Albayalde denies ‘selective cleansing’ among ranks in PNP

Consuelo Marquez 10/02/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Oscar Albayalde denied Wednesday that there is “selective cleansing” among their ranks. Albayalde was reacting to Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong’s statement during Tuesday’s Senate hearing on “ninja cops”…

Philippines ranks 73rd in worldwide freedom index

Inquirer.net 12/11/2018

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines ranked 73rd out of 162 countries in the Human Freedom Index (HFI), a study by Canada’s Fraser Institute, Germany’s Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, and the Cato Institute in the United States…

PH ranks last in mobile video quality

Inquirer.net 09/26/2018

The Philippines has a long way to go in terms of delivering high-quality mobile video services, based on a crowdsourced survey conducted by OpenSignal, a wireless mapping company based in the United Kingdom. In the debut of…

Serge ranks 11th in survey

Inquirer.net, Morexette B. Erram 09/22/2018

TOP 20 SENATORIAL PREFERENCE Former senator Sergio “Serge” Osmeña III ranked 11th in Pulse Asia’s Top 20 senatorial preference for the May 2019 elections. Pulse Asia released yesterday the results of their Ulat ng Bayan survey for…

Cebu City ranks 9th PH’s most competitive city

USJ-R Journalism Intern 08/20/2018

Cebu City ranked 9th on the list of most competitive cities in the country based on four pillars: economic dynamism, government efficiency, infrastructure, and resiliency. It is the only city in Central Visayas that made it to…

Fighting the drug war: Cleaning the ranks

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 06/30/2018

DUTERTE YEAR 2 If he could only turn back the hands of time, Wilfredo Hortezuela would not have allowed his eldest son to become a policeman. “Risgo kaayo trabahoa. (It’s a very risky job),” he said. Persistence…

CEBU RANKS THIRD IN DRUG KILLS

Inquirer.net, Nestle L. Semilla 06/26/2018

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña says it’s not enough; Cebu should be number one The number of bloody corpses sprawling on the streets in Cebu City and province was too many to ignore. A study by researchers…

PRO-7 vows to cleanse ranks of scalawags

06/20/2018

Internal cleansing of the ranks remain a priority for the Police Regional Office (PRO-7) as part of its efforts to curtail both the illegal drug trade and criminality in Central Visayas. Chief Supt. Debold Sinas, PRO-7 chief,…

CSI to augment SOCO ranks in Metro Cebu

Nestle L. Semilla, STC INTERN 06/19/2018

All Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) units in Central Visayas will be absorbed into the Scene Of the Crime Operation (SOCO) section of the Police Regional Office, its top official said Tuesday. Chief Supt. Debold Sinas, PRO-7 chief,…

Blood, corruption in the ranks

Editorial 06/14/2018

Based on the accounts of his parents, Senior Insp. Raymond Hortezuela of the Negros Oriental Provincial Police Office was a model parent who never benefited nor acted as a protector of the illegal drug trade. “If he…

Cebu City gov’t offers to help PRO-7 clean its ranks

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/11/2018

The Cebu City Government is willing to extend help to the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO – 7) on its bid to cleanse its ranks from illegal drugs. Cebu City Councilor Dave Tumulak said that…

Albayalde backs return of old police ranks

Inquirer.net 04/02/2018

Bringing back the old rank classification of the Philippine National Police, making it the same as that of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, will stop the confusion between the two groups, according to the Metro Manila…

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