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PNPA cadets to undergo coronavirus testing
The Philippine National Police Academy will test its cadets for COVID-19 in the wake of two cadets' deaths due to heat stroke and electrolyte imbalance
All activities of PNPA Class of 2024 suspended following 2 deaths
Cadet Fourth Class Jiary Jasen Papa dies due to low potassium intake days after a fellow cadet died of heatstroke
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
Rights group leader served arrest warrant by cop disguised as delivery man
The warrant is served despite the rights leader already obtaining a recall order since April
Suspects in slay of soldier, 3 others surrender in Basilan
The suspects – all barangay peacekeepers – surrender to the 4th Special Forces Battalion through the assistance of a village chief
Navotas PNP files complaint vs 17 residents for breaking quarantine, going to party
'The family’s utter disregard of safety regulations endangered their lives and all those living at H. Monroy,' says Mayor Toby Tiangco
Rappler Talk: Patricio Abinales on PNP's institutional weaknesses
On Monday, July 6, Rappler editor-at-large Marites Vitug talks to Asian studies professor Patricio Abinales about how the Philippine National Police can be reformed
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'
'Kill 1,000 and I will protect you'
There was a time the PNP stood for what is right, even if it meant hurting their president
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
Zamboanga del Norte town police chief arrested for extortion
Godod town police chief Captain Haran Ulah allegedly demanded P10,000 in 'protection money' from a local treasure hunter
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
Cops arrest online sex trafficker in Taguig who abused own son, sister
'One of the victims was a differently abled 27-year-old deaf female, the younger sister of the suspect and who is also the mother of some of the children rescued,' says Police Colonel Sheila Portento
Puerto Princesa top cop linked to assault on environmental officer in Palawan
The team of environmental officers was in the area after receiving reports of mangroves being cut down illegally
P2.5 billion worth of shabu seized in Cavite buy-bust
Police find 374 bags of suspected shabu in a General Trias residence on the eve of Independence Day
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
'Toxic disinfectant' spray kills PNP doctor treating coronavirus patients
‘Saan ako hihingi ng tulong to seek justice for you?’ Shella Distor, the distraught partner of the late Captain Casey Gutierrez, cries in a Facebook post
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
Yet again, Duterte rewards PMA, PNPA valedictorians with house and lot
The class goat, the least-rated cadet from either academy, gets a gun from the Commander-in-Chief
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
Central Luzon police arrest No. 1 most wanted in Zambales
The suspect, whom police reports say operates as medic and supply officer of the rebel New People's Army, is also among the top 10 most wanted in Central Luzon
[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
16 Cebu City police officers positive for coronavirus
Aside from the police officers, 5 civilian personnel also test positive for the virus
