Tag: Philippine National Police (PNP)

18,000 cops to secure Labor Day rallies

(PHILSTAR) MANILA, Philippines — Around 18,000 police officers will be deployed throughout the country on Labor Day tomorrow to ensure security at demonstrations by cause-oriented groups, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said yesterday. Colonel Jean Fajardo, PNP spokesperson, said police officers will secure freedom parks and major thoroughfares where workers’ unions and other cause-oriented groups are expected to hold demonstrations. “Our concentration is here at freedom…
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Gov’t urged: Investigate, dismantle crypto hubs

(MALAYA) SAYING it puts the country “in a bad light,” Sen. Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada yesterday pushed law enforcement agencies to investigate the reported presence of cryptocurrency scam hubs in the country and called for their immediate dismantling. In a statement, Estrada said law enforcement agencies should locate the illegal centers and knock them down and…
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PRIB PHOTO: No need for a law to change PNP protocol vs. presenting suspects

NO NEED FOR A LAW TO CHANGE PNP PROTOCOL VS. PRESENTING SUSPECTS:  Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada sees no need for legislation to lift the Philippine National Police (PNP) policy against parading suspects. Estrada, reacting to the suggestion made by Pamplona, Negros Oriental Mayor Janice Degamo during the continuation of the Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs’…
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Jinggoy tells law enforcers: Use bodycams in anti-drug ops

(MANILA BULLETIN) Even without the enactment of a law, the Philippine National Police (PNP) should make it a requirement to have those sent to anti-drug operations use body-worn cameras, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said on Monday, April 17. Estrada said the Supreme Court (SC) already promulgated a ruling in 2021 necessitating law enforcement agents to…
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Estrada: Police body cams sa anti-drug operations dapat ayon na sa SC

(INQUIRER) Hindi na kailangan pa ng batas para maging bahagi na ng kasuotan ng mga pulis ang body cameras sa tuwing sila ay nagsasagawa ng anti-drug operations. Ito ang sinabi ni Sen. Jinggoy Estrada dahil aniya may naging promulgasyon na ang Korte Suprema noong 2021 na nagsabing dapat ay may suot na “recording devices” ang…
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Co-Sponsorship Speech: Senate Resolution No. 517 Spate of Killings Against Elected Officials

Co-Sponsorship Speech Senate Resolution No. 517 Spate of Killings Against Elected Officials  Mister President, I would like to convey my strong association with Senate Resolution No. 517. It is indeed heartbreaking to listen to news reports about the seemingly wanton assaults and killings of our incumbent and former elected officials. Most recent of which is the…
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Jinggoy files resolution expressing the Senate’s strong opposition vs ICC probe

SENATOR Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed a resolution expressing the Senate’s strong opposition to the resumption of the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) investigation into alleged crimes against humanity in the country related to the war on drugs of the Duterte administration.  In his Senate Resolution No. 492 filed on Monday, Estrada said the decision of…
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Jinggoy Estrada files bill establishing database for sex offenders

(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Senator Jinggoy Estrada has filed a bill seeking the creation of a database for sex offenders to keep the public informed and to monitor such criminals in the community. According to Estrada in a statement on Sunday, Senate Bill No. 1291 or the proposed “National Sex Offender Registry Act” aims to…
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Estrada seeks creation of database of sex offenders in PH

(MANILA BULLETIN) Senator Jinggoy Estrada has filed a measure seeking to make all information about sex offenders in the Philippines available to the public. In filing Senate Bill No. 1291 or the proposed “National Sex Offender Registry Act,” Estrada said it is necessary for the government to establish a national database of sex offenders to…
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To protect and keep the public informed, PH should keep a database of sex offenders — Jinggoy

TO monitor and track sex offenders in the community, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada proposed the establishment of a national database of sex offenders, a piece of easily available and accessible information to local law enforcement agencies and their foreign counterparts.  “The many special penal laws against sex-related offenses so enacted of late shall be futile unless ample…
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