After making [no mention of it last year](https://mb.com.ph/2022/07/25/what-did-marcos-discuss-in-his-drug-free-first-sona/), President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said today he is waiting for the resignation of law enforcers involved in the drug trade, adding the government has no place for...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said that the Philippines' dealings with the International Criminal Court (ICC) have ended following the court's decision to pursue its investigation into the previous administration's drug war. *President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Malacañang file...
Although the Philippine government is endorsing the United States (US)-led Summit for Democracy Declaration to affirm the country’s “unwavering commitment to upholding our democratic values and principles,” it “disassociates” itself from the declaration’s reference to the International...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, March 29 criticized President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s move to disengage from the International Criminal Court (ICC) saying it is a mistake. Hontiveros made the remark after the President expressed his disappointment at the ICC’s decision to...
In line with President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s directive to eradicate illegal drugs in the country, Malacañang reported that the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) confiscated around P1.37 billion worth of illegal drugs from November 2022 to February 2023. Citing PDEA's report...
The conviction of a dismissed Caloocan policeman for the murders of teenagers Carl Angelo Arnaiz and Reynaldo “Kulot” De Guzman is a “partial victory,” at least, for the victims in the brutal drug war killings during the term of President Rodrigo Duterte. “While laudable, it...
NEW YORK, United States -- A once-powerful Mexican government minister was convicted by a US jury Tuesday of aiding the very drug smuggling he was tasked with cracking down on. Genaro Garcia Luna, public security minister under Felipe Calderon's presidency from 2006 to 2012, was found guilty on all...
Senator Jinggoy Estrada has filed a resolution expressing the Senate’s opposition to the continuation of the International Criminal Court’s (ICC's) probe into the alleged crimes against humanity committed during former president Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs. In filing Senate Resolution No....
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said that he would not cooperate with any proposed activity of the International Criminal Court (ICC) until it could clarify questions on its jurisdiction and its effects on the Philippines' sovereignty. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (RTVM...
The report of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) that it had netted around 10 kilos of illegal drugs in Allen, Northern Samar, is a testament to the intensified anti-narcotics campaign of the administration of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., Malacañang said. Communications...
The committee tasked to evaluate the courtesy resignation of more than 900 police colonels and generals convened for the first time on Monday, Feb. 13, at Camp Crame in Quezon City. Present during the meeting were Azurin, retired police general and now Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong, former...
Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Mindanao have arrested two suspected drug pushers in a buy-bust in Cotabato City on Sunday, Feb. 5. Nabbed were Allan Tito Lazaga, alias “Duduy”; and, Raul Deligencia Estrella, alias “Raul.” They were arrested in Barangay Pobliacion...
