Police Regional Office-5 (PNA file photo) LEGAZPI CITY - Eight suspected drug pushers were arrested and PHP3.8 million worth of illegal drugs were seized in three separate anti-drug operations in Camarines Norte and Masbate on Tuesday and Wednesday, the Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO-5) reported on Thursday. Maj. Malu Calubaquib, PRO-5 spokesperson, said the operations were conducted by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) regional office, Philippine National Police Drug Enforcement Group, Special Operation Unit 5, and Police Regional Office 5 operatives. "A drug entrapment operation was conducted on Wednesday, and the arrested were identified as Christiane T. Urbino alias "Pearl", 37, and Oliver A. Bermel, 36, residents of Basud, Camarines Norte. The suspects are included among the newly identified drug personalities. Taken from their possession and custody were 500 grams of shabu with a total value of PHP3.4 million," Calubaquib said in an interview
LEGAZPI CITY - A suspect in a rape case who is tagged as the No. 4 most wanted person in Aklan has been arrested in Masbate province, the Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO5) said on Tuesday. In a statement, Maj. Malu Calubaquib, PRO5 spokesperson, said operatives of the Bicol police and Aklan Provincial Police Office collared Danilo Tuling, 33, in Dimasalang town on Monday. She said the suspect, a construction worker, was nabbed in his residence by virtue of a warrant of arrest with no bail recommended. Brig. Gen. Rudolph Dimas, PRO5 regional director, lauded the commitment and efforts of the operating team and the strong partnership of the various units of the Philippine National Police in the country. (PNA) }
RELIGIOUS FEST. The Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO5) has started deploying over 2,000 uniformed personnel to ensure an orderly and peaceful celebration of the Penafrancia Festival in Naga City this September. The biggest religious event in the region honors the feast day of Our Lady of Penafrancia, patroness of the region. (Photo courtesy of Naga City Government) LEGAZPI CITY - The Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO5) has started deploying 2,234 uniformed personnel to ensure an orderly and peaceful celebration of the Penafrancia Festival in Naga City this month. Maj. Malu Calubaquib, PRO5 spokesperson, said the personnel will render police duties in Naga from Sept. 8-19 and implement various security measures to ensure the safety of pilgrims who will participate in the religious feast. "Security preparations of the unit include the conduct of enhanced police presence which covers police and mobile visibility patrol, checkpoints, visitations, and inspections of vital instal
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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