MANILA: The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) has endorsed the filing of criminal and administrative charges before the Ombudsman against South Cotabato officials who appointed an IP representative to the local legislature.NCIP chair All…

CEBU CITY: The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Central Visayas has dismantled two drug dens and arrested eight drug suspects in the first operations here of the year, an official said Monday.Leia Alviar Alcantara, PDEA-7 public affairs chi…

MANILA: Some 600 ranking police officials have submitted their courtesy resignations, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. said on Monday.In a press briefing, Azurin said more officials are signifying their commitment to heed …

MANILA: Brig. Gen. Romeo Caramat on Monday assumed as the new chief of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), the primary investigation arm of the Philippine National Police (PNP).Caramat replaced Brig. Gen. Ronald Lee in a turnover cer…

MANILA: The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday reported that the country’s crime rate has dropped by 6 percent from July to December last year — the first six months of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s term.In a press briefing in Camp Crame…

COTABATO CITY: Police authorities in the Soccsksargen region have filed charges Monday against an Indonesian national and his two cohorts following their arrest over the weekend for trying to sneak in high-powered firearms and ammunition to General San…