RIATF OKs LSI ban in Leganes

ILOILO – The return of locally stranded individuals (LSIs) to Leganes, Iloilo will temporarily suspended for 12 days. Western Visayas’ Regional Inter-Agency Task Force (RIATF)...
N Over 1.4K cops promoted  By Ruby Silubrico ILOILO City – A total of 1,439 police officers across We s t e r n V i s a y a s w e r e promoted to the next higher rank. Of these cops, 87 were police commissioned officers ( P CO s ) a n d 1 , 3 5 2 we re non-commissioned officers (PNCOs). Of the 87 PCOs, 64 were police majors, 11 were police captains and 12 were police lieutenants. The 1,352 PNCOs, on the other hand, comprised of 76 police executive master sergeants, 68 police chief master sergeants, 219 police senior master sergeants, 306 police master sergeants, 184 police staff sergeants, and 499 police corporals. P o l i c e B r i g a d i e r General Rolando Miranda, Western Visayas’ top cop, congratulated his personnel a n d t h e i r f a m i l i e s a n d challenged them to do better. “Congratulations not only to our personnel but also to their families. I know that when your loved ones are out serving the country, you, too, have your own share of sacrifices,” Miranda said. The donning of ranks was held Friday last week at the multipurpose hall of the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) in Camp Delgado. P o l i c e L i e u t e n a n t Colonel Joem Malong, PRO6 spokesperson, said the career advancement is part of the Philippine National Police’s regular promotion program/PN. “Congratulations not only to our personnel but also to their families. I know that when your loved ones are out serving the country, you, too, have your own share of sacrifices,” says Police Brigadier General Rolando Miranda, Western Visayas’ top cop. IAN PAUL CORDERO/ PN

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ILOILO City – Police Brigadier General Rolando Miranda, new Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) director, is unfazed by criminal and administrative charges filed against him by a...

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Rewards dangled for brgys with top COVID response

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25 Iloilo cops take random drug test

ILOILO City – Twenty-five police officers assigned in the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) were called for a “surprise” random drug testing yesterday. These cops...
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Brgy volunteers to get P4K incentive

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LPA-induced rains flood parts of Iloilo

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Sustain PRO-6 gains, Defensor tells Miranda

ILOILO – Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. challenged Brigadier General Rolando Miranda, new Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) director, to sustain the strategic direction set...