The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) signed Tuesday, Dec. 7, a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with electronic commerce (e-commerce) firms Lazada E-Services Philippines Inc and Shopee Philippines Inc. in a bid to track down drug traffickers using online services. In a statement, PDEA...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The administration of booster shots for individuals 18 years old and above in the country has already been approved, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed...
Around 40 barangay community service coordinators (BCSCs) in Valenzuela City underwent a two-day "trainer's training" for the city's community-based drug rehabilitation and reintegration program held last Nov. 24 and 25. Under the VC Cares Plus program, the BCSCs were trained to handle concerns and...
Anti-narcotics authorities dismantled a drug den in Subic Zambales where five suspected drug personalities were nabbed on Friday, Nov. 26. In a statement released by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), the suspects were identified as drug den maintainer Waldo Miranda, 61; Michelle...
Food and Drug Administration The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that the reported adverse events following immunization (AEFIs) involving vaccines against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were within the acceptable rate. “If you look at the clinical trials before we give the emergency use...
A barangay in Mandaluyong City has already been cleared of illegal drugs, the local government announced Thursday, Nov. 25. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), the Department of Health (DOH), and the Philippine National Police (PNP)...
ST LUKE'S STATEMENT (Facebook) The St. Luke's Medical Center responded on Thursday, Nov. 25, to the queries it received regarding the drug tests being conducted in their institution. The hospital posted a statement on its official Facebook page after it received “public and media queries on...
The hands of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) are tied as the confidentiality law restricts the agency from making public the drug test results of the political bets in the local or national elections. In a telephone interview on Thursday, Nov. 25, PDEA spokesperson Derrick Arnold...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said nearly 600 children aged 12 to 17 experienced adverse reactions after they got inoculated against the coronavirus disease...
Vice presidential aspirant Mayor Sara Duterte of Davao City said yesterday that she was negative to any illegal substances after taking a drug test on Wednesday, Nov. 24. 50B3404E-BB7A-4E14-B32F-F0F7E874583D “This test, I took voluntarily upon the request of my Uniteam partner, Senator Bongbong...
Presidential aspirant and Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Wednesday said he is willing to undergo a complete drug test, saying the Filipinos have the right to know if a candidate is fit to lead the country. “Walang problema sa akin, anytime, ayoko lang makipagunahan sa kanila (I have no...
Presidential aspirant Senator Manny Pacquiao on Wednesday expressed his belief it is only fitting that the government goes after high-profile illegal drug traffickers and do its best to save the users. Asked to expound on his admission he tried using drugs when he was young and “naïve,”...
