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Over 700 cities, towns tagged as hotspots in May elections

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 12 10:59 PM

The Philippine National Police considers deploying reinforcements to more areas now considered as hot spots in the May polls. Read more »

5 suspek sa Jolo church bombings hawak na ng pulisya

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 04 07:46 PM

Hawak na ng mga awtoridad ang pangunahing suspek at apat na iba pang lalaking dawit umano sa magkasunod na pagsabog sa isang simbahan sa Jolo, Sulu. Read more »

2 Vizcaya cops sacked over procedural lapses in slain leftist's case

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 01 11:53 AM

Senior Supt. Jeremias Alugub and Chief Insp. Geovanni Cejes were accused of releasing without proper processes, evidence in the case of National Democratic Front of the Philippines consultant Randy Malayao. Read more »

Justifying martial law in Mindanao

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 29 07:33 PM

Solicitor General Jose Calida (3rd left) converses with Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año (2nd left) and Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde (2nd right) before the oral arguments at the Supreme Court on Tuesday on the extension of martial law in Mindanao. Read more »

PNP chief backs lower criminal age, but wants good rehab programs

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 24 10:53 AM

The chief of the Philippine National Police said Thursday that he supports a bill to lower the criminal age, but there should be a program to reform youth offenders. Read more »

No leads yet on Cebu town mayor's ambush - Albayalde

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 24 10:58 AM

Investigators have not yet found a lead on the ambush that injured a Cebu town mayor and left 3 dead, including her husband, the chief of the national police said Thursday.   Read more »

Away-politika sinisilip sa ambush sa San Fernando, Cebu

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 23 08:58 PM

Sugatan ang alkalde ng San Fernando, Cebu matapos tambangan noong Martes habang napatay naman ang kaniyang mister at dalawang iba pa. Read more »

PNP Chief: Solve ambush on Cebu town mayor, 5 others in 2 weeks

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 23 05:14 PM

The ambush attempt left three, including the mayor wounded and three others dead.  Read more »

PNP backs lowering age of criminal liability to 9 years old

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 21 11:22 AM

Under the law, children 15 years old and younger are exempted from criminal liability. Read more »

Bars, nightclubs off-limits to cops, Albayalde reiterates

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 10 01:40 AM

MANILA - Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Oscar Albayalde on Wednesday reminded police officers that they are prohibited from drinking in bars, nightclubs, and other similar places. Read more »

PNP handa sa kasong isasampa ng ACT dahil sa 'profiling'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 08 07:00 PM

Iginiit ng PNP na handa ang kanilang hanay na harapin ang ano mang kasong ibabato ng grupong Alliance of Concerned Teachers laban sa kanila. Read more »

PNP says ready to face raps from teachers' group amid profiling controversy

Maan Macapagal, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 08 05:03 PM

The Philippine National Police is ready for whatever case the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) partylist may file against them, its chief said Tuesday. Read more »

CHR: PNP should stop 'discriminatory, prejudicial' profiling of teachers

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 08 04:14 PM

 The Commission on Human Rights asserted that profiling of teachers supposedly being done by the Philippine National Police across the country is prejudicial and discriminatory and should be stopped immediately. Read more »

'I never identified legal groups as front of CPP': Joma calls Albayalde a 'big liar'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 08 05:32 AM

MANILA - Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Jose Maria Sison on Tuesday slammed Director General Oscar Albayalde after the Philippine National Police (PNP) chief claimed he identified legal groups as front organizations of the communist movement. Read more »

PNP, itinanggi na inutos ang 'profiling' sa ACT teachers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 08 12:27 AM

Itinanggi ng liderato ng PNP na may utos silang tiktikan at iimbentaryo ang mga miyembro ng Alliance of Concerned Teachers o ACT. Read more »

3 PNP intel officers sacked over 'leaked' memo on ACT teachers inventory

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 07 02:27 PM

The head of the Philippine National Police sacked 3 police intelligence officers over a "leaked" memo on the inventory of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers. Read more »

Pamilya Batocabe, di tanggap ang sorry ng sumukong gunman

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 05 05:24 PM

"Dahil sa pera nagawa niya hong pumatay... Hindi po namin tinatanggap [ang sorry niya]," ani Atty. Justin Batocabe, anak ng pibaslang na mambabatas. Read more »

Gunman na umano'y pumatay kay Batocabe, nag-sorry

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 04 08:23 PM

Isiniwalat ng itinuturong gunman na si Daraga, Albay Mayor Carlwyn Baldo nga ang nag-utos para patayin si Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Rodel Batocabe. Read more »

PNP releases diagram of suspects in Batocabe slay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 03 07:19 PM

Philippine National Police chief Director-General Oscar Albayalde shows a diagram linking incumbent Daraga, Albay Mayor Carlwyn Baldo (upper-left) to the killing of AKO Bicol Representative Rodel Batocabe in a press briefing in Camp Crame on Thursday. Read more »

New Year revelries 'resoundingly safer': PNP Chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 01 03:43 PM

New Year celebrations in the country were "resoundingly safer" with only 1 incident of a stray bullet, police said Tuesday. Read more »