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(Eagle News)–Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde on Wednesday, Oct. 2, said former Criminal Investigation and Detection Group Chief Benjamin Magalong called him up once to ask him for a favor. Albayalde made the remark in an interview over ANC, after Magalong accused him of calling up Aaron Aquino, then the region 3 police director, to ask him to review the cases filed against several of his men over a controversial drug raid in Pampanga […]
(Eagle News)–The founder of “ninja cops” is a retired policeman, National Capital Region Police Office chief Guillermo Eleazar said on Tuesday, Oct. 1. In his interview over ANC, Eleazar said the “founder,” whom he did not identify while a case buildup was ongoing against him, “is still a non-officer but a senior police non-commissioned officer.” He said the “founder” had an “intimate relationship” with Guia Gomez Castro, who was identified by police as the one […]
(Eagle News) – Former Philippine National Police (PNP) Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) chief and now Baguio City mayor Benjamin Magalong said that the cops involved in the questionable drug raid in Mexico, Pampanga had seized around 200 kilos of shabu and not just 30 kilos. During the Senate hearing on Tuesday, Oct. 1, Magalong told Senate Blue Ribbon committee chair Senator Richard Gordon, that there was apparent mishandling of evidence in the […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police on Wednesday, Sept. 25, vowed to continue its case build-up against the woman who reportedly buys recycled illegal drugs from “ninja” policemen. PNP spokesperson Police Brigadier General Bernard Banac said this was so the PNP “can file charges” against Guia Gomez Castro “if evidence warrants.” The National Capital Region Police Office has said it was verifying the whereabouts of Castro, who, reports said, was in the United States. NCRPO Guillermo […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police said it respects the decision of the Senate to reveal the names of policemen who allegedly recycle illegal drugs. In a statement, the PNP requested, however, that the Senate “exercise due dilligence in protecting the rights of these persons against undue persecution.” In any case, the PNP said it “only has the best interest of justice, fairness and good governance in uncovering the truth behind the alleged involvement of cops […]
(Eagle News)–Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde does not believe the recycling of illegal drugs in the country is rampant. In an interview over CNN Philippines on Tuesday, Sept. 24, Albayalde noted that Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Chief Aaron Aquino, who said such a practice was rampant among law enforcers, was only referring to one incident of illegal drugs recycling. “If you’re talking about one incident, that’s not rampant,” Albayalde said. He said the PNP […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police and the Office of the Solicitor General submitted “rubbish reports” on the administration’s drug war, a group of lawyers said. As a result, the Center for International Law is asking the Supreme Court to order the PNP and the OSG to explain why they should not be cited in contempt, in a motion filed on Monday, Sept. 23. In its motion, Centerlaw noted that an examination of 107 of the […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Justice has asked the Philippine National Police to put on hold the re-arrest of convicts released under the Good Conduct Time Allowance law and who have not yet surrendered. In an interview over radio dzbb on Friday, Sept. 20, Justice Undersecretary Markk Perete said the request, which was made on Thursday night, was to give way to the DOJ cleansing of the Bureau of Corrections list that would serve as the […]
(Eagle News)–Over 600 convicts who were believed to have been prematurely released under the Good Conduct Time Allowance law have surrendered so far. According to Undersecretary Markk Perete, Department of Justice spokesperson, the 692 are now in Bureau of Corrections custody. The convicts released under the law, which reduces the sentence of inmates based on good conduct, have until Sept. 19 to surrender or be treated as fugitives based on President Rodrigo Duterte’s directive. The […]
https://youtu.be/lDrEC_nw_fU (Eagle News) — Umabot na sa 281 na convicted inmates na napalaya sa pamamagitan ng Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) ang kusang loob na sumuko sa iba’t ibang tanggapan ng Philippine National Police sa buong bansa. Ayon kay PNP Spokesperson BGen.Bernard Banac, 47 sa mga sumuko ang na-i-turn over na nila sa Bureau of Corrections. Muli namang umapela ang PNP sa iba pang napalayang convicts na kusang loob nang sumuko, bago matapos ang 15 […]
(Eagle News)–At least 119 convicts who were released under the Good Conduct Time Allowance law have surrendered to authorities as of Monday, Sept. 9. Based on Philippine National Police records, of the 119, 32 surrendered to the Police Regional Office 2, 24 to the Police Regional Office 4B, 13 to the PNP’s Regional Office 5 and ten to the Police Regional Office 7. Regional Offices 1, 4A, and 10 have five surrenderees each. The Bureau […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Justice has summoned two former lawmakers, a congresswoman and several others over the charges filed by the police for the alleged abduction of a student who became an activist. DOJ Assistant State Prosecutor Christine Perolino ordered Kabataan Partylist Rep. Sarah Elago, Makabayan and National Union of People’s Lawyers chair Neri Colmenares, former Akbayan Rep. Tom Villarin, Anakbayan Youth spokesperson Alex Danday, and Anakbayan chairperson Vencer Crisostomo to appear before a preliminary […]
