Police arrested a total of 473 people for illegal fishing and illegal logging as authorities intensified the campaign in implementing environmental laws in Western Visayas. Police Brig. Gen. Randulf T. Tuaño, director of the Police Regional Office 6, said the operations conducted in July also led...
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has secured a very first conviction of a locally initiated money laundering case relating to illegal drugs activities in Central Visayas. In a statement on Monday, Aug. 3, PDEA said that Marie-Den Sarol Barbecho was found guilty beyond reasonable doubt...
Vice President Sara Duterte argued that the prevalence of gun violence in the Philippines makes it difficult to conclude that all alleged victims cited in the International Criminal Court 's (ICC) case against former President Rodrigo Duterte were killed as part of the government 's...
Bloodless but productive is how the aggressive campaign against illegal drugs should be, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Thursday, July 30, after the government reported around P122 billion confiscated illegal drugs since July 2022. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr. said...
Arguing that its implementation does not constitute crimes against humanity as alleged by the International Criminal Court (ICC), Vice President Sara Duterte strongly defended former President Rodrigo Duterte 's anti-illegal drugs campaign. “How can the implementation of a government policy...
Around P676.65 million worth of seized illegal drugs were destroyed in Cebu City, which the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said was the largest destruction in Central Visayas since 2017. Through thermal decomposition or thermolysis the destroyed include 99,450.2745 grams of shabu,...
Audiences in the Philippines and around the world will soon have access to one of the country’s most discussed stories as Rein Entertainment and KC Global Media Entertainment bring "Drug War: A Conspiracy of Silence" to YouTube beginning July 30. The six-part limited series will be available...
The Las Piñas City Regional Trial Court sentenced a Taiwanese to life imprisonment after finding him guilty of possessing over P250 million worth of shabu following a search warrant operation, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said on Tuesday, July 21. Citing decision from the L as...
Government anti-narcotics authorities seized around P3.74 million worth of suspected shabu following the arrest of three drug suspects included in the high-value target (HVT) roster during a buy-bust operation in Pili, Camarines Sur, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said. In a...
Victims ' pursuit of justice over the bloody drug war will not be neglected, Malacañang assured. This comes as the United States seeks to dismantle the "International Criminal Court 's threat" to its sovereignty. While the Philippines reviews the possible implications of the...
Remember Jee Ick Joo? Yes, he was the South Korean executive who was killed right inside the Philippine National Police headquarters at Camp Crame in Quezon City after he was kidnapped by erring cops under the guise of an anti-illegal drugs operation. His death became a symbol of the abuses...
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) destroyed on Wednesday, July 8, around P1.9 billion worth of confiscated illegal drugs in Quezon City. Through thermal decomposition, the seized illegal drugs, which include 335,668.1821 grams of solid dangerous drugs and 1,025.7000 milliliters of...
