FDA The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urged President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to veto the vape bill, stating that this is not a health measure. "The Food and Drug Administration joins the Department of Health (DOH) in requesting the Presidential veto of Senate Bill No. 2239 and House...
BACOLOD CITY – A former policeman with a pending drug case was gunned down by three unidentified gunmen in a coffee shop in Purok 2, Barangay Linaon, Cauayan, Negros Occidental Friday, July 22. A POLICEMAN secures the coffee shop in Barangay Linaon, Cauayan, Negros Occidental where a former...
SINGAPORE, Singapore -- Singapore hanged a drug trafficker on Friday, the fifth execution in the city-state since March, after a court rejected a last-ditch appeal and despite pleas for clemency. The spate of hangings -- which included the widely criticised execution of a mentally disabled man in...
Four drug suspects were arrested while P207,000 worth of suspected crystal meth or "shabu" were seized in a buy-bust operation in Tagum City, Davao del Norte on Thursday, July 21. Photo courtesy of Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Jeanette Honey Paulo, 33, who was the subject of the operation of...
CEBU CITY – An elderly woman who had just been released from jail was arrested in a buy-bust operation inside a drug den here Wednesday, July 20. Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas (PDEA Region 7) arrested the suspect, Violeta Morales, 61, in a drug den she allegedly...
Politicians and law enforcers who became drug lords should be meted the death penalty as first offenders as they had taken their oaths of office to follow and respect Philippine laws. Senator Robinhood Padilla emphasized this view after coming out in the open supporting the bill of Senator Ronald...
Former Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Monday, July 18 said the International Criminal Court (ICC) should decide once and for all on what it wants to do with the Philippines on alleged human rights violations “so the Philippines can react properly.” “We cannot react to a...
All Lucky Me! instant noodle products that were manufactured locally are safe for consumption, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Saturday, July 16. In a statement, the FDA said that "all flavor variants of locally manufactured Lucky Me! Instant Noodle" have "pass the standard for...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that four variants of the popular instant noodle brand Lucky Me! are safe for consumption. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (FACEBOOK / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The FDA said that Lucky Me! Pancit Canton Extra Hot Chili, Pancit Canton Regular,...
A high-value target (HVT) drug suspect was arrested by joint anti-narcotics authorities while around P374,000 of alleged crystal meth or "shabu" were seized in a buy-bust operation in San Gabriel, La Union on Thursday, July 14. (Pixabay / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency...
Three alleged members of a criminal group responsible for illegal drugs and shooting incidents were arrested by the police in Taguig on Thursday, July 14. The suspects were identified as Paul Adrienne Patricio, 20; Ron Bryan Esteban, 21; and Mark John Esteban, 27. The suspected drugs...
The police dismantled another alleged drug den and arrested seven suspects in a buy-bust operation in Taguig on Wednesday, July 13. Southern Police District Director Brig. Gen. Jimili Macaraeg said the operation was conducted by the SPD’s Drug Enforcement Unit together with the personnel from...
