Published January 25, 2021, 2:39 PM
Sen. Imee R. Marcos has called on President Duterte to assure that Medal of Valor benefits due the families of 44 Philippine National Police Special Action Force (PNP-SAF) commandos killed in the 2015 Mamasapano tragedy are being delivered after he conferred the highest military honor almost three years ago.
The fallen SAF44 were given recognition by various officials led by Chief PNP Debold Sinas and NCRPO Chief Vicente Danao, and DPWH Secretary Mark Villar during the national day of remembrance at Camp Bagong Diwa on Monday (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN)
Today is the sixth year since their deaths in a “reckless police operation” to capture terrorist Zulkifli bin Hir, alias “Marwan,” in Maguindanao province’s remote municipality, Marcos recalled.
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+ January 22, 2021 BARANGAY University of the Philippines (UP) Campus ranks 20th among the barangays in Quezon City in terms of crime incidence in 2020, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said.
In a statement, police said there were 250 drug-related cases, 106 theft, 72 robbery, 36 physical injury, 21 rape, 14 murder, 23 carnapping and two complex crime cases of robbery with homicide in Barangay UP Campus.
Barangay UP Campus is situated inside the sprawling 493-hectare UP Diliman (UPD) campus along with portions of six other barangays
Brigadier General Ildebrandi Usana, PNP spokesperson, said the index crime trend in the barangay dropped significantly in 2020, presumably because of the community quarantine.
Peter Joemel Advincula, Alyas ‘Bikoy’
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Brigadier General Ildebrandi Usana, PNP spokesperson, said the 31-year-old Advincula was the subject of a warrant of arrest issued by Hon. Immaculada Concepcion Ylagan-Galang, presiding judge of Manila Metropolitan Trial Court, Branch 17, for the crime of perjury. His recommended bail was set at P18,000.
However, Advincula surrendered to Daraga Municipal Police Station (MPS) in Albay around 12:35 p.m. Thursday.
“The CIDG [Criminal Investigation and Detection Group] Provincial Field Unit of Albay served the warrant of arrest against Advincula, who was subsequently placed under custody of Daraga MPS after undergoing the mandatory booking procedure and documentation,” Usana said.
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(PNP-PIO) January 15, 2021 AUTHORITIES arrested five people, including four policemen who provided security to a suspected drug personality, in Subic Bay, Olongapo City on Friday morning, January 15, 2021.
The four policemen were identified as Lieutenant Reynato Basa Jr., and Corporals Gino Dela Cruz, Edesyr Victor Alipio and Godfrey Duclayan Parentala.
They are all members of the Drug Enforcement Unit of the Olongapo City Police Office.
PNP spokesperson Brigadier General Ildebrandi Usana said Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Debold Sinas has ordered dismissal proceedings against the four policemen.
Sinas said the four policemen allegedly served as security escorts of Jericho Dabu, who was also arrested.