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KILALANIN: Bagong talagang hepe ng PNP

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 02 08:13 PM

Bagaman 2 buwan lang niyang pamumunuan ang pambansang pulisya, iginiit ni Lt. Gen. Camilo Cascolan na tututukan niya ang pagtugis sa mga high-value target sa drug war. Read more »

Cascolan is PNP officer-in-charge once Gamboa bows out: Palace

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 01 02:57 PM

The Philippine National Police will temporarily be placed under the care of Gen. Camilo Cascolan, the institution's Deputy Chief for Administration once its chief, Gen. Archie Gamboa, retires Wednesday, Malacañang said.   Read more »

Who will be the next PNP chief?

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Posted at Aug 31 10:00 PM

The search is on for the next Philippine police chief as the country's top cop, Archie Gamboa, retires this week. Read more »

PNP shuns senators' call to sack Jolo officers after Sulu blasts

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 27 03:24 PM

The chief of the Philippine National Police on Thursday rejected the call of 2 senators for the removal from their post of officers in Jolo, Sulu following the double bombing that killed at least 15 people there.  Read more »

Govt says to focus on COVID-19 response amid revolutionary gov't push; PNP, DND reject movement

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Updated as of Aug 23 04:00 PM

The Philippine National Police said Sunday it would "never support" the establishment of a revolutionary government as pro-Duterte supporters launched a people's initiative for the movement.   Read more »

Pro-‘revgov’ group to Gamboa: We’re pursuing ‘peaceful, non-violent struggle’

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Posted at Aug 22 04:40 PM

The People’s National Coalition for Revolutionary Government and Charter Change is meant to encourage Filipinos to join the movement declaring a revolutionary government and shift to federalism. Read more »

Over P2 million worth of marijuana torched in Tabuk, Kalinga

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Posted at Aug 22 12:49 AM

MANILA - Police said Friday they have destroyed more than P2 million worth of marijuana in Tabuk City, Kalinga. Read more »

'Isa lang buhay ko': Officer who fired at soldiers in Sulu wounded in earlier ambush

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 06 11:16 AM

Philippine National Police chief Archie Gamboa on Wednesday appealed to lawmakers and law enforcement officials to take into consideration the predisposition of the police officers tagged in the killing of 4 soldiers in Sulu earlier this year. Read more »

PNP chief seeks return of power to detain cops after killing of 4 soldiers in Sulu

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 19 03:11 PM

Philippine National Police chief Dir. Gen. Archie Gamboa on Wednesday proposed to senators to return the power of detaining policemen to the top cop.   Read more »

PNP chief says 'high time' to procure non-lethal weapons

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 19 01:25 PM

Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Archie Gamboa on Wednesday said that the agency is planning to equip law enforcers with "non-lethal" weapons to give officers "other options" to neutralize threats. Read more »

Cops accused of killing soldiers should wear detainee uniform in Senate probe: Tolentino

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Posted at Aug 19 12:39 PM

MANILA - Police officers accused of killing soldiers at a Sulu checkpoint in June should appear in Senate hearings wearing detainee attire instead of cop uniforms as this dishonors the service, Sen. Francis Tolentino said Wednesday. Read more »

Dinner lang hindi party: DILG dinepensahan ang salo-salo para sa PNP chief

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 17 04:32 PM

Sabi sa TeleRadyo ni DILG Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya, walang katotohanan ang kumakalat na isyung nagka-party para sa nalalapit na pagreretiro ni PNP chief Archie Gamboa. Read more »

DILG confirms dinner, denies party for PNP chief Gamboa

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 17 11:58 AM

MANILA - The Department of the Interior and Local Government denied Monday that there was a party for Philippine National Police chief Archie Gamboa in Baguio City, saying the PNP chief only had dinner in the country's summer capital.  Read more »

PNP says ready for new MECQ in Metro Manila, nearby provinces

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Posted at Aug 04 12:06 AM

The Philippine National Police is ready for the reimplementation of the modified enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila and nearby provinces, police chief Gen. Archie Gamboa said Monday. Read more »

Sotto hits PNP chief's claim 50 grams of drugs ‘enough’ to merit death penalty

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 29 06:37 PM

Senate President Tito Sotto on Wednesday refuted the Philippine National Police chief's claim that individuals who would be caught with at least 50 grams of illegal drugs can be sentenced to death should capital punishment be revived in the Philippines.   Read more »

Police chief tells UP: Don't practice your chartered independence too much

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 29 12:49 PM

The head of the Philippine National Police on Wednesday urged the University of the Philippines to refrain from exercising its chartered independence too much after its Diliman campus hosted one of the biggest protests for President Rodrigo Duterte's State of the Nation Address this week.  Read more »

PNP defends Metro Manila top cop Sinas over 'harassment' of Taguig family

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Posted at Jul 29 12:07 PM

The Philippine National Police on Wednesday defended Metro Manila police chief Maj. Gen. Debold Sinas over his viral confrontation with the family of a retired officer that he and his men asked to leave a government compound in Taguig.    Read more »

Top cop is next NBI chief? Gamboa says he is 'at disposal of gov't'

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Posted at Jul 29 11:22 AM

Philippine National Police chief Gen. Archie Gamboa said Wednesday he is "at the disposal of the government" amid talk that he would head the National Bureau of Investigation after he retires from the police force.  Read more »

PNP claims cops seized placards from Mass-goers on Church request

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Updated as of Jul 29 12:20 PM

The Philippine National said Wednesday its officers seized placards and other protest materials from activists during a Mass in Manila this week "in accordance to the request of the church."    Read more »

50 grams of drugs ‘enough’ to merit death penalty: PNP chief

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 29 02:07 PM

The head of the Philippine National Police on Wednesday backed President Rodrigo Duterte’s call for the revival of death penalty, saying it should be meted out to those caught with at least 50 grams of narcotics.  Read more »