December 21, 2020 THE policeman who killed a woman and her son during an altercation in Tarlac had been red-flagged because of administrative charges filed against him in the past, including two cases of homicide.
Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Debold Sinas said Senior Master Sergeant Jonel Nuezca was charged administratively five times from 2013 to 2019.
Two cases filed in May and December 2019 were for homicide, but both cases were dismissed due to lack of substantial evidence.
In 2016, he was charged with serious neglect of duty for failing to attend a court hearing as prosecution witness of a drug-related case.
A year earlier, in 2015, he was suspended for 31 days for less grave misconduct after he refused to undergo a drug test and left the testing venue without permission and clearance from the National Police Commission (Napolcom) inspectors.
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+ December 21, 2020 FOUR individuals, including two alleged “drug lords” supplying illegal drugs in Cebu and Central Visayas, were killed in a gunfight during a drug bust in Taguig City, Metro Manila Monday dawn, Dec. 21, 2020.
Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Debold Sinas identified the two alleged drug suppliers as Christopher Ocarol and Allan Catalan. The two others have not been identified.
They allegedly engaged the policemen in a gunfight along C6 road in Brgy. Napindan in Taguig City at around 5:35 a.m. Monday.
Sinas said police seized around 40 kilograms of suspected methamphetamine hydrochloride (shabu) valued at P272 million as well as several firearms and ammunition.
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The New People s Army rebels (File photo)
+ December 18, 2020 PHILIPPINE National Police (PNP) Chief Debold Sinas reminded police commanders on Friday, December 18, to beef up alertness and vigilance against possible attack of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP)-New People’s Army (NPA) ahead of its 52nd founding anniversary on December 26, 2020.
“The CPP-NPA-NDF (National Democratic Front) is known to launch high-profile hostilities to drumbeat commemoration of significant dates in the underground movement over the past five decades,” Sinas said.
“The recent rash of hostile actions initiated by the CPP-NPA-NDF are all part of that long vicious cycle and 50-year tradition of violence of the local communist movement,” he added.
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Photo by Amper Campana December 17, 2020 PHILIPPINE National Police (PNP) Chief Debold Sinas said on Thursday, December 17, that he will order the stoppage of gimmicks being done by the police if he finds out that it causes anxiety to the public. Wala naman yun sa regular directive namin. Baka initiative lang po ng mga lower units natin. Titingnan ko po kung ano ang nangyari, maybe kung it s good, then we could support it but if it already caused anxiety sa publiko at sa mga kababayan natin, I will direct them to stop such practices po, he said in a television interview.
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VIOLATORS. In Cebu, people who failed to observe general community quarantine protocol were made to perform exercises as penalty. (SunStar File/Amper Campana)
+ December 17, 2020 PHILIPPINE National Police (PNP) Chief Debold Sinas admitted Thursday, December 17, that the PNP is incapable of monitoring on social media any form of quarantine violations especially during the Christmas holidays.
Sinas said what the PNP is capable for now is to act on reports of quarantine violations they receive through text or call. Actually, ang stand pa dati wala naman, yung kuwan lang namin, yung mga nagba-viral na ibinabato sa amin (We act only on what went viral or what we received), he said in a television interview.