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by Martin PARRY SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Papua New Guinean Prime Minister Peter O’Neill, whose police opened fire on demonstrating students this week, has been grappling with a developing country once labelled “a dysfunctional blob” ever since he grabbed power in a messy struggle five years ago. One of his first acts after being sworn in as leader in 2012 was to form an anti-corruption task force to win the confidence of potential foreign investors, […]
by Mariano Andrade SAN JOSE, United States (AFP) — Protesters who oppose Donald Trump scuffled with his supporters Thursday as the presumptive Republican presidential nominee held a rally in California, with fistfights erupting and one supporter hit with an egg. Hundreds of demonstrators blocked a police van and then entered the parking area of the San Jose Convention Center where the event took place, insulting Trump supporters in their cars and attacking those leaving the […]
In preparation of the holiday this weekend, the Philippine National Police will add more hours of duty which will result in more police deployed on said holiday.
A senator opposed the proposal to turn over control of the police to the local government units as an answer to rising criminality in the country. According to Senator Bongbong Marcos, chairman of the Senate Committee on Local Government, local government control over the police force will not solve the criminality problem and instead may add other problems because of the tendency to use such force as personal armies of mayors and governors. He added […]
The Philippine National Police briefed their personnel deployed at the Sandiganbayan in Quezon City in preparation for the surrender of Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla, Jr.
2, 600 police were deployed by the Manila Police District in preparation for the May 1 protests at three locations: Mendiola, Liwasang Bonifacio and the US Embassy.
Senator Bongbong Marcos proposed the doubling of police in the university belt (U belt) and other school zones to ensure that students remain safe from illegal drugs.
