(Photo courtesy of Nueva Ecija Police Provincial Office) MANILA - The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday ordered a damage assessment on police facilities in areas hit by Super Typhoon Karding which pummeled Luzon on Sunday. PNP chief, Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr., said they need to expedite the downloading of funds for the repair of affected facilities, assuring that there are available funds for the purpose. Azurin also tasked the chiefs of police and other police commanders to check the status of their respective personnel to determine if they were affected by the weather disturbance. "We also want to make sure that we take good care of our personnel. That's the reason why we need the reports of our personnel on the ground to know if there are PNP personnel who were adversely affected by this weather disturbance," Azurin said in a message sent to reporters. For his part, Maj. Gen. Valeriano De Leon, chief of the Directorate for Information and Communication Technolog
(File photo) MANILA - Philippine Army (PA) commander, Lt. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., said they would professionalize their pool trainers to prevent possible abuses should the mandatory Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) be implemented among senior high school students. "We will address the possible abuses by professionalizing our pool of trainers and enhancing the capacity of the Reserve Command of the Philippine Army," Brawner said in a messageTuesday. Brawner also called the proposal for legislation calling for mandatory ROTC "a very important and urgent legislative agenda." "This will provide the country with a trained and competent reserve force, which is very important in the defense of our country, following the lessons that we are learning from the Russia-Ukraine conflict. This will also develop a sense of patriotism in our youth," he said. The Philippine National Police (PNP) likewise expressed support for the measure, saying it would help bo
GUN BAN. Police recover pistols from three men arrested in Quezon City for violating the gun ban on Friday. The ban is in effect as part ofsecurity measures for the first State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on July 25, Monday. (Photo courtesy of PNP HPG) MANILA - The Philippine National Police-Highway Patrol Group (PNP-HPG) said three persons were arrested in violation of the gun ban that kicked off Friday in Metro Manila as part of security measures for the first State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on July 25, Monday. In a statement on Saturday, Maj. Joselito Quila of the Regional Highway Patrol Unit-National Capital Region (RHPU-NCR) identified the suspects as Kenneth Suazo, 35; Edison Tauro, 31; and Rocky Claud Rol, 37; who were all arrested during an anti-carnapping operation along the EDSA-Quezon Avenue area on Friday when the operatives flagged their Suzuki Ciaz for sportin
(File photo) MANILA - The Philippine National Police (PNP) will create a task force to oversee the overall implementation of the security measures for the first State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. at the Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City on July 25. PNP director for operations, Maj. Gen. Valeriano de Leon, said the task force will also work closely with other government agencies for the traffic rerouting, handling of protesters, and other security issues. "The security preparations would not be as stringent as the inauguration because this will be done in a closed building, but still, we have to be very careful about the surroundings, especially that Quezon City is a populated area," said de Leon in a statement on Thursday. De Leon said National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief Maj. Gen. Felipe Natividad already presented a security plan for the event to Interior Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. last week. Based on t
(File photo) MANILA - The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday ordered all police commanders to regularly inspect their ammunition storage facilities. This comes following the fire and blasts that razed the ammunition complex of the Philippine Army's 4th Infantry Division in Cagayan de Oro City past midnight on Tuesday. PNP director for operations, Maj. Gen. Valeriano de Leon, has directed all regional directors to exercise due diligence in storing firearms ammunition that can cause serious accidents when mishandled. "Our commanders should always make sure to check the weather condition and the temperature inside the storage areas. Moisture may develop inside and this can ignite the ammunition inside. We have to be careful and responsible in handling this because we don't want any similar incident that happened in Cagayan de Oro City to happen in the police camps or any police offices. So the best way to ensure that this would not happen is to take regular prevent