The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor formally opposed the application for interim release of former president Rodrigo Duterte, using as basis, among others, the public statements and remarks by him and his family. In a 15-page document uploaded on the ICC website on June 23 and signed...
Emphasizing that his administration 's version of 'war on drugs ' has been effective, President Marcos reminded Philippine authorities to keep the fight against illegal drugs peaceful. “The new concept of the war against drugs is working. So, we will continue down that vein. And...
CEBU CITY – A 21-year-old man who was believed to be high on illegal drugs was arrested after he allegedly sexually harassed his female neighbor in Barangay Bacayan here. The incident happened around 3:30 a.m. on Monday, June 23. Police investigation showed that the complainant was sleeping in...
Mayor Francis Zamora personally received a Certificate of Recognition from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Thursday, June 19, officially declaring San Juan as the National Capital Region 's first drug-cleared city. During the Regional Peace and Order Council-National Capital...
CEBU CITY – An e-bike driver yielded suspected shabu worth P5.4 million when he was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Mandaue City on Tuesday afternoon, June 17. The 41-year-old suspect, a certain Amel, was cornered by agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas (PDEA-7) on...
President Marcos said he has ordered the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to intercept smuggling routes and immediately destroy seized narcotics to prevent re-entry into the streets. In the second episode of his podcast released on Wednesday, June 18, Marcos...
CEBU CITY – Three persons were arrested when anti-narcotics agents raided a suspected drug den in a barangay in Mandaue City that was previously declared as drug-cleared. The raid conducted over the weekend led to the arrest of 37-year-old Jay-r, the alleged maintainer of the drug den in Barangay...
CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga – Police in Zambales seized P5-million worth of suspected shabu and arrested a high-value individual during a buy-bust operation, the Police Regional Office 3 (PRO-3) said. The Independence Day operation was conducted in Barangay Linasin in San Marcelino town by the Zambales...
CEBU CITY — For several weeks, law enforcers worked on a tip that an individual was allegedly peddling illegal drugs. Operatives of Station 6 of the Cebu City Police Office were shocked when the information turned out to be accurate as the person involved was a 16-year-old boy. After confirming...
The US Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) has lifted import restrictions on three popular Filipino sauces. In a statement, Nutriasia announced that the US FDA has officially approved on May 16, 2025 the company’s petition to remove Mang Tomas All Purpose Sauce, Jufran Banana Sauce, and UFC...
The “Chinese Drug Triad’’ is behind the dumping of more than one ton of shabu recently found by local fishermen drifting in the shores of Zambales, Pangasinan and Ilocos Sur, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said. PDEA Director Isagani R. Nerez said the packaging of shabu...
A homeless woman in Makati City, who was given P80,000 in assistance by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to start a “sari-sari store,” is now set to undergo drug rehabilitation, the agency confirmed on Monday, June 9. “Rose,” who was previously photographed crawling...
