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PRODUCE ONE POLICE OFFICER FROM EVERY BARANGAY – DELA ROSA

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 […]

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NOGRALES TO PNP: SPEED-UP PROBE INTO MURDER OF DINAGAT BOARD MEMBER

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 […]

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KUDOS TO PNP FOR PEACEFUL ELECTIONS FOR MEDIA WORKERS – SY EGCO

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 […]

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SY EGCO TO PNP: PLACE UNITS ON ALERT TO PROTECT MEDIA WORKERS COVERING POLLS

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 […]

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PNP PROVIDES 21 COPS TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS – SY EGCO

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 […]

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I HOPE THE LANAO SUR INCIDENT WON’T AFFECT MINDANAO PEACE – MANGUDADATU

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 […]

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DRUG LORDS SHOULD GET THE DEATH PENALTY – DELA ROSA

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 […]

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COPS IN CAHOOTS WITH DRUG LORDS SHOULD BE DEALT ‘WITH THE FULL FORCE OF THE LAW’ – DELA ROSA

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 […]

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PNP CARPARK AN INITIATIVE OF BATO DELA ROSA – BANAC

Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Gen. Oscar Albayalde and Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar recently led the ground-breaking rites for a five-story multipurpose carpark building which will soon rise inside Camp Crame. The parking facility, located at the northwest corner of the PNP headquarters, is expected to solve parking woes of personnel and […]

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LAW ON BIGGER MOTORCYCLE PLATES TO PROTECT MOTORBIKE OWNERS – GORDON

Senator Dick Gordon has assured that Republic Act 11235 or the Motorcycle Crime Prevention Act will protect motorcycle owners too and will not pose a danger to the safety of riders. Gordon, author and sponsor of the law, allayed fears of motorcycle riders and manufacturers that the use of bigger license plates at the front […]