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House Committee on Justice Vice Chair and Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles on Thursday urged the Philippine National Police (PNP) to reconsider proposals to increase police visibility in university and college campuses around the country, saying that such a move is unwarranted and inconsistent with the purpose of higher learning institutions. “In a democratic […]
Senator Koko Pimentel III advised Philippine National Police chief General Oscar Albayalde to resolve the rampant killings in the country or be grilled about his competence during hearings by the Commission on Appointments (CA). Albayalde recently mentioned that he is willing to accept a Cabinet position if President Rodrigo Duterte, offers him a post. “In […]
Senator Bato dela Rosa wants to produce at least one police officer from every barangay in the country to ensure enough personnel at the grassroots level and familiarity in the area of responsibility which will lead to an efficient police service. Dela Rosa, who also served in the Philippine National Police (PNP) for at least […]
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles on Monday strongly condemned the recent murder of a local Mindanao official as “senseless” and called on the Philippines National Police (PNP) to speed up investigations after a special task force was formed to look into the incident. Wenefredo Oloferres, a Board member of San Jose town in Dinagat province was […]
Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) Executive Director Joel Sy Egco lauded the Philippine National Police (PNP) for the generally peaceful media environment during the last midterm elections. “Very few cases of media violence were recorded in the last political exercise. Historically, the exact opposite is the norm. We assumed that the peace and […]
The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) has requested the Philippine National Police (PNP) to place all of its units on heightened alert nationwide from May 10 to 15 to protect media workers who are either running for office or covering the elections. Undersecretary Jose Joel Sy Egco, PTFoMS Executive Director, made the request […]
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has detailed 21 police officers to the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) as part of efforts to protect media practitioners, especially during the election season. PTFoMS Executive Director, Undersecretary Joel Sy Egco, expressed gratitude to Police Security and Protection Group director, Police Brig. General Filmore Escobal, for this […]
Maguindanao 2nd District representative and senatorial candidate Dong Mangudadatu is hopeful that peace will still reign in Mindanao amid the Lanao Sur incident that claimed the lives of four members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the wounding of eight police personnel. Mangudadatu also wished the incident would not affect the election campaign […]
Should he win a seat in the Senate, the first bill former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Bato dela Rosa will be filing will be a measure to restore the death penalty for drug lords. The administration senatorial candidate from Mindanao reiterated the need to “neutralize” the threat posed by drug lords, who even when […]
Former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Bato dela Rosa said police officers involved in the drug trade should be dealt with “the full force of the law” and be made to pay for betraying their oath as law enforcers and for contributing to the growth of the Philippine drug trade. “Hindi pwedeng mapatawad ang pulis […]