Police Brig. Gen. Anthony A. Aberin, director of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO), ordered all police commanders in Metro Manila to strictly observe the protocol in turning over confiscated illegal drugs to proper authorities for destruction. Aberin issued the order after NCRPO...
The Duterte administration’s bloody war on drugs was not a legitimate law enforcement policy, contrary to what its supporters believe, Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile said. Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile (Mark Balmores/MANILA BULLETIN) In a Facebook...
Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa has slammed what he considers the resurgence of illegal drugs in the country. "Ang daming tao na nagsasabi na nagpapasalamat sila sa war on drugs dahil safe na ‘yung kanilang environment (Many people say they are grateful for the war on drugs because their...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday, Jan. 14, denied the allegation of “grand conspiracy” within its ranks to cover-up wrongdoings, particularly in illegal drugs operations. In a statement, the PNP said it has been implementing a zero-tolerance policy for misconduct and has been...
photo: PDEG Agents of the Drug Enforcement Group of the Philippine National Police (PDEG) seized around P4.7 million worth of shabu...
If evidence warrants, the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday, Dec. 19, vowed to prosecute those who may have committed crimes against humanity. DOJ Undersecretary Jesse Hermogenes T. Andres made the assurance in response to the report released by the House of Representatives Quad Committee...
Former vice presidential spokesman Barry Gutierrez echoed the call of a senior lawmaker for Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa to show evidence that would refute the findings of the House quad committee on the Duterte administration’s war on drugs campaign. Senator Ronald 'Bato' Dela Rosa...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is calling on individuals, who have knowledge about the crimes committed in the Philippines during former president Rodrigo Duterte's bloody war on drugs, to submit to them any information on the anti-drug campaign. Through the ICC Witness Appeal on ICC's...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has started recalibrating its strategies in the campaign against illegal drugs, which it said, will be anchored on respect for human rights. PNP chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil said the new strategy, dubbed as Anti-Illegal Drug Campaign Roadmap 2024-2028, is...
Vice President Sara Duterte and former president Rodrigo Duterte are currently preparing to face the International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation into the Duterte administration’s bloody war on drugs. (From left) Vice President Sara Duterte talks to former president Rodrigo Duterte...
Two policemen died while two cops were wounded following a firefight with suspected members of a local drug syndicate in a buy-bust operation that went awry in Sultan Kudarat town of Maguindanao on Friday, Nov. 15. Police Lt. Gen. Bernard Banac, director of the Area Police Command- Western...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) will provide assistance if a warrant of arrest is issued against former president Rodrigo Duterte in connection with the cases he is facing before the International Criminal Court (ICC). This, after Duterte, during a Quad-Committee hearing of the House of...
