ABULUG, Cagayan – A K-9 narcotic detection dog helped police detect a parcel allegedly containing illegal drugs in Barangay Libertad here Saturday. The recipient was identified as Elbert “Ebbet” Balicat, 20, college student and a resident of Barangay San Jose, Luna, Apayao. Investigation showed Eb
Published June 27, 2021, 3:26 PM
The Philippine National Police (PNP) will be crafting guidelines for the regular conduct of Psychiatric-Psychological Exam (PPE) to all its personnel amid cases of grave misconduct of some police officers, the recent was that of a police sergeant who went on a shooting rampage inside the Manila Police District headquarters.
PNP Chief Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar said they are currently waiting for the recommendations of the PNP Health Service which will be major considerations in coming up with guidelines that would be observed in the regular assessment of emotional and mental health state of all policemen.
“This recent incident at MPD, along with the previous ones, highlights the need for us to closely look into the overall state of our men. We should not only look on how they perform their job but also their physical, emotional and especially their mental state,” said Eleazar.
A drunk policeman was shot dead after he ran amuck inside the Manila Police District (MPD) main headquarters in Ermita, Manila, killing a fellow cop and wounding another on Friday night (June 25). The suspect, Police Executive Master Sgt. Reynante Dipasupil, 46, assigned to the District Police Inte
Published April 26, 2021, 4:05 PM
ILOILO CITY – Police in Western Visayas declared they are supporting community pantries amid the pandemic and not red-tagging organizers.
COMMUNITY PANTRY DONATION – Police Executive Master Sgt. Cesar Pinuela (center) donates pumpkins to the Alta Tierra Community Pantry in Jaro, Iloilo City. (Florence Yap/ MANILA BULLETIN)
“We fully support community pantries. We are not profiling anyone,” emphasized Police Lt. Col. Joem Malong, spokesperson of the Police Regional Office (PRO-6).
A cop assigned at the Jaro district station of Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) personally took the initiative to support a community pantry.
Police Executive Master Sgt. Cesar Pinuela gave pumpkins and jackfruits grown from his farm to the Alta Tierra Community Pantry which Florencio Yap organized for his 68th birth anniversary last week. Pinuela came back with fellow policemen from the Jaro police station to donate rice packs.
Published March 13, 2021, 3:43 PM
Police have arrested the chief intelligence officer of Carmen Municipal Police Station in Cebu when he allegedly demanded money in exchange for the release of a motorcycle earlier seized in a local operation.
Police Master Executive Master Sergeant Julius Obañana was arrested after receiving the marked money during an entrapment in Carmen, Cebu on Friday, March 12. Obañana, the chief intelligence officer of Carmen police, allegedly demanded P3,000 from a female resident in exchange for the release of the motorcycle which was seized in an anti-drugs operation. (Photo: PNP-IMEG)
Nabbed was Police Executive Master Sgt. Julius Obañana, assigned as the chief police intelligence officer of Carmen town. He was arrested at around 1:30 p.m. on Friday, March 12.