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PRO1 has 239 new police recruits
By Mar T. Supnad CAMP BGEN OSCAR M FLORENDO, La Union — A total of 239 new police recruits took their oath as the newest members of Police Regional Office 1 during the Simultaneous Oath Taking Ceremony administered by Gen Camilo Cascolan, Chief, PNP in the National Headquarters, Camp Crame, via zoom at Bauang North…
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Cascolan vows effective and credible police service
By Fernan Angeles POLICE Lieutenant General Camilo Pancratius Cascolan is officially the country’s top cop as he formally takes over the top post of the 205,000-strong Philippine National Police. Cascolan, thus, becomes the 24th PNP director general as he replaced retired Police General Archie Francisco Gamboa in a change of command ceremony held at Camp…
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Cascolan is new PNP chief
President Rodrigo Duterte has chosen Police Lieutenant General Camilo Pancratius Cascolan as the next head of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said Tuesday. “He [Cascolan] is the new chief PNP. PRRD [Duterte’s initials] has just signed his appointment paper,” Año said. Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea also confirmed the appointment. Cascolan would…
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Mother who tried to shoot kidnapper gets child back
A woman who tried unsuccessfully to shoot and fight off a kidnapper was reunited with her one-year-old boy Saturday, police in suburban Atlanta said. The kidnapping took place about 12:30 p.m. in Chamblee, Georgia, when an Acura SUV drove up to the victim, who was not identified, as she was walking home with baby Mateo…
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Search for new PNP chief now down to three
By Fernan Angeles THE search for the next national police chief has become a three-cornered tussle, said the Department of Interior and Local Government which issued a statement confirming the submission of the three names to President Rodrigo Duterte. DILG spokesperson Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya, however, declined to reveal the names of the police officials and…
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Officer who shot Jacob Blake identified
The Wisconsin Department of Justice on Wednesday identified the officer who shot Jacob Blake as Officer Rusten Sheskey. Blake’s shooting has sparked national condemnation and three nights of violence in the state. The state’s DOJ said in a press release that officers from the Kenosha Police Department were dispatched to the area on Sunday after…
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PNP: Crime rate drops by 55% nationwide during lockdown period
By Fernan Angeles CRIME incidents covering the period that most of the country is under lockdown significantly went down, said the Philippine National Police which sees lockdown measures proved effective crime deterrent. According to PNP spokesperson Bernard Banac, the nationwide crime rate dropped by 55 percent since the implementation of community quarantine in March compared…
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Cop in Balaoan vice mayor ambush surrenders
By Mat T. Supnad CAMP BGEN OSCAR M FLORENDO, La Union – A police officer charged for the ambush of Balaoan Vice-Mayor Alfred Concepcion in 2018 surrendered to the authorities Monday afternoon. In his report to Philippine National Police director general Archie Francisco Gamboa, Region 1 police chief Brigadier General Rodolfo Azurin Jr., said Police…
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PNP should have chased rogue cops first, says Bato
By John Clifford Lintao Former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, now Senator Ronald dela Rosa, seemed regretful that he was not able to run after rogue policemen first before pursuing drug offenders outside through “Oplan Tokhang.” In a podcast released on August 14 by journalist Roby Alampay, Dela Rosa admitted that the drug war could…
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Police to arrest tricycle drivers not wearing face mask
By John Clifford Lintao THE government’s arm for the strict implementation of public health safety protocols is grinding an axe against tricycle drivers who they claimed have been in wanton disregard of the guidelines designed to prevent the spread of COVID-19. In coordination with the Philippine National Police (PNP), Joint Task Force COVID Shield ordered…