Tag: police scalawags

Eleazar orders dismissal proceedings vs cop nabbed for alleged gun-running activities, illegal sale of vehicles

(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar has ordered the start of summary dismissal proceedings against a policeman who was arrested on September 4 for allegedly selling firearms and vehicles with spurious documents in Paranaque City. In a statement, Eleazar said he has directed the Internal Affairs Service to initiate summary dismissal proceedings against  Police Staff Sergeant Michael Salinas, who was nabbed along with  four others–Edwin Justo, Bern Bryan Pingol, and Arnold Aron—during […]

Año orders relief of 3 high-ranking police officials in Region 12 for allegedly running P2-billion investment scam

(Eagle News)—Three high-ranking police officials from the Police Regional Office 12 have been ordered sacked by Interior Secretary Eduardo Año for allegedly running a P2-billion investment scam that victimized policemen, prosecutors, judges, entrepreneurs and other ordinary civilians in General Santos. Año ordered Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde to relieve Senior Supt. Manuel M. Lukban, Jr., Senior Supt. Raul S. Supiter, and Supt. Henry P. Biñas after they were found to be behind the  Police […]

Año on conviction of three cops over Kian Delos Santos’ slay: Justice does not distinguish if one is in position of authority or not

(Eagle News) — Interior Secretary Eduardo Año  on Thursday, Nov. 29, hailed the conviction of three policemen by a Caloocan court for the murder of Kian delos Santos, saying it shows, among others, that “justice is blind.” It “does not distinguish whether one is in a position of authority or not,” Año  said, following the Caloocan Regional Trial Court Branch 125’s decision to sentence P03 Arnel Oares and P01 Jeremias Pereda and Jerwin Cruz to reclusion perpetua […]

Eleazar sacks entire Las Piñas anti-drugs unit

(Eagle News)–National Capital Region Police Office Director Guillermo Eleazar has relieved the entire anti-drug unit of the Las Pinas police. Eleazar made the move to relieve the more than 30 police officers, including the unit chief, after some operatives allegedly demanded money in exchange for the release of a drug suspect. Operatives of the Southern Police District failed to arrest the four policemen involved in the crime in an entrapment operation, but managed to nab […]

Duterte warns policemen vs going to Okada Manila; “If I see you there, I’ll run you over,” he says

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, Nov. 22, warned policemen against going to Okada Manila in Paranaque, saying he would “run (them) over” if he saw them there. “Better go away, lahat ng law enforcement… I do not want even a police car there,” Duterte said in a speech during the inauguration of the Cavite Gateway Terminal in Tanza, Cavite. According to Duterte, the place was “crawling with usurers, kidnappers.” He said if […]

Pangulong Duterte, muling nagbabala sa mga pulis na nasasangkot sa iligal na droga

(Eagle NewS) — Muling binalaan ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang mga pulis na may kaugnayan sa aktibidad ng iligal na droga. Sa talumpati ng Pangulo sa isang pagtitipon sa Pasay City, iginiit ng Pangulo na ‘di sya magdadalawang isip na tanggalin sa serbisyo ang mga scalawag sa Philippine National Police. “Huwag kayong pumasok diyan sa droga, ‘yang mga murder-for-hire, kasi ipa-project ko rin kayo,” ayon sa Pangulo. “You can be very sure there will be […]

Gatchalian says he expects “concrete accomplishments” from PNP’s “chilling” internal cleansing

(Eagle News) — Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday, Aug. 1, said he expected “concrete accomplishments” from what Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde said was the organization’s “chilling” internal cleansing. In a statement, Gatchalian said he expected Albayalde to present these when he appears before Congress to defend the PNP’s budget. “General Albayalde had better make good on his word,” he said, noting that the kidnapping-for-ransom incident  involving “disgraced cops on the wrong side of the […]

PNP Chief Albayalde to policemen: Follow all rules

By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service Newly installed Philippine National Police Chief Director General Oscar Albayalde on Monday, April 23, reminded policemen to follow even the simplest rules, or else they would be sanctioned. He said policemen should wear helmets, refrain from texting on the streets while on duty, and should entertain complainants in the police stations. “Kapag merong nagsabi sa atin na yung isang complainant or kababayan natin pumunta sa isang istasyon at sinagot […]

PNP chief Dela Rosa, binalaan ang police scalawags

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — May babala si Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa sa mga police scalawag na muling gagawa ng kalokohan, oras na bumalik na sila sa war on drugs. Nagbanta rin ang heneral na pangungunahan niya ang isang vigilant group para hantingin ang mga tiwaling pulis oras na lumala ang kalakaran ng iligal na droga pagkatapos nyang mag-retiro sa serbisyo. “Isasama ko kayo sa retirement ko kapag kayo gumawa […]

Duterte to make “major decisions” to address presence of some scalawags in police force

(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, […]

3rd batch ng Pulis scalawags na dinestino sa Basilan dumating na sa Zamboanga City

 ZAMBOANGA CITY (Eagle News) – Dumating na sa Edwin Andrews Air Base, Zamboanga City ang iba pang miyembro ng Philippine National Police (PNP) na ididestino sa isla ng Basilan noong Lunes, March 6. Sila ang mga pulis na tinaguriang “police scalawags” matapos masangkot sa iba’t ibang kaso ng katiwalaan sa National Capital Region (NCR). Sila ang pangatlong grupo ng mga pulis na ipinatapon ng pangulo sa Basilan bilang bahagi ng disiplina sa kanilang hanay. Unang dumating […]

Police scalawags susuportahan ng taga-Basilan para sa pagbabago ng mga ito

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – Taos-puso umanong susuportahan ng mga taga-Basilan ang mga tinaguriang Police scalawags na dadalhin sa nasabing isla. Bagaman kaliwa’t-kanan ang batikos sa mga nasabing miyembro ng PNP dahil sa pagkakasangkot sa iba’t-ibang gawaing iligal ay tutulungan aniya ang mga ito ng mga taga-Basilan para tuluyang makapagbagong-buhay. Ngayong darating na Martes, February 21 ay inaasahang darating na sa Basilan ang mahigit 200 Police. Sila ang mga tinutukoy ng Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na […]