The Philippine government is compelled under its own law to turn over former president Rodrigo R. Duterte to the International Criminal Court (ICC), the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Wednesday, March 12. DOJ Assistant Secretary Jose Dominic F. Clavano IV said the turnover of Duterte to the...
In the wake of the impending trial of former president Rodrigo Duterte before the International Criminal Court (ICC), United Nations Human Rights (UNHR) spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani urged for the continued protection of the families of the victims of Duterte’s so-called drug war. The sister of...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte's arrest was unlawful, making the arresting officers be criminally liable, former presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. Former president Rodrigo Duterte and former presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo (File Photo/PCOO) Following the arrest of Duterte...
President Marcos has the last say whether the Philippine government should implement or not arrest warrants against Filipinos from the International Criminal Court (ICC), the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Monday, March 10. DOJ Assistant Secretary Jose Dominic F. Clavano IV pointed this...
CAMP COL. RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – The Police Regional Office-13 apprehended 230 suspected drug pushers in the Caraga region from Jan. 1 to March 2. PRO 13-Regional Public Information Office (RPIO) chief Police Major Jennifer S. Ometer said among those arrested were 62 high-value...
Malacañang said that the government's position that the country will not cooperate with the investigation of the International Criminal Court (ICC) into the bloody drug war of former president Rodrigo Duterte remains unchanged. Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro (RTVM) Palace Press...
Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), is seeking a more active role of the Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Councils (BADACs) in the street-level anti-illegal drugs campaign across the country. Marbil said barangay officials play a key role in the...
Operatives of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) seized around P8.8 million worth of shabu following the arrest of two suspected big-time drug pushers in a buy-bust in Makati City on Wednesday, Feb. 19. NCRPO director Brig. Gen. Anthony A. Aberin said the operation was carried out...
A total of 1,867 suspected drug users and pushers were arrested in the first 46 days of 2025 as the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) further stepped up what the Marcos administration described as bloodless drug war in Metro Manila. NCRPO director Brig. Gen. Anthony A. Aberin said...
A retired three-star general of the Philippine National Police (PNP), who was reported to have left the country after an arrest warrant was issued against him in connection with the P6.7 billion drug haul in Manila in 2022, went back and surrendered to the authorities. PNP spokesperson Brig. Gen....
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...
