President Duterte has appointed Lt. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar as the new chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) due to his integrity, professionalism, and dedication, Malacañang announced Wednesday.
Newly appointed PNP Chief Lt. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar (Photo via Aaron Recuenco / MANILA BULLET
Joint police and military operatives killed a suspected leader of a local extremist group working for the international terror group Dawlah Islamiyah in a raid in Marawi City on Monday, April 12.
Published April 13, 2021, 12:08 AM
The quiet general, who was the source of his troops’ quiet confidence in battle, that was what Crispulo Julio “Jun” Icban, Jr. meant to the Manila Bulletin reporters.
Now that the “general” is gone, MB reporters can’t help but reflect on how their beloved “Sir Icban” made them believe that they were each extraordinary, even if all one did was perform a job.
“Reporters, like a normal person, have insecurities. For a bunch of reasons, I sometimes feel limited or not as good when compared to my colleagues from other media outfits,” said Ellson Quismorio, an MB reporter since August 2003.
Published April 11, 2021, 12:20 PM
Anti-illegal drugs operatives of the Philippine National Police (PNP) killed a suspected drug pusher and seized some P34 million worth of shabu in a buy-bust in Parañaque City on Saturday night, April 10.
Brig. Gen. Remus Medina, director of the PNP-Drug Enforcement Group, identified the slain suspect as a certain Richard who was the one who showed up during the buy-bust at around 11:30 p.m. on Saturday in Barangay Sun Valley.
(Photo via Aaron Recuenco)
(Photo via Aaron Recuenco)
“The suspect is a well-known distributor of illegal drugs within the NCR (National Capital Region) and other nearby regions,” said Medina.
Anti-kidnapping operatives of the Philippine National Police (PNP) killed two suspected members of a kidnap-for-ransom group while allegedly conducting surveillance on a wealthy businessman in Parañaque City.