The Philippine National Police is the armed national police force in the Philippines. Its national headquarters is located at Camp Crame in Bagong Lipunan ng Crame,Quezon City. Currently,it has approximately 228,000 personnel to police a population in excess of 100 million.
Wanted sa Radyo is a public affairs show that airs on Monday to Friday from 2:00 to 4:00 pm (PST) on 92.3 Radyo5 True FM (DWFM) with simulcast on television via One PH and RPTV and online via livestreaming on the "Raffy Tulfo in Action" YouTube channel and Facebook page. It also replays on Tuesday to Friday from 2:30 to 4:30 am,Saturdays from 3:00 to 5:00 pm and Sundays from 2:00 to 4:00 am on One PH. It is hosted by Senator Raffy Tulfo,alongside Sharee Roman. Whenever Tulfo is absent from the show mostly due to his duties as a senator,he is filled in by his daughter Maricel Tulfo-Tungol,his son-in-law Atty. Gareth Tungol,his co-parent-in-law Atty. Danilo Tungol,Atty. Blessie Abad,Atty. Gabriel Ilaya,Atty. Ina Magpale,Atty. Gail Dela Cruz,Atty. Joren Tan,Atty. Freddie Villamor,Atty. Pau Cruz,Atty. Paul Castillo,Atty. JV Bernardez,Aanaan Singh,or Marsh Salcedo.
The Dacer–Corbito double murder case is one of the unsolved murders occurred in the Philippines during the administration of Joseph Estrada.
2017 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in 2017.
The following are the events in related to Philippine law in 2016. This includes developments in criminal investigations of national notability.
Ronald Marapon dela Rosa,also known as Bato,is a Filipino politician and retired police officer who is currently serving as a senator of the Philippines since 2019. He served under the Duterte administration as the chief of the Philippine National Police from July 1,2016,to April 19,2018,overseeing the government's anti-drug campaign;he also served as the Director General of the Bureau of Corrections from April 30 to October 12,2018.
The Philippine drug war,known as the War on Drugs,is the intensified anti-drug campaign of the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte,who served office from June 30,2016,to June 30,2022. The campaign reduced drug proliferation in the country,but has been marred by extrajudicial killings allegedly perpetrated by the police and unknown assailants. An estimated 7,742 civilians have been killed in "anti-drug operations" carried out by the government and its supporters between 2016 and 2021.
A bombing at the Roxas Night Market occurred in Davao City,Philippines,on September 2,2016,causing at least 14 deaths and 70 injuries. On September 13,2016,one of those injured,a pregnant woman,died,bringing the death toll up to 15.
Rolando Rosal Espinosa,the mayor of Albuera,Leyte,died on November 5,2016,at the Baybay City Provincial Jail. He was detained at the jail due to his arrest for illegal drug possession in October 2016. According to the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG),Espinosa was killed during a shootout that he initiated when the CIDG came to the jail to serve him a search warrant. Espinosa's death occurred amid allegations that he was involved in the drug trade by President Rodrigo Duterte,who initiated the Philippine Drug War intending to kill criminals using or distributing drugs. The Commission on Human Rights and Karapatan have held Duterte accountable for Espinosa's death,with Senate condemning the death as an instance of extrajudicial killing.
A rent-sangla scam,also known as rent-tangay scam,is a confidence trick that began to occur in the Philippines in early 2017.
On April 27,2017,a scandal arose when a team from the Commission of Human Rights (CHR) raided the Manila Police District (MPD) station 1 in Tondo,Manila,Philippines and discovered that about 12 men and women were being detained inside a cell hidden behind a bookshelf. It was reported that these prisoners inside the said cell were being held by the police allegedly to be released only upon payment of ransom.
Protests against Former President Rodrigo Duterte escalated on November 18,2016,following Duterte's support of the burial of the late president Ferdinand Marcos. These series of protests are mostly conducted by progressive groups and other opposing figures mainly due to the ongoing war on drugs,the declaration of martial law in Mindanao,and employment issues such as contractual terms being applied by companies and inflation which occurred due to the passage of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Law. Other causes of the protests include the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country,the passage of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020,and the shutdown and franchise denial of ABS-CBN.
At dawn of Sunday,July 30,2017,Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) and the Ozamiz City police conducted a simultaneous raid in the house of the Parojinogs in Ozamiz and other associated properties,leaving 15 persons killed,including incumbent Mayor Reynaldo Parojinog and his wife. Another member of the Parojinog family died in the hospital three days after the raid. Parojinog is the third mayor to be killed during the course of country's war on drugs after Rolando Espinosa of Albuera,Leyte eight months prior and Samsudin Dimaukom of Datu Saudi-Ampatuan,Maguindanao nine months prior.
2018 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in 2018.
Christine Lee Silawan,a 16-year-old high school student and church collector,was found dead in a vacant lot in Lapu-Lapu City,Cebu. Her body was discovered with multiple stab wounds and her face skinned beyond recognition. She was also naked from the waist down and raped.
Both the national government and local governments have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines with various declarations of emergency,closure of schools and public meeting places,lockdowns,and other restrictions intended to slow the spread of the virus.
Vicente "Vic" Dupa Danao Jr. is a Retired Filipino law enforcement officer and former Commander of Area Police Command-Western Mindanao. Danao has been with the Philippine National Police for over 29 years and has served as Officer-in-Charge of the Philippine National Police from May to August 2022,Deputy Chief for Operations,Chief of the National Capital Region Police Office from 2020 until 2022,deputy director for operations of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group,as task force commander under the Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs,and as chief of police in two cities and two regions. His longest term as police chief was between October 2013 and June 2016 in Davao City.
On December 20,2020,a shooting incident occurred in Paniqui,Tarlac,Philippines,when a police officer,Jonel Nuezca,fatally shot two of his neighbors,Sonia and Frank Gregorio,after a heated argument over an improvised noisemaker (boga). The victims' relatives and the perpetrator's underage daughter were present at the scene of the crime and witnessed the incident. The incident was caught on camera and went viral on social media,sparking nationwide outrage and reigniting the discussion over police brutality and human rights violations in recent years.
The following are the events in related to Philippine law in 2017. This includes developments in criminal investigations of national notability.
Between April 2021 and January 2022,34 cockfight enthusiasts from areas of Luzon,Philippines,went missing. Of the missing,19 are from Laguna,six are from Manila,six are from Batangas,and two are from Bulacan. One of the sabungeros from Laguna was confirmed to have been kidnapped.
