Vice presidential candidate and Senate President Vicente Sotto III said he could help the next president address the country’s problem on illegal drugs, as well as lend his expertise on matters concerning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) should he win in the upcoming May 2022 elections. Sotto...
House Dangerous Drugs Committee Chairman Rep. Robert Ace Barbers urged law enforcement agencies to remain vigilant against drug activity during the election period. Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Photo from congress.gov.ph) “I am urging officials of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), the...
It runs in the family. Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) arrested on Tuesday, March 15, a 72-year old man, his son and his grandson in a buy-bust in Cebu City. They were identified as Moises Villanueva, his son Manolo, 36, grandson Wimblo, 18. Also nabbed were Rosita Diana...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of the Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine for use on six to 17 years old. A health worker prepares a syringe with the Sinovac Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine during a vaccination drive for schoolchildren aged 12-18 in Surabaya on July 11, 2021, as...
Government anti-narcotics agents seized on Sunday, March 13, some P27 million worth of shabu following the arrest of a suspect in an anti-drug operation in Iligan City, Lanao del Norte. In a statement, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) identified the arrested suspect, Arnel Magno whom...
The Pasig City local government hosted the anti-drug abuse training initiated by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on March 10 and March 11. The two-day training was attended by 41 participants from each of the anti-drug abuse councils (ADACs) of the cities of Pasig,...
FDA The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted an emergency use authorization (EUA) to Pfizer's Covid-19 treatment drug Paxlovid. "Masaya kong ibinabalita sa inyo na naaprubahan na po namin ang Paxlovid kahapon (I'm glad to announce that we already approved Paxlovid yesterday)," said FDA...
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano declared six barangays in the city as drug-free on Monday, March 7, after the flag-raising ceremony held at the Pasay City Hall grounds. Rubiano gave Barangays 33, 88, 96,112,115, and 163 certificates after they were declared drug free for eradicating illegal...
A total of 144 officers from the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Holy Spirit Station (PS 14) underwent a surprise drug testing on Saturday, March 5. "Patuloy ang ating pagsasagawa ng surprise drug test sa lahat ng kapulisan ng QCPD upang matiyak at malaman kung sino ang gumagamit ng...
The police arrested six persons and dismantled another suspected drug den in an operation in Taguig on March 3. Brig. Gen. Jimili Macaraeg, Southern Police District (SPD) director, said P3 million worth of suspected shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride) was seized during the police operation at...
The Illegal drug trade will continue in the country as long as there are people addicted to them, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Director General Wilkins Villanueva said on Wednesday night, Mar. 2. Villanueva made the comment when pressed why illegal drugs from foreign distributors...
Authorities seized a total of P75 billion worth of illegal drugs, laboratory equipment, controlled precursor and essential chemicals from July 2010 to Jan. 31, 2022. In its real numbers report, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) noted that a total of 9,882.86 kilograms of shabu worth...
