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@PiaGarciaHere PNP chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar says in the past five years, index crime fell by 64%

@PiaGarciaHere Gen. Eleazar says crime solution, meanwhile, rose to 86% from 26%

@PiaGarciaHere Gen. Eleazar: Kung ikukumpara, talagang malaking improvement

Gen. Eleazar: Ako'y naniniwala na ito ay dahil sa patuloy na suporta ng pamahalaan sa ating kapulisan (1/2)

Gen. Eleazar: Una, pagdodoble ng sweldo; pangalawa, mga kagamitan na binibigay sa atin; pangatlo, yung ating kampanya against illegal drugs pati na rin yung paigting na pagpapatupad ng mga ordinansa at batas para sa anti-criminality efforts (2/2)

Gen. Eleazar says the crime rate also fell: Dati, nung unang first five years ay umabot ng 1.1 million ang naitala na index crime nung five years, ngayon umaabot lang siya ng 400,000

Gen. Eleazar on the NBI investigation on the cop who shot a teen with special needs: Nakikipagtulungan tayo sa NBI from the very start. (1/2)

Gen. Eleazar: Hinihintay na lang natin yung resulta ng investigation para sa pagsampa ng karampatang kaso against sa suspect na pulis (2/2)

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Gen. Eleazar on the issue of actor Jake Cuenca: Nakapagfile na po tayo ng kaso... At iniimbestigahan na rin 'yan. (1/2)

Gen. Eleazar: Iniimbestigahan rin ang mga pulis dahil may nakitang lapses dun sa pagbabaril ng gulong sa paghabol sa kanya na nagresulta sa aksidente na may tinamaan (2/2)

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Gen. Eleazar says police officials from the Eastern Police District and the chief of police of Mandaluyong City have reached out to the delivery driver who was hit by a stray bullet to offer assistance

Gen. Eleazar says it will be up to the delivery driver if he wants to file a case against police

Gen. Eleazar says there are still those who violate protocol especially when it comes to the wearing of face masks and following curfew hours

Gen. Eleazar: Kung sakaling magbago ang alert level sa Metro Manila...inaasahan natin na mas marami tayong kababayan na pupunta sa permitted industries (1/2)

Gen. Eleazar: At doon pupunta ang mga pulis in coordination doon sa mga management and owners...para tiyakin na susunod pa rin sila sa minimum health standard (2/2)

Gen. Eleazar says under alert level 3, prohibitions will loosen but police will continue to enforce prohibitions

Gen. Eleazar says they have given directives to Metro Manila chiefs of police to coordinate with LGUs for Undas

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Gen. Eleazar says he remains focused on completing his term as PNP chief

Zamboanga City COVID-19 Task Force spokesperson Atty. Kenneth Beldua: As of now, we have recorded a total of 17,882 confirmed cases. Out of this, 2,551 active cases

Beldua says there is a shortage of oxygen supply as well as ICU and COVID beds in hospitals.

Beldua says they are looking into oxygen suppliers, and to address the congestion in hospitals, the city government will convert some isolation facilities to become step-down and step-up facilities where patients who have mild to moderate symptoms will be brought.

Beldua: We are preparing some 900 beds in schools from DepEd that will be converted to isolation facilities

Beldua says 202,582 people in their area have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, which is 29% of the target population. There are 146,749 people, or 21% of the target population, that have been fully vaccinated.

Cagayan PDRRMO chief Col. Darwin Sacramed says the weather in Cagayan has improved: May dalawang barangay na reported may baha pa

Col. Sacramed: Sa ngayon, nag-start na tayong mag-conduct ng rapid damage and needs asessment...para makita ang epekto ng bagyong Maring at kung ano ang pangangailangan ng mga tao.

Col. Sacramed says most people who sheltered in evacuation centers have gone back home.

Col. Sacramed says apart from 2 casualties, they have received no additional reports of other casualties or missing persons in Cagayan.

Col. Sacramed says electricity in most areas of the province has been restored.

Col. Sacramed says estimated initial damage to agriculture due to Maring is P34 million, livestock is almost P1.2 million, and infrastructure at P11 million. Total estimated damage is P46 million.