Senators on Monday, August 12 welcomed the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) new approach to the country’s anti-illegal drugs campaign which is now focused on demolishing drug supply chains than targeting street-level pushers and users. “I agree and support this new strategy,”...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Police arrested 13 drug personalities and illegal drugs worth P197,075 were seized in the Cordillera from November 5 to 11. The suspects were identified as Jimran Elias, 27; Roldan Elias, 36; Edgar Garino; 28; Elvis Mocate, 35; Christian Beneyat, 26;...
Fourteen drug dealers and a robber were arrested in a series of anti-crime operations by the Bulacan Philippine National Police (PNP) over the weekend. Photo from the official Facebook page of Bulacan PPO Based on the reports submitted to Col. Relly B. Arnedo, Bulacan...
Senators on Wednesday, July 26, said it is not enough for the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) to dismiss from the service police generals and colonels allegedly linked to illegal drug trade. “Firing erring officials is not enough. They...
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...
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...
An inter-agency project “worth emulating” was how Surigao del Norte Rep. Robert Ace Barbers described Governor Gwendolyn Garcia’s initiative to put up anti-illegal drugs offices in Cebu’s 22 major seaports. (From left) Surigao del Norte Rep.Robert Ace Barbers and Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia...
The war on drugs of the past administration had its share of supporters and critics. But no matter which side one is rooting for, it couldn’t be denied that blood was shed, and a lot of people perished and lives were cut short. Whether the victims deserve their fate is not upon us to judge, but...
Police confiscated some P884,000 worth of shabu and arrested 14 persons in separate anti-drugs operations in Bulacan on Friday and Saturday. Col. Charlie A. Cabradilla, acting Bulacan police director, identified the first arrested drug suspect as Norhata Hassan of Silang Cavite. Hassan was nabbed...
There would be no let-up in the government’s anti-illegal drugs campaign should he win in next year’s May 2022 elections, Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said. Go, who surprised the people by filing his Certificate of Candidacy (COC) as the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban’s...
Senator Panfilo M. Lacson on Monday, August 2, asked why some Chinese nationals are supposedly getting "bolder" in their multi-billion-peso drug operations in the Philippines. Senator Panfilo Lacson (Czar Dancel/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) ‘’How long have they been operating here? Do they have...
Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa has called on the Senate to expedite the passage of the bill seeking to institutionalize the anti-drug abuse councils in every local government unit (LGU) saying their role is crucial in the fight against illegal drugs. Senator Ronald 'Bato' dela Rosa speaks in...
