Personnel of the PNP-Integrity Monitoring Enforcement Group are in hot water after they allegedly entered a police station in Iloilo and aimed their guns at the people there.

The incident happened afternoon on July 1, 2026 at the Iloilo City Police Station IV in Molo where the group was reportedly going after a PNP employee who was dismissed from service for murder charges.

That employee was reportedly at the station at that time.

But the PNP-IMEG allegedly did not inform the police station about the operation, the station chief, Capt. Ryan Christ Inot, said.

The group also allegedly did not show any document that would show they could search the premises.

But what surprised them more, Inot said, was when the team disarmed them and forced them down to the floor.

Inot himself was made to raise his arms into the air.

They were allegedly considered “armed and dangerous.”

“Wala silang ipinakitang picture or papel na i-search nila ang aming premises. At ang ipinagtataka namin, dinis-armahan kami at pinadapa. Ako, pina-raise lang ang aking kamay kasi para daw sa kanila, armed and dangerous kami,” Inot said.

The barangay captain of North Baluarte in Molo was at the police station during the PNP-IMEG operation. He was at the station as witness to a buy-bust operation.

“Pati kaming mga sibilyan na tumutulong sa mga pulis, ginanun pa nila,” said Barangay Captain Alan Aurelio.

Col. Wilbert Parilla, Director of the Iloilo City Police Office, said the PNP-IMEG had information about the supposed employee.

“Our information na na-receive is nandoon sa station. They have information na even before nagpunta doon,” Parilla said.

In the end, the PNP-IMEG team did not find who they were looking for at the station.

INVESTIGATION

The Police Regional Office (PRO)-6 and the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM)-6, have opened an investigation into the incident.

“May mga allegations involving ICPS IV personnel also kaya nag-conduct ang IMEG. On the other hand, sa part naman ng IMEG, based sa mga na-monitor namin, there is an alleged irregularity on their conduct of police operation,” said Atty. Michelle Yotoko, chief of the Technical Services Commission of NAPOLCOM-6.