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2 dismissed cops linked to kidnapping of e-sabong agent surrender

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Updated as of Jan 21 07:11 PM

Two dismissed policemen being linked to the kidnapping of an e-sabong master agent surrendered Thursday to authorities, police said. Read more »

Courtesy resignations may hurt PNP morale: Pimentel

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Posted at Jan 05 01:33 PM

Asking hundreds of top-ranking police officers in the Philippines to quit their posts in order to cleanse their ranks may hurt their morale, a senator said. Read more »

Lalaking nabaril ng pulis dahil wala umanong mask, nailibing na

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Posted at Nov 28 01:49 PM

Nabalot ng lungkot ang misa nitong Sabado ng umaga sa Bacolor, Pampanga, para kay Abelardo Vasquez III o Abel, ang 20 anyos na lalaking binaril umano ng isang pulis dahil wala umanong mask at pag-iingay. Read more »

Manila cops undergo drug testing

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Posted at Nov 25 10:42 AM

Members of the Manila Police District Command Station 4 line up to get a vial for urine sample as they undergo random drug testing on Thursday. Read more »

PNP backs case buildup vs cops in drug war killings

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Updated as of Oct 21 02:16 PM

The PNP supports the DOJ in the conduct of case buildup against policemen involved in the 52 deaths linked to the country's war on drugs. Read more »

2 pulis napatay umano ng isang pedicab driver

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Updated as of Oct 17 12:08 PM

Patay ang dalawang pulis sa Naga City, Camarines Sur, gabi ng Sabado, matapos ang pag-atake ng isang pedicab driver sa hindi pa malamang dahilan, ayon sa ulat ng pulisya. Read more »

Enough warnings: PNP to 'accost' persons who wear face masks improperly

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Posted at May 10 11:00 AM

The Philippine National Police will "accost," not arrest, persons who wear their face masks improperly, its chief said Monday.   Read more »

QC eyes 'non-cash' incentives for city police to 'encourage' health protocol enforcement

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Posted at Mar 20 08:28 PM

In a statement, the city government said it would also give "non-cash" incentives to the Quezon City Police District in a bid to recognize their efforts on carrying out the protocols to a total 142 barangays in the city. Read more »

5 cops dead, 2 wounded in encounter with suspected rebels in Camarines Norte

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Updated as of Mar 20 05:48 PM

LABO, CAMARINES NORTE - Five police officers were killed while two were wounded in a clash with suspected rebel forces in Labo town Friday night.  Read more »

DOJ indicts 9 Jolo cops for June 2020 murder of 4 soldiers, planting of evidence

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 04 02:50 PM

A Department of Justice (DOJ) panel of prosecutors has found probable cause to indict 9 policemen for murder and planting of evidence over the killing of 4 soldiers in Jolo in June last year. Read more »

Sinas reminds cops to follow COVID-19 protocols during holiday season

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 14 08:36 PM

MANILA - The country's top cop reminded the policemen on Monday to strictly observe COVID-19 protocols and refrain from committing infractions during the holiday season. Read more »

'Yantok'-wielding patrollers to check physical distancing vs COVID-19: official

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 04 03:18 PM

MANILA — Troops wielding "yantok" or batons will make rounds in public areas to check compliance with physical distancing, which is meant to stop the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, an official said Friday.    Read more »

Daughter of Jolo church bombers could be behind fresh twin blasts: analyst

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Updated as of Aug 25 08:59 AM

One of 2 deadly explosions that ripped through Jolo, Sulu this week could have been carried out by the daughter of 2 Indonesian suicide bombers that attacked a church there last year, a security analyst said Tuesday. Read more »

No link yet between twin Sulu blasts, earlier slay of 4 soldiers: military

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Updated as of Aug 25 09:58 AM

Investigators have yet to find a link between the twin blasts that killed 14 people in Sulu province this week and the fatal shooting of 4 soldiers there in June, a military official said Tuesday. Read more »

COVID-19 infections in PH police force rise to 1,063

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Posted at Jul 12 11:41 AM

The number of policemen who have contracted COVID-19 has risen to 1,063, the Philippine National Police said Saturday. Read more »

PNP: 17 more police officers infected with COVID-19; total infections at 231

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Posted at May 16 08:31 PM

The PNP public information office said in a statement that all of the new cases were assigned in Metro Manila. Read more »

CHR condemns alleged rape of female detainees in Marikina

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Posted at Apr 02 06:35 PM

MANILA - The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Thursday expressed alarm over the alleged rape of 2 female detainees by Marikina City policemen, lamenting that "even in times of crisis, women and girls are at risk of and are victims of different forms of gender-based violence." Read more »