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More than 1,000 Philippine cops infected with coronavirus
Some 455 police personnel have recovered, while 9 succumbed to the disease
Slain Jolo soldier’s kin hopes ‘justice will prevail’ as AFP, PNP launch own inquiry
The military and police will check for 'what went wrong' when cops gunned down 4 soldiers on an intelligence mission in Jolo
Cops who killed soldiers in Sulu restricted to Camp Crame
The 9 Jolo cops who gunned down 4 intelligence officers are detained in Camp Crame as the National Bureau of Investigation continues its probe
Kalinga town 'welcomes home' hero who was among soldiers slain in Sulu
Major Marvin Indammog, the commanding officer of the Army soldiers killed by policemen in Jolo, Sulu, is honored as a 'full-blooded Igorot warrior'
Army admits lapses: Soldiers rushed to Sulu crime scene to check on their dead
The Army says the soldiers wanted to check if the victims were still alive and to secure intelligence equipment
Jolo police chief sacked as probe over cops who killed soldiers begins
The relief further paves the way for an impartial investigation conducted by the National Bureau of Investigation
Former AFP chief posts footage of Sulu crime scene, slams PNP 'violations'
(3rd UPDATE) Now head of the National Irrigation Administration, retired general Ricardo Visaya tells Camp Crame to 'stop covering up [for] their abusive men'
AFP backs Army chief’s 'murder, rubout' claim on soldiers' deaths
The Armed Forces of the Philippines says Army chief Gilbert Gapay has basis for his claim on what happened in Sulu, but defers to the probe of the National Bureau of Investigation
‘Extremely saddened’ Duterte wants to talk to 9 cops in Jolo ‘misencounter’
'Lungkot na lungkot siya. Ang ginamit nga niyang salita ay siya ay ‘nanlambot, extremely sad,’ says Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque
‘It was murder’: Army bares details of Jolo police ‘rubout’ of 4 soldiers
The soldiers’ unarmed commander raised his hands while his deputy was working on his laptop when police shot them dead in broad daylight, says the Army
Army enraged; police shot 4 intel soldiers in Sulu without gunfight
The Philippine Army says there was 'no provocation' on the part of the soldiers to 'warrant such carnage'
PNP, AFP agree to let NBI lead Sulu probe
Police and military officials seek 'impartiality' in the investigation into the encounter between police and soldiers that led to the death of 4 military intelligence officers
Año orders detention of Sulu cops who gunned down 4 soldiers
Interior Secretary Eduardo Año joins the Armed Forces in urging the National Bureau of Investigation to conduct an impartial probe into the incident
Policemen gun down 4 AFP soldiers in Sulu
(3rd UPDATE) The dead all belonged to Army intelligence. The Armed Forces of the Philippines calls on the National Bureau of Investigation to step in to conduct an impartial investigation.
Nowhere to run: Why some abused sex workers don’t want cops’ help
Part 2: Even as sex workers or prostituted women claim they experience systematic abuse from the police, they are blamed when they are raped and told ‘it’s part of the job anyway’
Female, 3 other suspected ISIS-linked terrorists killed in Parañaque police raid
(3rd UPDATE) Police reports say the suspects had links to Abu Sayyaf bomb expert Mundi Sawadjaan, who helped plot suicide bombings in Sulu in 2019
15 QC cops fired after 6 POGO workers escape detention
The 6 Chinese POGO workers escape detention in Camp Karingal, Quezon City
Caving in to criticism, PNP scraps Chinese help desks
Instead, police stations are ordered to set up ‘tourist police assistance desks’ to cater to tourists, regardless of nationality
Gamboa calls for end to ‘anomalies’ in PNP on Independence Day
'Iwaksi ang mga ma-anomalyang gawain dahil tayo ang pangunahing kagawaran na nagpapatupad ng batas,' says Philippine National Police chief General Archie Gamboa
PNP asks for Facebook's help in dummy account probe
Police chief General Archie Gamboa says that he has ordered the PNP Anti-Cybercrime Group to investigate the proliferation of fake Facebook accounts
DOH to lead probe into police doctor's death due to 'toxic disinfectant' – PNP
Two other cops were also exposed to the hazardous chemicals, says the Philippine National Police
Police seize P5.1B worth of shabu in Bulacan
(UPDATED) The Philippine National Police earns praise from President Duterte for the buy-bust operation that led to the arrest of 3 suspects, including a Chinese
U.N. report: Documents suggest PH police planted guns in drug war ops
United Nations Human Rights Office says 'police repeatedly recovered guns bearing the same serial numbers from different victims in different locations'
2,875 Filipinos still detained for violating quarantine
In 76 days, the Philippine National Police charges a total of 57,177 Filipinos for quarantine violations
PNP opens testing center as virus infects cops at the front lines
The Philippine National Police sets up its own testing center as the national and local governments struggle to hit mass testing targets
[EDITORIAL] General Sinas, Pangulong Duterte, huwag n'yo kaming kutyain
Ginoong Presidente, malinaw na hindi mo naiintindihan ang konsepto ng command responsibility, tulad ng maraming bagay na may kinalaman sa dangal
Sinas’ sins in Central Visayas: Killings rampant, investigations incomplete
(UPDATED) While President Rodrigo Duterte called him a 'good officer,' the CHR characterizes Sinas’ time as Central Visayas chief as one when violence intensified
PNP urges prostituted women to name police abusers
Top cop General Archie Gamboa also urges the public to avoid 'generalization' of the entire police force as sexual predators
[EDITORIAL] In the face of impunity and double standards, #LawIsLaw
Duterte and former police chief Bato dela Rosa have created a monster force – one that will make Hitler proud
Malacañang wants probe into cops' mauling of Cavite factory worker
(UPDATED) A Cavite factory worker was allegedly mauled by police for violating curfew
PNP files criminal, admin raps vs Sinas, 18 cops over birthday party
(UPDATED) Metro Manila police chief Major General Debold Sinas and 18 other cops are accused of failing to wear face masks and breaking physical distancing rules during his May 8 birthday party
PNP probes how infected Manila cop traveled to Baguio during lockdown
Police Major Rafael Baldado Roxas, the first police officer in the Cordillera region to test positive for coronavirus, is currently one of two remaining active cases in Baguio City
‘Law is law unless friends kayo:’ Netizens slam gov’t double standards
This comes after policemen celebrated the birthday of Metro Manila police chief Debold Sinas, violating several quarantine guidelines
PNP launches internal probe into Sinas' birthday party during ECQ
Top cop General Archie Gamboa orders the PNP Internal Affairs Service to investigate whether Metro Manila's top cop and other police officers broke quarantine rules
LOOK: Birthday salu-salo for NCRPO chief Sinas amid ECQ
(UPDATED) 'I don’t think may violation ito,' says Philippine National Police chief General Archie Gamboa, citing the report of Major General Debold Sinas that physical distancing was supposedly observed during the celebration
PNP Regional Office 1 has new chief
Brigadier General Rodolfo Santos Azurin Jr replaces retiring Brigadier General Joel Orduña
Gamboa: Police officer's use of force necessary vs 'bulky' Makati resident
'It is very clear that enough force was applied,' says Philippine National Police chief Archie Gamboa on the Dasmariñas Village incident
Human Rights Watch asks DILG to rein in 'out of control' law enforcers
The rights group says the Department of the Interior and Local Government 'must exercise effective oversight over its personnel, investigate all reports of abuses, and hold officers committing rights violations accountable'
Makati man went berserk, cursed police – PNP
Javier Salvador Parra says he intends to file a criminal case against Makati police as his lawyer studies it
[EDITORIAL] Tigilan ang giyera laban sa mga pasaway, virus ang kaaway
Ito ang serbisyo publiko na hatid ni Digong at ng pulisya: ang mang-aresto, mambrusko at manakot? We deserve better from this government.
It's just exercise, PNP-SAF says of viral video of cop shooting lockdown violator
The video of a simulated police arrest in Sipocot, Camarines Sur, goes viral two days after the fatal shooting by a cop of retired Army Corporal Winston Ragos
Military says 'no animosity' with police over Winston Ragos' killing
Whether the police officer who killed Ragos made the right 'judgment call' or not, the military imputes no offense on the police organization itself, says Brigadier General Edgard Arevalo
Who is Winston Ragos, the former military man killed by police?
Unable to replenish his medicine for his mental illness because of the lockdown, Winston Ragos is forced to skip his maintenance medication, says his mother
PNP Bicol raises more than P10M for Filipinos affected by coronavirus pandemic
Police Brigadier General Anthony Alcañeses, PNP Bicol director, calls the initiative Bayanihan Fund Challenge, where the men and women of the Bicol police force pitched in 'to lend a hand and assist our fellow Filipinos who were greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic'
Maximum or low tolerance? PNP general says shooting of Winston Ragos act of self-defense
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque also says the President's 'shoot them dead' order has nothing to do with the retired soldier's slay
CHR reminds police, military: Violence not first option
'If the use of force and firearms is unavoidable, then authorities must practice restraint,' says the Commission on Human Rights, which will conduct its own probe into the killing of Winston Ragos
2 Metro Manila cops nabbed in Tarlac for transporting PUMs
They want to reach Victoria town despite lockdown measures under the extreme enhanced community quarantine imposed in the province
PNP begins to arrest lockdown violators without warning
(UPDATED) 'There will be no more warning,' says Philippine National Police chief General Archie Gamboa
‘They deserve praise’: PNP clears cops who barged into posh Taguig condo
'The investigation is over, and there will be no cops who will be suspended. They deserve praise for what they did,' says Taguig City police chief Colonel Celso Rodriguez
Police, military now in charge of some major national quarantine facilities
A military general says they are also preparing backup personnel, the way they 'prepare for casualties in battle'
