Col. Relly B. Arnedo officially assumed his post as the new Bulacan Provincial Police Office (BPPO) officer-in-charge (OIC) during the turnover rites led by Philippine National Police - Provincial Police Office 3 (PNP-PRO 3) Director Brig. Gen. Cesar A. Pasiwen at Camp General Alejo Santos, City of
SURRENDER. A married couple from Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental, who were combatants of the CPP-NPA since 2019, surrendered to government forces in the southern Negros city on Thursday (June 9, 2022). According to the Negros Occidental Police, the couple belonged to the Squad 1 of Commander Karding Command base, which operated in Himamaylan City.(Photo courtesy of NOCPPO - Himamaylan Component City Police Station) BACOLOD CITY - A married couple, combatants of the Communist Party of the Philippines - New People's Army (CPP-NPA) in Negros Occidental since 2019, surrendered to government troops in Himamaylan City on Thursday. The surrenderers, whose identities were not revealed due to security reasons, belonged to the Squad 1 of Commander Karding Command base, according to a report of the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) on Friday night. Col. Leo Pamittan, acting provincial director, lauded the couple's decision to surrender and turn over their firearm. &qu
(File photo) MANILA - The Department of Justice said Friday it will direct a prosecution panel to look into murder and perjury cases filed against the Cordillera police arising from a checkpoint shooting in Abra nearly two months ago that resulted in one death. Prosecutor General Benedicto Malcontento made the announcement as agencies seek to resolve the complaint filed before the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) by Pilar town Vice Mayor Jaja Josefina Disono and relatives of her slain supporter, Sandee Boy Bermudo. "The respondents will be given the opportunity to respond to the charges once they have been furnished with copies of the complaint. Thereafter, the case will be resolved considering the submissions of the parties," Malcontento said in a statement. The NBI filed criminal complaints before the DOJ against several persons involved in a shooting on March 29 around 10:30 a.m. at a Philippine National Police (PNP) - Commission on Elections checkpoint along Berona
CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga Police authorities seized over P1 million worth of illegal drugs (shabu) from a 40-year old man during a buy-bust operation in Cabanatuan City on Friday, April 22. Colonel Jess Mendez, Acting Provincial Director of the Nueva Ecija PPO, said that Specia
BACOLOD CITY - Only 13 out of the 2,378 personnel of the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) are still unvaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) due to various reasons. Col. Leo Pamittan, acting provincial director, said on Tuesday the number comprises only less than 1 percent of the entire provincial police. "These are personnel with comorbidities, pregnant women and lactating mothers who submitted waivers," he said. The number of unvaccinated decreased by seven after the NOCPPO reported 20 personnel who signed the waivers on the first week of January. Those who do not avail of Covid-19 vaccines are directed to submit a waiver to the Police Regional Office (PRO) 6 (Western Visayas). Unvaccinated police officers are also required to undergo reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test every 14 days at their expense in compliance with the "no job, no vaccine" policy of the Philippine National Police. Resolution 148-B of