The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) called on the public Friday, Nov. 25, to help the government put an end to the country’s illegal drug woes by supporting the "Buhay Ingatan, Droga’y Ayawan" (BIDA) program. DILG Sec. Benjamin "Benhur" Abalos Jr. (File photo courtesy of...
The criminal conviction handed down by the Caloocan City court against the police officers involved in former President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody war on drugs was a “sorrowful and partial victory,” Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Thursday, November 24. “We hail as sorrowful and partial...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has welcomed the conviction of a policeman for torture and planting of evidence in connection with the deaths of Carl Angelo Arnaiz and Reynaldo De Guzman in August 2017. PNP chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr. issued the statement amid the shift of strategies in the...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. urged the local government units (LGUs) on Thursday, Nov. 24, to organize their respective anti-illegal drug initiatives ahead of the grand launch of the Buhay Ingatan, Droga’y Ayawan (BIDA) Program....
Everything flushed down the toilet eventually goes into the rivers and seas, affecting ecosystems along the way. This is also true with dangerous illicit drugs such as methamphetamine getting washed into waterways and ending up inside foraging fish. A study published in the Journal of...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – Police Regional Office 4-A director Brig. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. cited the Binan City Police Station for arresting three suspected drug pushers during a buy-bust operation on Tuesday, Nov. 22. “I commend the personnel of the Drug Enforcement Unit of Biñan...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Four more barangays in Zamboanga City have been declared drug-cleared by the Regional Oversight Committee on Barangay Drug-Clearing (ROCBDC) during a deliberation on Monday, Nov. 21, at the Zamboanga City Hall. Mayor John Dalipe, PDEA Regional Director Emerson Margate and other...
ROSALES, Pangasinan – A 25-year-old Sangguniang Kabataan chairman here involved in the illegal drugs trade surrendered to the police on Wednesday, Nov. 16. “Antonio” surrendered through the Kasimbayanan or Kapulisan, Simbahan, at Pamayanan program of the Philippine National Police with the...
A total of 26,244 barangays that were initially identified as illegal drugs affected were already cleared of drug influence, the Philippine National Police (PNP) reported on Tuesday, Nov. 22. PNP chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr. said the drug-cleared barangays represent 74.23 percent of the total of...
By Diann Calucin The Valenzuela City local government held a "Drug Awareness Poster-Making Contest" in celebration of Drug Abuse Prevention and Control (DAPC) week at Disiplina Village Bignay National High School (DVBNHS) covered court on Friday, Nov. 18. The poster-making contest was coordinated...
The Bureau of Customs (BC) has further stepped up its information-sharing with government's anti-narcotics agencies to prevent the smuggling of chemical precursors in making shabu following the discovery of a new modus in the manufacture of illegal drugs during two separate raids in an exclusive...
Six suspected drug pushers were arrested on Friday afternoon, Nov. 18, during a buy-bust operation in Mabalacat City, Pampanga, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said. Nabbed were Maria Liwayway Quiambao, 52; Jason Alamodin, 24; Jasper Tabulo, 25; Margie Ayson, 48; Vanessa Placiente,...
