Former economic adviser to ex-President Rodrigo Duterte Michael Yang (Zoom screenshot) The House Committee on Dangerous Drugs issued a show-cause order to Chinese businessman Michael Yang--a former economic adviser of ex-President Rodrigo Duterte--in a bid...
The anti-illegal drugs operations of the Rizal Police Provincial Office (PPO) in just one week have resulted in the confiscation of some ₱2,225,300 worth of illegal drugs and in the arrest of 40 personalities. Reports from Rizal PPO director Col. Felipe Maraggun showed that the 24...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte (Keith Bacongco/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) and the judiciary are well-equipped to perform their mandates independently as far as the human rights violations during the Duterte...
Former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief turned politician, Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa said on Wednesday, May 1 he was certain that the documents supposedly linking President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and actress Maricel Soriano to alleged drug use was not fabricated. ...
Police apprehended eight suspected drug pushers and seized shabu and Ecstasy worth a total of P5 million in Angeles City, Tarlac, and Zambales on Wednesday night, April 24. Zhe, a Chinese, and Lexie were nabbed in Angeles City and yielded 87 grams of suspected shabu valued at P591,600, two kilos of...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) confiscated a shipment of 21,071 grams of dried marijuana, with an estimated value of P29.5 million, at the Manila International Container Port (MICP). According to the BOC, 74 boxes from Thailand arrived at the MICP last April 12 and were found to contain dried...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has intercepted a package containing methamphetamine, also known as shabu, at a warehouse in Pasay City. In a statement, the bureau reported that the BOC-Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) seized around 32 kilograms of illegal drugs valued at approximately P218.48...
No matter how powerful drug syndicates are in the country, President Marcos warned them that the government will eventually capture them. "Bahala kayo sa ginagawa ninyo bastat tuloy tuloy lang kami. Aabutan din namin kayo. Maliit lang ang Pilipinas (It's up to you if you keep doing what you...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commandant Adm. Ronnie Gil Gavan and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Director General Undersecretary Moro Virgilio Lazo (middle) sign a memorandum of agreement in Quezon City on April 12, 2024 to strengthen the Philippines' defense against the entry of illegal...
DAVAO CITY – Two more drug pushers died in buy-bust operations here before dawn on Tuesday, March 26, bringing the death toll to seven since Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte declared a war on illegal drugs in this city last March 22. Police Capt. Hazel Tuazon, spokesperson for the Davao City...
DAVAO CITY – Three suspected drug pushers were gunned down in buy-bust operations here a few hours after Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte declared a war against drugs in this city on Friday, March 22. Police identified the fatalities as Larry, Jehurry Dresser, and Timoy. Larry fired at...
Senator Risa Hontiveros has filed a resolution calling on the President Marcos' administration to cooperate with the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) investigation into former president Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs. “The Philippines has historically been at the forefront of advancing...
