CEBU CITY – Government anti-narcotics agents raided and dismantled a suspected drug den in Barangay Carreta here Wednesday, July 27. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas (PDEA 7) arrested the joint’s alleged maintainers – Jimboy Peñas, 25, and Elñino Rosal, 20. Three other...
CABANATUAN CITY – Police and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) arrested four persons and seized suspected shabu valued at P102,000 in a buy-bust operation in a drug den in Barangay Dicarma here Thursday, July 28. The PDEA-Region 3 identified the suspects as Alex Salandanan, alias...
GENEVA, Switzerland -- A deal has been reached to allow for distribution of a low-cost generic version of a long-term preventative treatment against HIV in low-income countries where most of the world's infections occur, Unitaid and the Medicines Patent Pool announced Thursday. The deal will see...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it is now in communication with the US Agency for International Development (USAID) in order to obtain smallpox vaccines and medicines for its possible fight against monkeypox. “We like to assure that we are in constant communication with our counterparts,...
INFANTA, Quezon – Police seized P408,000 worth of suspected shabu and arrested two alleged drug pushers in Purok Langka, Barangay Binulasan, here Wednesday, July 27. The suspects were identified as Michelle Tañola, 47, and Edgardo Salvadora, both residents of Sitio Langka, Barangay...
CEBU CITY – Police arrested 12 persons and seized suspected shabu valued at P68,000 in a drug den raid in Barangay Tisa here Wednesday, July 27. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas (PDEA 7) arrested Arnel Pacaña, a 49-year-old aircon technician and the alleged maintainer of...
Malacañang assured the public that President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is not forgoing the fight against corruption and illegal drugs despite not mentioning them in his first State of the Nation Address (SONA). President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Press Secretary...
Unlike his predecessor, who was passionate about fighting illegal drugs, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. made no mention in his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) how his administration plans to address this particular problem. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo...
AUTHORITIES inventory pieces of evidence seized in a drug den raid in Zambales Saturday, July 23. SUBIC, Zambales – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Zambales and the local police arrested three persons in a drug den raid in Purok 5, Barangay Matain, here Saturday, July 23....
FDA The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that specific batches of Häagen-Dazs™ Plain Vanilla Ice Cream have been recalled due to potential ethylene oxide contamination. Six batches of Häagen-Dazs™ Plain Vanilla Ice Cream were voluntarily recalled by Linkage Foods Venture...
TARLAC CITY – Police killed a notorious drug pusher in a buy-bust operation before dawn Saturday, July 23, in Barangay Ungot here. The suspect was identified by his alias “Mart.” He was considered a top priority regional high-value individual-drug personality. Mart drew and fired his gun when...
An alleged drug peddler was killed in a shootout with operatives of the Station Drug Enforcement Unit (SDEU) of Bulacan Police in Barangay Santor, City of Malolos Friday night, July 22. Lt. Col. Ferdinand Germino, Malolos City police chief, identified the slain suspect as Sherwin Thompson alias...
