22 cops in Quezon shooting facing charges, dismissal
By Jamie Marie Elona, Marlon Ramos
They did not only break police checkpoint rules but they also went beyond their jurisdiction.
They did not only break police checkpoint rules but they also went beyond their jurisdiction.
Philippine National Police chief Alan Purisima said Friday that he was looking to replace the current Counter Intelligence unit of PNP’s Intelligence Group for having no substantial output.
The Quezon provincial director and 15 of his men were relieved from their posts for their alleged involvement in the shootout in a Quezon town that killed 13 people, including three policemen and three soldiers, last Sunday.
The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday warned the public against buying and using illegal firecrackers. The PNP also ordered local police units to keep an eye on ambulant firecracker vendors. To emphasize the government’s safety campaign, the PNP chief, Director General Alan Purisima, led an inspection tour of the firecracker industry in Bocaue, Bulacan. [...]
Deputy Director General Alan Purisima formally took over the reins of the Philippine National Police, putting under his leadership on Tuesday a 148,000-strong police force.
