Beleaguered Police Supt. Hansel Marantan, the ground commander of the operation in Atimonan, Quezon, that killed 13 alleged members of a gun-for-hire group last month, has accused Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Alan Purisima of prejudging the administrative case filed against him, and has asked the National Police Commission (Napolcom) to take over the investigation.
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has ordered the dismissal from the service of 13 rookie policemen in the Zamboanga Peninsula who were among the 386 recruits accused of cheating in their entrance exams to the police organization.
Employees and officials of the National Police Commission (Napolcom) honored the late Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo with a posthumous award yesterday, sharing some good laughs about what a tightwad and simple guy he was.
A police officer who refused to give way to the convoy of President Benigno Aquino in Quezon City last week found himself in deeper trouble after officials discovered that he had been dismissed from the service—not once but twice.
A police officer who refused to give way to the convoy of President Benigno Aquino III in Quezon City last week is in even deeper trouble.
The Court of Appeals has thrown out the petition of six Quezon City policemen questioning the legality of the suspension order handed down on them by the National Police Commission (Napolcom) in connection with their investigation of the death of broadcaster Ted Failon’s wife. In upholding the Napolcom order, the appellate court said that the [...]
Ten police officers were cited for their bravery during the National Police Commission’s (Napolcom) 45th founding anniversary celebration in Makati City on Thursday.
The National Police Commission (Napolcom) has formed a special investigating team that would look into the alleged anomalies at the Philippine National Police, including the controversial purchase of secondhand helicopters that were passed off as brand new. “The commission is at the forefront of its campaign for an improved police discipline and integrity,” said Napolcom [...]
On Monday, democracy icon Cory Aquino’s second death anniversary, I received a text message from former Commissioner Mar General of the National Police Commission (Napolcom). For all its worth, I hope the text message that I’m reprinting here reaches Cory’s only son, President Noy. General was an honest government official, a conclusion I reached after [...]
Former Maguindanao election supervisor Lintang Bedol, who allegedly manipulated the election results in that province in 2004 and 2007, was wearing a bullet-proof vest when he met with Comelec Chair Sixto Brillantes Jr. Bedol was apparently scared of being shot by an assassin hired by people he had implicated in the election rigging. If an [...]
Justice Secretary Leila de Lima is becoming an enigma, a riddle, nowadays. You can’t read what’s on her mind. De Lima says transcripts of tapes from the Bureau of Immigration did not show that Hubert Webb, principal accused in the Vizconde massacre, left the country. But the justice secretary says the investigation found no new [...]
