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16 foreigners arrested for 'partying' in Makati bar
(UPDATED) Police say they caught 15 Cameroonians and 1 Nigerian violating social distancing rules and drinking beer at a bar

IN PHOTOS: Makati police raid illegal COVID-19 clinic, arrest 2 fake doctors
Cops say there were 4 patients in the illicit infirmary

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

Police file complaint vs Makati resident for resisting arrest, cursing cops
Makati police accuse Javier Salvador Parra of unjust vexation, direct assault, and disobedience to authority, and not wearing a face mask
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
LGBTQ+ groups hit Oplan X-Men’s ‘targeted harassment’ against transgender women
Camp Queer points out 'Oplan X-Men' is only one example of the routine denial of transgender people's right to exist in public spaces

2 Makati cops fired over alleged ‘transgender profiling’
(UPDATED) Makati City police chief Rogelio Simon confirms that Patrolman Timmy Paez and Police Corporal Juliel Atal are relieved from their posts

Makati police bust another prostitution front
This is the third raid in 5 months of a Makati Hotel being used for criminal activities

Makati gov’t shutters KTV bar used as prostitution den
This follows a raid on Friday in which the bar’s Taiwanese owners and Chinese customers were arrested, and 13 Filipina workers rescued

Police arrest 16 foreigners in raid of hotel penthouse used for prostitution
The Makati police roundup two Taiwanese, who own the KTV bar, and 14 Chinese nationals, who were customers

Husband of kidnapped Chinese woman claims she is back home
But Makati Police Investigation Unit chief Major Gideon Ines Jr says they have yet to verify whether Zhou Mei, a POGO employee, is already back home

Chinese abducting POGO workers ‘fairly common’ – Makati investigator
There is an average of one incident a month, says Makati Police Investigation Unit chief Major Gideon Ines Jr

Chinese woman kidnapped in Makati is POGO employee – police
(UPDATED) The victim has been identified as Zhou Mei, 28, after her relatives come to the Makati Police to report the incident

Makati police confirm kidnapping along Paseo de Roxas
Makati police investigations chief Major Gideon Ines says they are now conducting follow-up operations to trace the suspects
Makati police foil kidnap attempt on Chinese gaming employee
Among the suspects is Zhaochun Chen of China, who tried to bribe the responding cops with P100,000 cash

Motorcycle-riding cop dies after being struck by cargo truck in Pasay City
Makati policeman Francis Ecalner is hit by a truck while cruising along South Superhighway

Construction worker admits raping, strangling 1-year-old boy in Makati
(UPDATED) Police discover the lifeless body of the child on the 34th floor of an abandoned building

'French Spiderman' Alain Robert freed on P3,000 bail
Robert is free for now after posting bail for an alarm and scandal case, but police say they are filing other cases against him

Makati police arrest 12 in drug den raid
The raiding team also apprehend around P200,000 worth of shabu

Makati cops catch gang of suspected pickpockets in EDSA bus
4 rookie policemen stationed in Buendia arrest 5 suspected pickpockets

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Woman gives birth along Makati street on Christmas Day
Police say 3 cops assisted the woman as she went into labor

PNP awards medals to Makati police for Time in Manila bar raids
The award is given to cops who accomplish 'a single act of heroism or series of heroic acts'

Videos show arrest of lawyers in Makati bar raid
Rappler obtains videos showing what happened inside the Makati bar where 3 lawyers were arrested

CHR probes arrest of lawyers in Makati bar raid
The commission says it is 'deeply alarmed' by the arrest of the 3 lawyers 'who were only fulfilling their obligation as counsels of their client'

'Lawyers now targets of drug war'
'Maybe it is only ironic that the mastermind of this breakdown in the rule of law, where even lawyers are no longer safe, is a lawyer himself,' says Senator Leila de Lima, referring to President Rodrigo Duterte

Police release lawyers arrested in Makati bar raid
(UPDATED) They walk out of the Makati City police station at past 8 pm after securing a release order from the prosecutor’s office

Makati police sue lawyers for ‘constructive possession’ of drugs
(UPDATED) Constructive possession is defined as having dominion or control of a place where the drugs are found. The lawyers are newly hired by an owner of the bar.

Man falls from PBCom Tower in Makati
The Makati police identifies the man as Rissan Alarosa, an employee of the Megacity General Construction and Development Corporation

'Walang nanlaban': None killed in Makati drug raid
While no one is killed 84 people are captured in the one time big time operation against drug and crime suspects in Makati City

'I'm no liar' Aguirre stands by ambush claim
Justice Secretary Aguirre provides photos to counter the denial of the Makati Police of his claim that the wife of an inmate who testified against Senator Leila de Lima was ambushed last week
Makati bomb scare turns out to be false alarm
An explosion is heard in Makati City after police detonated a package that turned out to be a bag of assorted tools

Makati police: No delay in filing of case vs hazing suspects
More or less 13 to 14 suspects are believed to be behind the hazing incident that killed a college student and injured 3 others

Makati police confirm Tau Gamma Phi hazing site
UPDATED Authorities say that the caretaker of the boarding house where the hazing ritual was held is not yet considered a suspect

Makati police arrest 4 anti-WEF protesters
Bayan Muna Representative Neri Colmenares urges President Aquino to stop deluding himself and the people

Pimentel to probe Binays' 'Dasmagate'
Pimentel says Makati police committed a serious breach of the rights of the security guards in inviting them for questioning
Taguig police keeps jurisdiction over Fort Bonifacio
Metro Manila Police Chief Supt Marcelo Garbo Jr says Fort Bonifacio will still be under Taguig pending the court s decision on the boundary dispute with Makati