BACOLOD CITY – Three persons were arrested as authorities seized 17 grams of suspected shabu worth P115,000 from them during a buy-bust operation in Purok Kagaykay, Barangay 2 here on Friday, May 12. POLICEMEN seized 17 grams of suspected shabu worth P115,000 from three persons in a buy-bust...
Former vice president Leni Robredo and several ambassadors welcomed the acquittal of former senator Leila de Lima from one of the two remaining drug charges against her. Former senator Leila de Lima at the Muntinlupa Hall of Justice on Friday, May 12 (Photo by Juan Carlo De Vela/MANILA BULLETIN) In...
SARIAYA, Quezon – A 38-year-old master baker was arrested and yielded suspected shabu worth P102,408 in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Talaan Aplaya here on Saturday, May 13. Police identified the suspect as Jayson Contreras. Contreras yielded 5.02 grams of shabu with an estimated Dangerous...
For years now, experts have studied drug addiction or substance abuse, especially its causes, but they could not ascertain the exact cause that has afflicted a large section of the population, especially children and young adults. There are two dominant theories on the matter, though. That drug...
Though the course is long, justice is finally prevailing. Sen. Risa Hontiveros, a fellow opposition lawmaker, made the remark following former Senator Leila de Lima’s acquittal in the second drug charges that was filed against her. “I am happy that my friend and colleague former Senator Leila...
BACOLOD CITY – A 52-year-old man who was the subject of a buy-bust operation for selling shabu was also found to have some marijuana plants in his backyard at Hacienda Lonoy, Barangay Hawaiian, Silay City, Negros Occidental on Thursday, May 11. SOME suspected marijuana plants were discovered by...
CEBU CITY – At least 113 policemen from four police stations in southern Cebu underwent a surprise drug test on Monday, May 8. POLICEMEN take part in a surprise drug test that the Cebu Provincial Police Office conducted on Monday, May 8. (Contributed photo) According to Police Col. Rommel Ochave,...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A total of 1,416 barangays in the Northern Mindanao region have already been declared "drug-cleared," the Philippine National Police-Region 10 said on Wednesday, May 10. These barangays from different provinces in the region were cleared from drugs after they met the...
BACOLOD CITY – Operatives of the City Drug Enforcement Unit (CDEU) seized 50 grams of suspected shabu worth P340,000 from three women in a buy-bust operation in Purok Cheriza 2, Barangay 27, here on Sunday, May 7. Policemen arrested Emily de Asis, 42, and Juannie Villalba, 50, both residents...
CEBU CITY – A construction worker yielded 40 grams of suspected shabu worth P272,000 as authorities arrested him during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Cadulawan, Talisay City, southern Cebu on Friday, May 5. Police identified the subject as Rossel Padayo, a resident of Barangay Bulacao in this...
INFANTA, Quezon – Police arrested two drug pushers and seized suspected shabu worth P510,000 in a buy-bust operation on Thursday, May 4, in Barangay Abiawin, here. Suspects Reynaldo Saginsin, alias “Pipoy,” 29, of Barangay San Diego, San Pablo City, Laguna, and Jhomar Avellaneda, alias...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Going after syndicates involved in the illegal drug trade is the current administration's priority action to curb the illegal drug problem in the Philippines. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of KJ Rosales/PPA Pool) Steering away from his predecessor's...
