illegal drugs seized in Sulu; one nabbed

(Eagle News) — Authorities seized over P20 million worth of illegal drugs in Sulu, the Philippine National Police said on Monday, March 15. The PNP said the paper bag with more or less three kilograms of shabu and with a street value of P20.4 million were seized from Ejek Ali Abduhalim, 44, in a buy-bust operation on Sunday. The PNP said the operation was conducted by intel operatives of the Sulu, Jolo Municipal Police Station, […]

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PNP reports 99 more COVID-19 cases

(Eagle News)–Ninety-nine more police personnel have tested positive for COVID-19. Philippine National Police data said the additional cases pushed the PNP COVID-19 active cases to 849. The total confirmed COVID-19 cases in the PNP is now at 12,162. Fourteen additional recoveries pushed the PNP COVID-19 recovery total to 11280. One additional death pushed the PNP COVID-19 death toll to 33. The police are among the country’s frontliners amid the pandemic. PNP chief Debold Sinas has […]

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PNP: Intel police chief of Carmen, Cebu nabbed for robbery-extortion

(Eagle News) — The intelligence police chief of a police station in Cebu was arrested for robbery-extortion on Friday, the Philippine National Police said over the weekend. In a statement, the PNP said Police Executive Master Sergeant Julius Medura Obañana of Carmen Police Station in Carmen was nabbed in an entrapment operation at 1:30 p.m. The operation was organized following complaints from Arlene Pitogo Maglasang that Obañana was demanding P3,000 in exchange for the release […]

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