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NCRPO sacks San Juan cops who escorted Mayor Zamora to Baguio
'I will not condone any wrongdoing of our police officers in the implementation of the community quarantine protocols,' says NCRPO chief Debold Sinas, whose own birthday party violated quarantine rules
After birthday backlash, Sinas tells Muslims to keep distance on Eid’l Fitr
(UPDATED) 'Wala pa rin pagtitipon kasi 'yun 'yung policy,' says Major General Debold Sinas, who violated the policy himself on his birthday
PNP readies criminal charges vs Sinas for birthday gathering
Malacañang says administrative sanctions will have to be approved by President Rodrigo Duterte since Major General Debold Sinas is his appointee

Medialdea wants results of Sinas probe sent to his office
Malacañang takes an interest in the Metro Manila police chief's birthday celebration which violated quarantine rules

After apology, Sinas says 'nothing wrong' with birthday party
'It would be ungentlemanly kung 'di ko sila hinarap at pinauwi ko sila,' says Metro Manila police chief Major General Debold Sinas
NCRPO restricts Rappler coverage after story on Sinas birthday party
Rappler condemns the move as an attack on press freedom, the right to free speech, and the public's right to know

Sinas says sorry for birthday party during ECQ
'I apologize for what transpired during my birthday that caused anxiety to the public. It was never my intention to disobey any existing protocols,' says Metro Manila police chief Major General Debold Sinas
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
Año: NCRPO chief Sinas' birthday party 'a big no-no'
Metro Manila police chief Major General Debold Sinas should have called off the party as soon as it started, says Interior Secretary Eduardo Año
Crime down in Metro Manila, Central Luzon in first days of lockdown
The two regions' police offices report lower crime volumes compared to the same days in March 2019

Metro Manila police ‘profile’ Muslim students for anti-extremism campaign
Metro Manila cops gather information on Muslim students in high school and college
PNP general who snatched reporter's phone during Traslacion 2020 promoted
Despite the flak he got from grabbing a journalist's cell phone and ordering a video deleted, Brigadier General Nolasco Bathan is now Metro Manila's third highest police officer

Obese Metro Manila cops ordered to lose weight, NCRPO chief Sinas to lead effort
‘Lettuce pa more,’ Sinas jests as he and some 700 police under his command embark on a months-long weight loss program

De Lima hits alleged ban on visits to political prisoners in Camp Bagong Diwa
Detained Senator Leila de Lima says the alleged ban is a 'blatant violation of the rights of these persons deprived of liberty'

Ibon Foundation alarmed over 'police inspection' notice
Colonel Joaquin Alva, who is now the chief of staff of the PNP Legal Service, denies making the call. He has been out of Metro Manila police for 8 years.

Get to know Metro Manila's new police chief Debold Sinas
Brigadier General Debold Sinas is coming in from Cebu City to take charge of the National Capital Region Police Office. Learn more about him.

Metro Manila's next top cop sees diversity, big population as challenges
Brigadier General Debold Sinas makes the big leap from director of Central Visayas police regional director based in Cebu City to chief of the premiere NCR police office

Central Visayas top cop Debold Sinas is next Metro Manila police chief
Incumbent National Capital Region Police Office chief Major General Guillermo Eleazar is set to become the Philippine National Police's chief of the Directorial Staff
NCRPO chief Eleazar might want to check on this police district director
This police district director has required the thousands of cops in his jurisdiction to pay P100 each for the renovation of toilets in his headquarters

Bullet that killed 6-year-old came from Caloocan cop – NCRPO
Metro Manila police chief Guillermo Eleazar tells Rappler that the bullet that killed Gian Habal matched the pistol of Police Corporal Rocky delos Reyes

'Pedophile priest' now under Metro Manila police's custody
Kenneth Hendricks, the controversial priest who allegedly molested over 50 people in Biliran, is turned over by the immigration bureau to the police
Police want foreign student deported over MRT taho incident
The National Capital Region Police Office will recommend that Jiale Zhang be tagged as an 'undesirable alien'

NCRPO: We won't use ACT teachers list illegally
'Kung walang problema, walang dapat ikatakot. Wala kaming gagawin na ilegal,' says NCRPO chief Director Guillermo Eleazar

Metro Manila police chief asks Davao cops to 'LBC' Trillanes arrest warrant
Metro Manila police chief Guillermo Eleazar has also ordered local cops to monitor Senator Antonio Trillanes IV

Cops arrest 4 Chinese over gruesome killing in Makati condo
Police identify the victim as 26-year-old Chinese Wang Yalei

Eleazar: No surveillance inside schools over Red October plot
Police Director Guillermo Eleazar says he will consult with the Commission on HIgher Education on any steps Metro Manila police would take
Police file criminal complaint vs blogger Drew Olivar at DOJ
Police complete gathering their digital evidence against Mocha Uson’s co-vlogger who spread a fake bomb threat during rallies that remembered Martial Law
Retired cop on Duterte drug list shot dead
Retired Police Superintendent Roberto Palisoc is killed by unidentified gunmen

NCRPO launches hotline for reports on erring cops, crimes
The National Capital Region Police Office assures the public of prompt response to reports and complaints made through its official hotline

FACT CHECK: Metro Manila, not PH, recorded 30% crime dip in May 2018
(UPDATED) Nonetheless, police data shows that the Philippines saw a 21.8% decrease in index crimes in the first 11 months of 2017 versus the same period in 2016

PNP to form group vs Caloocan riding-in-tandem shooters
Metro Manila police chief Director Camilo Cascolan says it will be a small group predominantly composed of cop operatives

New Metro Manila police slogan: 'We are pro-poor and pro-weak'
'I don't care if you are wearing shorts, tsinelas.... I will prioritize you,' says new Metro Manila police chief Camilo Cascolan

Rappler Talk: Camilo Cascolan on policing Metro Manila
Watch Rappler's one-on-one interview with National Capital Region Police Office chief Director Camilo Cascolan on Wednesday, April 25

Next Metro Manila police chief one of authors of Oplan Tokhang
Director Camilo Cascolan is currently the chief of the PNP Directorate for Operations, the office behind operational plans of the 180,000-strong police force

Incoming PNP chief Oscar Albayalde aims to discipline police force
The 180,000-strong Philippine National Police is expected to experience Police Director Oscar Albayalde's much talked-about brand of strictness when he takes over the top post in Camp Crame

PNP official arrested after revealing identity in casino quarrel
Superintendent Adrian Antonio is the administrative officer of the PNP's Directorate for Operations, which creates anti-crime campaigns. Public officials like Antonio are barred from going to casinos.

Police generals won't be spared in Albayalde's sacking spree
NCRPO chief Director Oscar Albayalde says he would fire non-performing district directors under his supervision

Caloocan police chief sacked over 'unsolved' cases
(UPDATED) Senior Superintendent Jemar Modequillo is relieved from his post as Caloocan City police chief

Manila cop claims he fell then accidentally shot child to death
PO2 Omar Malinao initially claimed he fired a warning shot, but his version of events has now changed

Alleged Maute subleader, member arrested in Manila
Suspected Maute Group subleader Nasser Lomondot and member Rizasalam Lomondot are charged with illegal possession of firearms and ammunition as well as explosives

ISIS has 'safe havens' in Metro Manila – NCRPO chief
Director Oscar Albayalde says they have monitored ISIS safe havens in the Philippines' capital region

2 cops sacked for sleeping while on duty
National Capital Region Police Office chief Director Oscar Albayalde catches the policemen sleeping while they were supposed to be on duty during a surprise inspection at the Police Community Precinct 1 of the Anonas Police Station

UP statistician questions survey tagging Caloocan cops as most trusted
'Medyo malabo 'yung survey at results, maraming questions na kailangan pa sagutin to explain possible errors,' says University of the Philippine statistics professor Peter Cayton

Caloocan police most trusted? 'Muntikan na ako himatayin,' says chief
'Muntikan na akong himatayin. Isipin mo, most trusted police kami sa Metro Manila?' says Caloocan City police chief Jemar Modequillo

Filipinos feel safer but trust police less in Metro Manila in 2017
The National Police Commission asks 570 Filipinos for their opinion on Metro Manila safety and their trust in its police force

IN PHOTOS: PNP buys P6.4 billion worth of equipment in 2017
Top cop Ronald dela Rosa says he will expect more from local police with the new weapons and gadgets

Police to deploy drones, snipers for Nazareno 2018
Metro Manila police chief Director Oscar Albayalde says Special Action Force troopers will join the thousands of cops who will be deployed to secure the procession

Locations of firecracker zones in Metro Manila for New Year's Eve
(UPDATED) A complete ban on firecrackers is imposed in Las Piñas, Muntinlupa, Parañaque, Pasig, and Pateros

NCRPO aims for zero firecracker injuries, no indiscriminate firing
The National Capital Region Police Office urges Metro Manila residents to welcome 2018 safely

49 Caloocan cops fail boot camp after missing drug test
Out of 1,076 sacked Caloocan cops, 972 passed and 104 failed their month-long retraining and reorientation
