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Road safety forum: Can we trust our city streets again?

By: DJ Yap

For many months after the road accident in February 2009 that killed Ateneo Grade School (AGS) student Julian Carlo Miguel “Amiel” Alcantara, his siblings “would rather snorkel in the open sea than walk in the city streets,” according to their father.

Posted: February 22nd, 2012 in Headlines,Metro | Read More »

PNP retires Pacer unit, forms new anti-kidnap group

By: DJ Yap

The Philippine National Police has retired its Police Anti-Crime and Emergency Response unit, or Pacer, the task force responsible for solving kidnap-for-ransom cases in the country for nearly a decade.

Posted: February 21st, 2012 in Latest News Stories,Nation | Read More »

PNP to form ‘reserve’ unit

By: DJ Yap

Director General Nicanor A. Bartolome of the Philippine National Police (PNP) wants to tap some 100,000 criminology students nationwide to form a “Police Reserve Unit” that will provide quick response in emergencies.

Posted: February 18th, 2012 in Latest News Stories,Nation | Read More »

Hundreds flee to higher ground as floods hit 3 Mindanao provinces

By: DJ Yap

Nearly a hundred families were evacuated from their homes in Lanao del Norte province on Thursday after incessant rains flooded five villages and overflowed a river, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council reported.

Posted: February 16th, 2012 in Latest News Stories,Regions | Read More »

PNP’s No. 3 moves up

By: DJ Yap

The retiring No. 2 man of the Philippine National Police (PNP) is giving way to No. 3, while No. 4 is moving up to No. 3.

Posted: February 15th, 2012 in Latest News Stories,Nation | Read More »

PNP warns groups against unauthorized use of ‘Police’ on uniforms

By: DJ Yap

The Philippine National Police on Tuesday warned groups and organizations against the unauthorized use of the word “Police” on their uniforms.

Posted: February 14th, 2012 in Latest News Stories,Nation | Read More »

Policewoman wed in cop’s uniform

By: DJ Yap

Out of 18 brides who tied the knot with their husbands in a mass wedding at Camp Crame on Tuesday, Maricris Ginete stood out in a standard blue police uniform instead of a flowing white wedding gown.

Posted: February 14th, 2012 in Latest News Stories,Metro | Read More »

Crime is down, says PNP

By: DJ Yap

Crime is going down while police efficiency against crime is going up, according to the Philippine National Police (PNP).

Posted: February 12th, 2012 in Latest News Stories,Nation | Read More »

Kin of missing students slam fugitive general

By: DJ Yap
Jovito Palparan Jr. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

A lawyer for the families of two missing University of the Philippines activists on Saturday assailed the claim of fugitive retired Major General Jovito Palparan that he was the victim in the abduction case that has prompted him to run from the law.

Posted: February 11th, 2012 in Latest News Stories,Nation | Read More »

More women engaged in drug trade—PDEA

By: DJ Yap

More and more women are getting involved in the illegal drug trade, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said Thursday.

Posted: February 10th, 2012 in Latest News Stories,Nation | Read More »

Porsche-driving clerk stripped of gun license

By: DJ Yap

The man with the hot temper and the hot wheels now stands to lose his hot guns.

Posted: February 9th, 2012 in Headlines,Metro | Read More »

More women joining illegal drugs trade

By: DJ Yap

More and more women are getting involved in the illegal drug trade, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency said on Thursday.

Posted: February 9th, 2012 in Latest News Stories,Nation | Read More »

Robredo: LGUs must also prepare for quakes, not just floods

By: DJ Yap

Earthquakes, not just typhoons and floods, must be factored in the disaster preparedness plans of local governments, Interior Secretary Jesse M. Robredo said on Tuesday.

Posted: February 7th, 2012 in Latest News Stories,Regions | Read More »

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