Manila, Dec. 10 -- The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Wednesday assured prompt action on reports involving misconduct by its employees.

"Misconduct has no place in this Bureau. Due process will be observed, but those who dishonor the badge will be held fully accountable. When formal charges are filed, preventive suspension will immediately follow," NBI Acting Director Angelito Magno said in a statement.

He issued the statement after an NBI agent was arrested on Dec. 5 for allegedly pulling a gun on five people in Paranaque City.

Meanwhile, an NBI agent was beaten by his colleagues during an altercation in a Quezon City bar on Dec. 6.

Magno said the NBI's Internal Affairs Division has already conducted initial and thorough i...