ILOILO CITY – All 110 police chiefs in Western Visayas region tested negative in mandatory drug testing this week. The Police Regional Office-6 said that no police commander in Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Guimaras, and Iloilo provinces as well as the capital of Iloilo City was found to be using...
CEBU CITY – Instead of transporting parcels, a 43-year-old delivery boy was selling drugs in different areas in Bohol province. After weeks of surveillance, Peter John Dote was arrested in a buy-bust operation past midnight on Friday, Jan. 30, in Purok 5, Barangay Libaong, Panglao. Police seized...
Victims of the Philippines’ deadly anti-drug campaign will participate in the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) confirmation of charges hearing against former president Rodrigo Duterte, scheduled from Feb. 23 to 27. In a decision issued on Jan. 26, Pre-Trial Chamber I found Duterte fit to...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities seized illegal drugs valued at P70.8 million and arrested two suspected pushers in a buy-bust operation on Monday, Jan. 26, in Barangay Pasiagan, Bongao, Tawi-Tawi. Apprehended were a Malaysian, Chomen, and a former Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) chairman, Jerry. Recovered...
Senators on Tuesday, Jan. 27, expressed concern over the continued sale of counterfeit, unregistered, and unsafe health products online, pressing the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), online platforms, and law enforcement agencies to take stronger action to protect consumers. During a Senate...
BACOLOD CITY – A Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) councilor and two others were arrested and 105 grams of suspected shabu valued at P714,000 was seized in a buy-bust operation in Purok Sigay, Barangay 2 here on Monday, Jan. 19. Police identified the suspects as Jess, 19, SK Councilor; SK Kagawad Jov,...
Lawyers representing victims of the Duterte administration’s deadly war on drugs have pressed the International Criminal Court (ICC) Appeals Chamber to retain jurisdiction over the case against former president Rodrigo Duterte, warning that allowing the defense challenge to succeed would...
ILOILO CITY – A barangay captain in northern Iloilo province was caught with nearly P 6.5-million worth of suspected shabu in an anti-drug operation on Wednesday. Authorities identified the suspect as Matt, captain of Barangay Poblacion Tuble in San Dionisio town. Seized from the 39-year-old...
TACLOBAN CITY – A suspected drug pusher was killed in a buy-bust operation Wednesday in Barangay Rawis, Calbayog City. Police Col. Dinvir Revita, Calbayog City police chief, identified the suspect as Popo of Barangay Looc, Calbayog City. The suspect, also a suspected gunrunner, sensed he was...
CEBU CITY – Packs of suspected shabu worth P54.4 million were seized from a man who was allegedly the leader of a drug syndicate operating in Central Visayas and Negros Oriental. The 47-year-old suspect, a certain Clifford, was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Tuyan, Naga City, Cebu...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) seized shabu valued at P8.8 million for distribution at the Sinulog Festival in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental after arresting two high-value drug personalities in a buy-bust operation in this highly urbanized city on...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it is conducting an ongoing investigation to determine the scope of the issue and assess any potential safety implications following the voluntary recall of select infant formula products by Nestlé Philippines. In a statement released on Monday, Jan....
