Warning that United States President-elect Donald Trump is “serious” about his deportation plan for illegal immigrants, Philippine Ambassador to Washington Jose Manuel “Babe” Romualdez said on Sunday, Nov. 10, that illegally staying Filipinos in the US are now worried about their status...
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga disclosed that the government is building up a case against the operators of a suspected illegal mineral reprocessing plant in Paracale, Camarines Norte where Chinese nationals were found. Department of...
DAVAO CITY – Former President Rodrigo Duterte is open to actively participating in the House of Representatives quad-committee (quad-comm) hearing on the interconnected issues of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs), illegal drugs, and extrajudicial killings. HOUSE session hall (FB)...
CEBU CITY – Illegal drugs amounting to more than P1 billion were seized in Central Visayas in the past eight months. During the same period, a total of 206 barangays in the region were declared by the Regional Oversight Committee on Barangay Drug Clearing (ROCBDC) as drug-cleared, the Police...
CEBU CITY – Police arrested a group of men betting on spider combat on Monday night, September 23, in Barangay Lorega San Miguel here. Police Major Marvin Fegarido, chief of the Parian Police Station, said the illegal gambling activity was reported by a concerned citizen through the 911 national...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – The Police Regional Office-Cordillera conducted 31 anti-illegal drug operations and confiscated suspected shabu and marijuana valued at P27.9 million from September 16 to 22. Seven suspected drug pushers were arrested. Lawmen found 107,430 fully grown marijuana plants,...
POLILLO, Quezon – Authorities seized illegal fishing boats and gear and illegally caught fish valued at P3.2 million during a seaborne patrol operation in Lamon Bay near Balesin Island here on Thursday, September 19. ILLEGAL fishing boats and gear were seized in a seaborne patrol operation...
If reports were true, having a former Philippine National Police (PNP) on the payroll of illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators’ (POGO) bosses is in fact alarming and reprehensible, former senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said. Lacson, himself a former PNP chief, said this is...
ILOILO CITY – Police seized P3.9-million worth of suspected shabu in Western Visayas from September 11 to 13. The Police Regional Office-6 said that 586 grams of shabu were seized from 29 suspected drug pushers in 27 anti-drug operations from 6 a.m. on September 11 to 5:59 a.m. on September 13....
The Manila regional trial court (RTC) has convicted four persons of smuggling illegal drugs worth P6.4 billion in 2017. Convicted were Eirene Mae Tatad, Mark Ruben Taguba II, Fidel Anoche Dee, and Dong Yi Shen, alias "Kenneth Dong." They were found guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violating...
CEBU CITY—At least P3-million worth of illegal drugs were seized and more than 200 individuals were arrested in a 72-hour simultaneous police operation in Central Visayas. The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) reported that the series of police operations from September 6 to 8...
The government should look deeper into dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo’s potential ties with organizations that could be a potential risk to Philippine national security, former senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said. Lacson, former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, said he...
