Former Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Monday, July 18 said the International Criminal Court (ICC) should decide once and for all on what it wants to do with the Philippines on alleged human rights violations “so the Philippines can react properly.” “We cannot react to a...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. has ordered the Philippine National Police (PNP) to intensify the campaign to account loose firearms in the country. Abalos explained that loose firearms are usually being used for criminal activities....
The Philippine National Police (PNP) ordered all chiefs of police to coordinate with their respective mayors to strengthen the campaign against illegal drugs, particularly in ensuring an airtight case against those who would be arrested in police operations. This, as Department of the Interior and...
Former Senator Leila de Lima on Tuesday, July 5 said she agrees that the war against illegal drugs should continue under the Marcos administration, but this time there should be no more extrajudicial killings nor any manipulation. “Absolutely, the anti-drug campaign must be pursued relentlessly,...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos warned wardens of jails under the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) to shape up, saying surprise visits will be part of his routine within his 100 days in office. An attached agency of the...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos assured on Monday, July 4, that the renewed campaign against illegal drugs will follow due process and the rule of law. “This will be sustained in accordance with the oath I made as provided for in the...
A comfortable life for all. President Duterte (Malacañang photo) This was what President Duterte vowed to give every Filipino when he took his oath as the country's 16th President in 2016. His presidency was anchored on ending illegal drugs, criminality, and corruption in three to six months....
Malacañang said that the Duterte administration has always been transparent in its "successful" campaign against illegal drugs as it blasted a recent request for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate the alleged irregularities in the campaign anew. Communications Secretary Martin...
CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – The Police Regional Office (PRO)-3 (Central Luzon) reported Friday, June 24, that 63 policemen all over the region were either killed or wounded in the Philippine National Police (PNP) anti-illegal drug campaign dubbed “Oplan: Double Barrel” that...
President Duterte reiterated his appeal to the next administration to sustain the momentum of his government's infamous anti-illegal drugs campaign to protect the people from the threat of the narcotics trade. President Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte said this as he led the groundbreaking of...
As he counted down the days of his six-year term, President Duterte revealed that he had urged his daughter, Vice President-elect Sara Duterte, to ensure that illegal drugs would not enter schools. President Duterte and Vice President-elect Sara Duterte (Malacañang photos) Duterte said this after...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Tuesday, June 7 urged the Department of Justice (DOJ) to conduct a deeper, more comprehesinve and investigation into the alleged falsified death certificates of the people who were killed under Duterte’s “war on drugs.” De Lima, a staunch critic of the...
