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From SPO1 to sergeant: New law gives military rank names to police
The new naming convention means cops will be referred to as police generals, colonels, captains, or sergeants. President Rodrigo Duterte had said the previous naming convention was confusing.

WATCH: CCTV clips show businessman Yulo before, after EDSA shooting
There is one problem: The shooting could not be seen

2 unidentified bodies in Jolo bombing male, female – PNP
(UPDATED) The DNA test was conducted by the Philippine National Police Crime Laboratory

After ambush, police eye EDSA ban on men riding in tandem
Mandaluyong City police want to ban male back riders along major thoroughfare EDSA after the shooting that killed a businessman and his driver

Service sans the uniform: Former military, policemen seek gov't posts in 2019
These former servicemen refuse to retreat from the field of public service and have chosen to go into the perilous jungle of politics

IN PHOTOS: Commuters get surprise from PNP on Valentine's Day
Cops surprise commuters with roses and offers to dance

Foreign student who threw taho at cop indicted for direct assault
(UPDATED) Senior Assistant City Prosecutor Leynard Dumlao says Zhang Jiale's action is considered 'deliberate and serious defiance' of a cop who was performing his duties

PNP tags Manila, 4 other Metro Manila cities as election hotspots
Caloocan, Malabon, Mandaluyong, and Pasay are also listed as election hotspots

PH receives anti-bomb gear from Japan
The anti-bomb equipment will be distributed to police explosive and ordnance units across the Philippines. Check them out here.

PNP defends invite for Bong Go: We didn't say vote for him
'Remember, wala kaming sinasabi sa kanila na kung sino dapat iboto nila,' says Philippine National Police chief Director General Oscar Albayalde

PNP: 701 election hotspots as 2019 campaign period begins
These account for 42.9% of all cities and municipalities in the Philippines

'Walang dignity': PNP urged to loosen 'excessive' security for De Lima
Supporters of Leila de Lima want the senator to be transported to and from Camp Crame 'with dignity'

PNP honors Senate bet Bong Go on eve of campaign period
Duterte-aide-turned-Senate-bet Bong Go says he came only as a private citizen and a former secretary

PNP files assault charges vs taho-throwing foreign student
Chinese fashion student Jiale Zhang faces the risk of imprisonment of at least 4 months

Dela Rosa says he has no legal liability for cops' mess during his term
'Ang aking pananagutan diyan ay konsensiya lamang. Ako'y nakokonsensiya dahil nangyayari 'yan during my time, says former Philippine National Police chief and now senatorial candidate Ronald dela Rosa

CA junks petition vs PNP profiling of ACT members
The Court of Appeals' 11th Division cites 'infirmities' in the petition of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers

Bangsamoro plebiscite 'peaceful,' say military, police
'Those who had to vote voted. The turnout is quite high. Intimidation [tactics] had minimal effect on the voters,' says military public affairs chief Colonel Noel Detoyato

'Main suspect' in Jolo Cathedral bombing surrenders
(UPDATED) Alias Kamah is identified as the brother of fallen Abu Sayyaf leader Surakah Ingog

PNP: Witness accounts suggest suicide bombing in Jolo Cathedral
A number of witnesses recalled seeing a woman who, they suspect, brought in the first improvised explosive device

Police search for 3 persons of interest in Zamboanga mosque blast
The Philippine National Police searches for two possible suspects and one possible witness as it investigates the attack

PNP forms task group to probe killing of NDF consultant
The Cagayan Valley provincial police chief says they still have no suspect in the killing of Randy Malayao

Blast-ambush kills cop, injures 11 others in North Cotabato
(UPDATED) Police suspect the communist New People's Army as being behind the attack

ACT Teachers files complaints vs PNP over 'harassment, surveillance'
Interior Secretary Eduardo Año, Philippine National Police chief Oscar Albayalde, Metro Manila police chief Guillermo Eleazar, and 19 other cops face complaints

Metro Manila police on full alert after Jolo Cathedral blasts
This means intensified checkpoints, searches, and intelligence operations across Metro Manila

AFP, PNP on heightened alert after Jolo Cathedral explosions
'We will use the full force of the law to bring to justice the perpetrators behind this incident,' says Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana

At least 23 dead in Jolo Cathedral bombing
(11th UPDATE) More than a hundred others are injured in twin explosions at the cathedral on Sunday morning, January 27

IN PHOTOS: Remembering #SAF44, 4 years later
'It has been 4 years since the tragedy jolted the national police and the entire nation, but the pain brought by this loss has lingers in our hearts,' says PNP chief Oscar Albayalde
Politics eyed as motive behind Mayor Reluya ambush
San Fernando Mayor Lakambini Reluya is facing only one opponent in her 2019 reelection bid

PNP official: Children violating laws ‘mostly from poor families’
'Madalang sa upper class. Mga from poor families, mga indigent kasi mostly,' says the PNP's anti-violence against women and children chief

Over 1,600 minors nabbed for rape in 2 years – PNP
On average, 15 minors suspected of committing rape are taken into custody every week

PNP gets former United Nations officer as new spokesman
Senior Superintendent Bernard Banac is the new voice for the 190,000-strong Philippine National Police

PNP: Over 1,300 children caught for drug violations since 2017
'Nakita natin as young as 10 years old, these are being used as drug runners,' says Philippine National Police chief Oscar Albayalde

LOOK: PNP lists threats to peaceful Bangsamoro plebiscite
The Philippine National Police is monitoring at least 7 groups that may cause disturbance during the Bangsamoro Organic Law plebiscite

Teachers’ group goes to Court of Appeals to stop police intel list
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers and affiliate groups seek a temporary restraining order and for the police memorandum to be declared unconstitutional and void
Gun used in killing of bowling coach not registered
Police say the spent shells recovered in the scene of the crime matched that of the gun it found a day after the killing of Angelo Nathaniel Constantino

PNP gets operations man as new SAF chief
Chief Superintendent Amando Empiso spent his early years in service in the Special Action Force
After cop mauling, lawmaker reminds Garin: ‘We are not high and mighty’
Former ranking policeman and now Pangasinan 2nd District Representative Leopoldo Bataoil defends members of the Philippine National Police

Fired over drugs? PNP says Bacolod ex-police chief not in drug list
President Rodrigo Duterte earlier ordered the sacking of Senior Superintendent Francisco Ebreo after claiming he was involved in the drug trade

DFA passport data loss 'national security threat' – PNP
'Not only is it a threat to national security but also a threat to our identities,' says Philippine National Police chief Director General Oscar Albayalde

PNP recalls politicians’ police escorts for 2019 polls
The routine recall is done to prevent election violence and the politicization of the police force

Albayalde reminds cops: Stay out of nightclubs
The reminder comes a day after President Duterte told PNP personnel he didn’t want them drinking in public, and two months after he told them not to set foot at casinos

DepEd discourages police from visiting schools
Department of Education Secretary Leonor Briones says the police and military are required to coordinate with the agency first before conducting any activity

Duterte prohibits police from drinking in public
After barring police from stepping into casinos, President Rodrigo Duterte now says cops can no longer enter drinking establishments

ACT Teachers eyes charges vs PNP, DILG for profiling teachers
ACT Teachers Representative France Castro says it's sad how teachers with heavy workloads yet low wages have to experience harassment from the government

PNP should profile expelled cops and soldiers, not teachers – Lacson
Senator Panfilo Lacson says the police – in focusing on these 'rejects' that are likely skilled with firearms and other weapons – 'may be able to solve a lot of crimes, even preempt them'

NUJP slams 'orchestrated effort to intimidate us into silence'
'As they say, stupid is as stupid does,' the NUJP says of the allegation that it is a legal front of the Communist Party of the Philippines

Albayalde sacks cops who 'leaked' memo on ACT teachers
(UPDATED) Philippine National Police chief Oscar Albayalde says the leakage caused unwanted 'panic' from the Alliance of Concerned Teachers

Teachers to PNP, DepEd: We're not terrorists
Representatives from the Alliance of Concerned Teachers along with public school teachers from Manila question the police's moves, saying they haven't done anything wrong

Albayalde's 2019 order to PNP: Do not engage in politics
'The order of the day is for the police to remain non-partisan and to not patronize any political party,' says Philippine National Police chief Director General Oscar Albayalde

LIST: Banned items, activities during Nazareno 2019
Take note! Here are the prohibited items and activities for the Feast of the Black Nazarene 2019
