(PNA photo by Gil Calinga) MANILA - The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday said it is closely coordinating with barangay officials and other village peacekeepers following the pronouncement of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) giving village workers the authority to apprehend firecracker ban violators for the New Year revelry. "The Barangay and local PNP units' partnership will ensure that there is proper enforcement of local Executive Orders and a strong system of shared responsibility. Their presence can expand our monitoring deployment. They serve as our lookout in our blindspot areas," said PNP chief, Gen. Dionardo Carlos, in a statement. Carlos said the PNP adheres to the statement of Interior Secretary Eduardo Ano that it is the PNP's responsibility to enforce policies regulating the manufacture and use of firecrackers through the conduct of inspections, confiscation, and destruction of prohibited firecrackers and pyrotechnic dev
NABBED. Authorities inspect the banned firecrackers confiscated from an individual in Bocaue, Bulacan on Friday (Dec. 31, 2021). Seized from the arrested suspect were 25 packs of "pla-pla."(Photo by Bulacan Police Provincial Office) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - A man was arrested while in the act of selling 25 packs of "pla-pla" in Bocaue, Bulacan on Friday. Colonel Manuel M. Lukban Jr., acting provincial director of the Bulacan Police Provincial Office, identified the arrested suspect as Christian San Juan, a resident of Binang 1st, Bocaue town. Lukban said operatives of Bocaue Municipal Police Station arrested San Juan in a buy-bust operation and confiscated from him were packs of "pla-pla" and buy-bust money. Lukban reminded the public of the penalties for those who will be caught in violation of Executive Order 28 and Republic Act 7183, which include a fine of PHP20,000-PHP30,000, imprisonment of six months to one year, cancellation of license and