DRUG BUSTS. The Police Regional Office in Bicol headquarters in Legazpi City. Four suspects were arrested and PHP1.8 million worth of shabu were seized in separate anti-drug operations in the Bicol Region on Wednesday (Feb. 22, 2023).(PNA file photo) LEGAZPI CITY - Four suspects were arrested and PHP1.8 million worth of shabu were seized in separate anti-drug operations in the Bicol Region, the Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO-5) said on Thursday. Lt. Col. Maria Luisa Calubaquib, PRO-5 spokesperson, said the 275 grams of shabu with an estimated street value of PHP1.8 million were recovered during overnight operations on Wednesday in different parts of the region. "The buy-bust operation on Wednesday in Naga City arrested Bong Blanquera, 45, of Block 1, Lot 4, Minerva St., Villa Corazon, Del Rosario, Naga City, and Jumel Frederick Camalla, 34, a native of Macaroy Compound, Lomeda, San Felipe. Both are listed on the database on illegal drugs. Seized from them were 75 grams of sh
NEW POLICE HEADS. Brig. Gen. Rudolph Dimas, (left) Police Regional Office-5 regional director, gives his message and marching orders to two high-ranking officials who assumed post on Monday (Sept. 5, 2022). Col. Fernando Cunanan Jr. is the new chief of the Albay Provincial Police Office, while Col. Antonio Bilon Jr. now heads the Camarines Norte Provincial Police Office. (Photo courtesy of PRO5/PIO) LEGAZPI CITY - Two high-ranking police officials on Monday assumed posts as the new Philippine National Police provincial directors for Albay and Camarines Norte. Col. Fernando Cunanan Jr. took the helm as the new chief of the Albay Provincial Police Office, while Col. Antonio Bilon Jr. was named head of the Camarines Norte Provincial Police Office. Cunanan, who hails from Pampanga, was a former chief of the Regional Maritime Unit 3, while Bilon is from Occidental Mindoro and formerly assigned at the Directorate for Intelligence. Both officials belong to the Philippine National Police Acade
ELITE FORCE. Undated photo shows operatives of the Naga City Police Office's Mobile Force Company during the conduct of one of its counter-terrorism simulation activities at the Metro Naga Sports Complex. The conduct of exercises was part of the evaluation and validation as a finalist in the search for the Best City Mobile Force Companies in the country. (Photo courtesy of Rey Baylon) NAGA CITY - To boost its performance in operational readiness and capability, the Naga City Police Office (NCPO) has conducted a simulation exercise on counter-terrorism and other criminal activities. Staged at the expansive Metro Naga Sports Complex in Barangay Pacol on Monday, the operatives of the local police's mobile force company conducted simulation exercises on different drills and workouts aimed at enhancing the conduct of their operations against assaults and aggressions by lawless elements. In an interview on Thursday, Maj. Malu Calubaquib, Police Regional Office-Bicol (PRO-5) spokesper