A total of P55,338,400 worth of suspected methamphetamine hydrochloride or "shabu" was seized by authorities from an arriving Liberian passenger at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Monday night, June 5, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said. *(Photo courtesy...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte is not interested to serve as an anti-drug czar under the administration of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. Former president Rodrigo Duterte (Joey Dalumpines/Presidential Photo) “Mukha hindi na rin tama (It doesn’t seem right anymore),” Duterte...
The Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs on Tuesday, May 30, lifted the contempt order against six policemen who were linked to the P6.7-billion worth of shabu seized during an anti-drug operations in Manila last year. It was Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada who made the motion, and was...
Senator Robinhood C. Padilla dared rogue elements of the Philippine National Police (PNP) to show their "bayag" (balls) as a sign of their respect to the Constitution. Sen. Robinhood "Robin" Padilla at the Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs hearing on the seized P6.7-billion shabu...
The Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs has cited in contempt seven (7) anti-drug operatives believed to be part of a grand “cover-up” in the P6.7-billion shabu that was seized in Manila on October, 2022. Those cited in contempt are Police Master Sgt. Rodolfo Mayo Jr. and his...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Northern Mindanao (Region 10) on Monday, May 22, destroyed illegal drugs and expired medicines valued at over P18 million through thermal destruction in a cremation facility in this city. PHILIPPINE Drug Enforcement Agency-Region 10...
The Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs on Tuesday, May 16 cited in contempt Capt. Jonathan Sosongco, after senators noted discrepancies in his testimony in the P6.7-billion anti-illegal drug operation last October 2022. It was Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, chairman of the...
Though the course is long, justice is finally prevailing. Sen. Risa Hontiveros, a fellow opposition lawmaker, made the remark following former Senator Leila de Lima’s acquittal in the second drug charges that was filed against her. “I am happy that my friend and colleague former Senator Leila...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) seized 334.5279 grams of illegal drugs worth P2,274,789.82 here from April 1 to 31. Based on the data provided by the city police force, 50 police operations were conducted, resulting in the arrest of 57 drug personalities, including seven...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Going after syndicates involved in the illegal drug trade is the current administration's priority action to curb the illegal drug problem in the Philippines. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of KJ Rosales/PPA Pool) Steering away from his predecessor's...
Anti-narcotics authorities from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and Philippine National Police (PNP) arrested four drug suspects and dismantled an alleged drug den in a joint buy-bust operation in Calamba, Laguna on Thursday, May 4. (Photo: PDEA) The Calamba City Police Station and...
CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – Four high-value individuals were arrested by police during separate anti-illegal drug operations regionwide on May 2 and May 3. First to fall was Rommel Paras, alias “Pam,” a high-value individual on the regional level who was arrested on Tuesday,...
