MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Sunday reported the arrest of 1,163 individuals during the annual All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day observance, or Undas, from Oct. 29 to Nov. 2. The arrests came from 1,391 operations conducted nationwide during the period, including 307 anti-illegal drug operations, 223 anti-illegal gambling operations, […]
Read MoreThe Philippine National Police (PNP) on Saturday reported that more than 2.4 million individuals have already visited cemeteries and columbaria nationwide so far for Undas 2025. In a statement, the PNP said that more than 2,210,070 persons had entered cemeteries and 197,070 had visited columbaria all over the country as of 12 p.m. of November […]
Read MoreThe Philippine National Police (PNP) said that their nationwide security and public safety plan has been activated to ensure a peaceful Undas 2025. In a statement on Friday, PNP acting chief Police Lieutenant General Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. shared that they have deployed police visibility and applied intensified security measures in transport terminals, cemeteries, and […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Three individuals were arrested after a suspected shabu worth P3.4 million was seized during a joint buy-bust operation on Wednesday in Quezon City, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said on Thursday. The joint operation conducted by the PDEA, and the Philippine National Police at Alley 10, Barangay Pansol, Quezon City led […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines—Acting Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said the police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) have deployed patrols and set up checkpoints following tension in Tipo-Tipo town, Basilan. “The PNP intensified peacekeeping and investigative operations in Tipo-Tipo, Basilan, following the successful de-escalation of a rido-related conflict,” […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Police arrested a man in Quezon Province for allegedly pretending to be a Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) agent. The suspect — identified only as a 35-year-old man named “Edgar” — was caught on October 21 after he approached a woman pretending to offer help with filing a complaint but demanded […]
Read MoreLUCENA CITY — A soldier was killed while three others were injured early Monday after two motorcycles they were riding were sideswiped by a bus along the Maharlika Highway in Lopez town, Quezon province. According to a police report, a Goldtrans bus driven by a man identified only as “Robert” was negotiating a stretch of […]
Read MoreDIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur – Following weeks of surveillance, a joint team of police operatives launched a buy-bust operation in Barangay Kapatagan here, resulting in the arrest of four suspects at around 10:49 p.m. on Wednesday. Lt. Col. Peter Glenn Ipong, Digos City acting police chief, identified the suspects through their aliases as Li, […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — More than 880 human skeletal fragments have been found in Taal Lake during the search for the missing sabungeros. In an interview with reporters on Tuesday, October 21, Department of Justice (DOJ) spokesperson Polo Martinez said that search efforts for the alleged remains of the missing cockfight enthusiasts continue. He said that […]
Read MoreTACLOBAN CITY — A public school teacher was shot dead by her husband inside a classroom in Matalom, Leyte, on Wednesday morning, the Police Regional Office 8 (PRO-8) reported. On October 16, a teacher in Tanauan, Leyte, was shot and wounded by her estranged husband but managed to survive. The suspect was immediately arrested by […]
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