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Japan university awards first-ever ninja studies degree
Since 2018, Mie University has offered a graduate course devoted to the ninja – not to be one, but to learn about them

Duterte on removing 'ninja cops': 'Just torture them until they die'
'If you really love your country, do something about it. 'Di mo naman kailangang patayin eh, torture mo lang hanggang mamatay,' Duterte tells local chief executives

Malacañang: Albayalde innocent until proven guilty
'Let the law take its course,' says Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo

Albayalde welcomes graft charges: 'The truth will bear me out in the end'
The Philippine National Police says while it respects the findings of the Department of Justice on the 2013 Pampanga drug recycling case, ex-police chief Oscar Albayalde 'remains innocent until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt'

DOJ wants graft charges vs Albayalde over Pampanga drug recycling case
12 former Pampanga cops, who composed the raid team, are indicted for drug offenses, bribery and graft
Big majority of Filipinos believe 'ninja cops' operate in PNP
A Social Weather Stations survey finds that 78% of Filipinos believe there are cops who sell illegal drugs confiscated during operations
Albayalde retires with no traditional honors, but benefits intact
There are no troops on parade as beleaguered police general Oscar Albayalde retires from the service, still hounded by the 'ninja cops' criminal complaint he faces

DILG panel to file administrative charges vs 13 'ninja cops'
The summary dismissal proceedings can be completed within 45 days, says Interior Secretary Eduardo Año

19 senators sign report vs Albayalde, 'ninja cops'
A simple majority or 13 votes is needed for the Senate to adopt the report which recommends the filing of criminal charges against resigned top cop Oscar Albayalde and the 13 'ninja cops'

Albayalde: Guevarra does not have power to reopen drug recycling probe
Guevarra cites the 2000 NPS Rules on Appeal, while Albayalde cites the 2017 revised manual for prosecutors in the reopened investigation into the alleged drug recycling of the so-called Pampanga ninja cops
No hard evidence to file admin case vs Albayalde over ninja cops – Año
Command responsibility merits Oscar Albayalde's removal from his post, but this becomes moot since he has stepped down, says DILG chief Eduardo Año

Pampanga 'ninja cop' dismissed from police service
A 'ninja cop' involved in the anomalous 2013 Pampanga buy-bust is dismissed, but over a 2019 anti-drug operation in Antipolo City, Rizal
General who approved demotion for 'ninja cops' is 'demoted' himself
From leading the PNP's powerful Criminal Investigation and Detection Group, Major General Amador Corpus is reassigned to lead the Directorate for Human Resource and Doctrine Development
PNP: Albayalde, 'ninja cops' innocent until proven guilty
'The PNP will let justice, fairness, and due process of law take its course,' says the Philippine National Police in response to the Senate recommendation to file charges against its former chief and 13 cops over a 2013 drug operation
Senate panels recommend criminal charges vs Albayalde, 'ninja cops' over 2013 drug raid
'Do I think they're guilty? Yes,' says Senator Richard Gordon

[PODCAST] Ninja cops: Ang isyung nagpabagsak sa hepe ng PNP
Ano ang implikasyon ng isyu tungkol sa ninja cops sa kampanya laban sa droga ni Pangulong Duterte?

Panelo sees weak evidence vs Albayalde in Senate hearings
The Malacañang spokesman can't say for certain if President Rodrigo Duterte asked Philippine National Police chief Oscar Albayalde to resign


DOJ summons 'ninja cops' in reinvestigation
The 13 policemen are directed to appear at the Department of Justice on Wednesday, October 16

Senators grill Albayalde on how a 'ninja cop' got a juicy post
Major Rodney Balayo IV, who is among the alleged ninja cops, served as the deputy police chief of Tagaytay City. He is now on 'floating status.'

Albayalde: I will fire 'ninja cops' if reinvestigation shows wrongdoing
Both the PNP's Internal Affairs Service and the National Police Commission are reinvestigating administrative liability of the so-called 'ninja cops' involved in a 2013 Pampanga drug operation
'Zip it,' Sotto tells Malacañang officials questioning 'ninja cops' probe
Senate President Vicente Sotto III makes the statement after Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo claimed that the Senate investigation has become 'politicized'

Senate orders arrest of 'ninja cop' after repeated no-show at hearings
Master Sergeant Ronald Santos is among the 13 cops involved in a questionable drug operation in Pampanga in 2013

Albayalde: Let's ‘move on’ from ‘ninja cops’ issue
‘I enjoin everyone to move on now that the President has spoken,’ says Philippine National Police chief Oscar Albayalde, after President Rodrigo Duterte called for people to listen for his side on the 'ninja cops' issue

Duterte defends Albayalde: 'He has the right to be heard'
'[Due process is] given to the criminals.... It should be given to a general of the Philippine National Police because under the laws we're all equal,' says President Rodrigo Duterte

Prayer rally for Magalong's safety to be held after ninja cops exposé
Baguio City Hall also puts in place stricter security measures

Senate detains alleged 'ninja cop' Baloyo in Bilibid
(UPDATED) 'Alam mo nagsisinungaling ka,' Senator Panfilo Lacson tells Major Rodney Baloyo, one of the alleged ninja cops, as the Senate cites him in contempt

Police investigator clears Albayalde in 2013 'ninja cops' buy-bust
But PNP chief Oscar Albayalde is still accused by PDEA chief Aaron Aquino of attempting to delay the dismissal of the 13 'ninja cops' involved in the anomalous operation
PDEA chief gets death threats after tagging Albayalde in 'ninja cops' issue
(3rd UPDATE) 'I received a call from a friend who confirmed that some personalities are plotting against my family,' Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency chief Aaron Aquino tells a Senate panel

'Spectacle of a grand cover-up': Senate hearing bares how 'ninja cops' remain in service
(UPDATED) 'Why are you trying to get the people off the hook? Are you the mafia or the PNP?' asks Senator Richard Gordon, without naming names

Albayalde fires back at Magalong: You could have eliminated 'ninja cops' yourself
(UPDATED) 'Hindi ko alam kung anong gustong ipalabas ni General Magalong,' says an irked PNP chief General Oscar Albayalde

Albayalde intervened in dismissal of Pampanga 'ninja cops' – PDEA chief
(5th UPDATE) When they were police regional directors, PDEA chief Aaron Aquino says he was asked if he can review a dismissal order against alleged 'ninja cops' by now PNP chief Oscar Albayalde

DOJ to request Interpol monitoring of Manila 'drug queen'
The justice department belatedly issues an Immigration Lookout Bulletin Order
Senate to send 'ninja cops' list to Duterte
Senate President Vicente Sotto III asks: 'What due diligence' is the Philippine National Police talking about when the President is asking for the list?

PNP invokes 'rights' as Senate allows naming of 'ninja cops'
'We request, however that the Senate exercise due diligence in protecting the rights of these persons,' says the Philippine National Police

Senate authorizes panels to divulge 'ninja cops' info from executive session
Seventeen senators vote in favor of making public the list of cops involved in drug recycling

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Duterte dangles P5M for dead 'ninja cops,' only P10k if caught alive
President Rodrigo Duterte also tells corrupt cops to surrender within 48 hours or else P1 million will be added for their capture for every month they do not surrender

Microsoft buys 4 indie studios, forms a fifth studio too
Undead Labs, Playground Games, Compulsion Games, and Ninja Theory will be joining Microsoft's roster of first-party studios

Duterte raises bounty for 'ninja cops' to P3 million
The President, unsatisfied with the hunt for policemen who served as gunmen for the Parojinogs, decides to up the ante

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STAKEOUT: Ganito ang dapat gawin sa mga tiwaling pulis
Tinarget ng grupo ng mga tiwaling pulis ang girlfriend ng isang nakakulong na pusher at car thief – kinidnap hiningan ng ransom tinaniman ng droga

WATCH: Stephen Amell's full 'American Ninja Warrior' run
Watch the Arrow star complete a full American Ninja Warrior course and more

WATCH: 'Arrow' star Stephen Amell on 'American Ninja Warrior'
Stephen Amell finally gets his wish of being on the obstacle course on American Ninja Warrior

Stephen Amell to compete in 'American Ninja Warrior'
Fans post videos and photos of the Arrow star on the show s set

STAKEOUT: Sumisikip na ang mundo ng mga pulis na 'ninja'
Ang mga pulis na ninja ay sinasabing yumayaman dahil sa pagbebenta nila ng mga shabu na nakukumpiska nila sa mga raid

WATCH: One-legged wrestler Zach Gowen amazes at American Ninja Warrior
Gowen the first one legged competitor in professional wrestling wowed observers by making it past several difficult obstacles

'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows' Review: Stale improvement
Out of the Shadows evidently caters to boys fantasies the same way Michael Bay s Transformers films do writes Oggs Cruz

American is hired as Japan's first salaried foreign ninja
Aichi Prefecture hires an American as a full time ninja to promote tourism in the region
