Presidential aspirant Sen. Manny Pacquiao has pledged to end extra judicial killings (EJK) and prosecute those behind it should he become the next chief executive in the country. Sen. Manny Pacquiao Esports1 A deeply religious leader of the country, Pacquiao made this vow on the occasion of the...
Two senators on Thursday denounced the murder of veteran journalist Jesus “Jess” Malabanan who was shot dead by still unidentified assailant inside his family’s small store in Calbayog City early evening of Dec. 8. Sen. Richard Gordon, chair of the Senate Justice and Human Rights Committee,...
Malacañang has, for the nth time, insisted that the United Nations (UN)-backed International Criminal Court (ICC) has no jurisdiction to investigate the Duterte administration's war against illegal drugs. (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential...
Opposition senator Leila De Lima said on Saturday, Nov. 20 that the reasons cited by the government for the suspension of the International Criminal Court's (ICC) investigation were just done to delay the proceedings, if not for the ICC to entirely defer investigation and prosecution to President...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Friday expressed her disgust over reports the staff of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio was allowed to escape during an anti-drug operation conducted by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in a beach resort in Davao de Oro recently. De Lima, a vocal...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque belittled on Tuesday, Nov. 9 the opposition raised by a group of 152 Filipino lawyers to his candidacy to the International Law Commission (ILC). Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (Photo from Harry Roque's Facebook) "Para po sa kaalaman ng ating mga...
President Duterte explained that he initiated all his programs -- including his controversial war on drugs -- because he wants to protect the country, the Filipinos, and the youth. President Rodrigo Duterte (RTVM Screenshot) Duterte made the statement after the International Criminal Court (ICC)...
President Duterte has warned the next administration about the possible "return" of illegal drugs if the person placed at the helm doesn't share his stance against narcotics. President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during the inauguration of the Puerto Princesa Seaport Expansion Project and the Philippine...
Vice President Leni Robredo said if she wins the presidency next year, the fight against illegal drugs in the Philippines will remain as intense as the current administration's anti-narcotics campaign but will not be as bloody. Vice President Leni Robredo (Mark Balmores/MANILA BULLETIN) "Ganun...
The presidential candidates of the two opposing factions of the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban (PDP-Laban) have expressed their readiness to undergo a drug test. Senators Manny Pacquiao and Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa--who are both standard bearers of the ruling political party but are...
Malacañang said the report of the Department of Justice (DOJ) on the Duterte administration's infamous war on drugs proves that the Philippines is willing to fulfill its obligations to protect the people's right to life. File photo of several men carrying the body of an illegal drug suspect...
For those who claim that the administration's anti-illegal drug campaign has never snagged a "big fish", President Duterte begs to differ. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte, in a speech on Thursday night, Oct. 21 at the Quezon Convention Center in Lucena City, Quezon Province,...
