Certified Protection Professional: What makes security professionals better than others?
A retired military officer whom I have helped find his way in the security industry few years ago recently asked me point-blank if being a Certified Protection Professional makes me better than him. Suddenly, this officer felt as if he’s …
The Dragon’s Lair
This is a Year of the Dragon, long-held as a very auspicious and compelling period for many. According to the Chinese astrological calendar, the black water dragon is a much more liberal counterpart of its more vicious reptilian cousins, bringing …
Sunday Super Brawl: Santiago vs Tulfo (The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly)
While our eyes were glued to the TV for the Mayweather-Cotto fight, we learned that another melee was happening at NAIA Terminal 3 involving Inquirer columnist and radio host Mon Tulfo and local celebrity couple Raymart Santiago and Claudine Barretto. …
Gov’t charges 136 rebels for Surigao mining attacks
Around 136 communist rebels were charged with robbery in band and arson for the attack at the mining site of Platinum Group Metal Corp. (PGMC) in Claver, Surigao del Norte in October 2011. Charged before the office of Surigao City …
NPA sets free cop detained for 36 days
Communist rebels freed Tuesday (May 15) a policeman they held for more than a month in Zamboanga del Sur. After 36 days in captivity, New People’s Army (NPA) members released Police Officer 2 Faisal Juhaili in Barangay Kanipaan, Bayog, Zamboanga …
Gov’t support to security forces essential, PNoy says
President Benigno Aquino III has stressed the importance of government support to the country’s military and police forces to ensure efficient service to the people and in maintaining peace and security. In his speech during the premiere showing of the …
Magnitude 4.7 hits Sarangani
A magnitude 4.7 hit the province of Sarangani in Mindanao. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the tremor hit the area at around 10:45 local time with the epicenter at the Celebes Sea or 132 kilometers southwest of the …
19 minors rescued from prostitution
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has rescued 60 women, 19 of whom were minors and arrested 7 operators and managers of an entertainment club that fronts as prostitution den during a raid along Roxas Boulevard in Paranaque City the …
CIDG officer gunned down in Bulacan
Motorcycle-riding suspects killed a member of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) inside a subdivision in San Rafael, Bulacan Sunday evening (May 13). Two unidentified suspects on board a motorcycle shot dead Police Officer 3 Rafael Bartolome, 46, a …
Pagasa says rainy season is here
The thunderstorms in Metro Manila on Tuesday (May 15) night were signs that the rainy season is nearing, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said. Pagasa forecasters said the rain was due to the habagat (southwest monsoon), which …
Pagasa says ITCZ still affecting Mindanao
An Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) is still affecting the Mindanao region, bringing mostly cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms in the area. The rest of the country is expected to have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers …
PNP gets ready for school opening
The Philippine National Police has announced a nationwide security and public safety plan ahead of the opening of the next school year in June. PNP Chief Director General Nicanor Bartolome, Police Director Samuel Diciano, PNP Director for Operations, issued a …
LPA to bring more rains
A Low Pressure Area (LPA) has been spotted west of Metro Manila while an Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) is affecting Mindanao and Palawan, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said. At 2:00 a.m. today, the LPA was estimated …
Dominguez brod behind witness’ killing, PNP says
The Philippine National Police has tagged the youngest brother of suspected carnappers Raymond and Roger Dominguez as the one behind the killing of government witness Alfredo Mendiola. PNP Spokesperson Senior Supt. Generoso Cerbo Jr. has announced that more conclusive evidence …
Security guards in NAIA 3 brawl suspended
Starting on Monday (May 14) until Friday (May 18), six security guards who figured in the brawl between the camp of actor Raymart Santiago and journalist Ramon Tulfo at NAIA 3 will be suspended. The Philippine National Police Supervisory Office …