Senator Leila de Lima should be freed now after alleged drug lord Rolan “Kerwin” E. Espinosa recanted his testimonies against the detained senator, vice presidential candidate Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan said. Senator Francis 'Kiko' Pangilinan (Photo from Team Kiko) “Ngayong binawi na...
Less than a day after President Duterte admitted he was wrong in underestimating the illegal drug problem in the country, Malacañang maintained on Thursday that his administration succeeded in having significant accomplishments in terms of addressing illegal drug problems. Communications...
Government anti-narcotics operatives seized P3.4 million worth of shabu following the arrest of a female drug suspect tagged as a high value target on Wednesday, April 27 in a buy-bust in Tayabas, Quezon. The suspect, identified as Anna Marie M Laurel, 45, was collared at 12 a.m. in Barangay Mayumi...
ALIAGA, Nueva Ecija -- Three individuals were arrested inside a suspected drug den that also led to the confiscation of some P103,500 worth of shabu during a buy-bust operation launched by Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Nueva Ecija Provincial Office and the local police on Wednesday...
Six drug suspects listed in the police drug watch list were arrested in separate buy-bust operations conducted by members of the Station Drug Enforcement Unit (SDEU) and confiscated from them P112,880 worth of shabu on Wednesday, April 27. In Pasay City, Col. Cesar Paday-os, city police chief,...
President Duterte had admitted that he was wrong when he promised to solve the country's problem with illegal drugs in three to six months, saying hubris probably forced him to make such a pronouncement when he was campaigning for the presidency in 2016. President Duterte (Malacañang photo)...
The police dismantled an alleged drug den and arrested five suspects in Barangay Sucat, Muntinlupa on Friday, April 22. Elements from the Southern Police District Drug Enforcement Unit, District Intelligence Division, District Mobile Force Battalion, and Muntinlupa police’s Sub-station 4,...
In this file photo taken on May 07, 2021, Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen COVID-19 vaccines are seen on a table in Los Angeles, California. Frederic J. BROWN / AFP The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the use of Janssen Covid-19 vaccine as booster shots among fully vaccinated...
Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, Sinovac, AstraZeneca, Sputnik Light, and Janssen vaccines have been approved for the administration of the second booster shot, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, April 19. People waiting for their booster shot in Muntinlupa. (File photo/Muntinlupa PIO) Health...
Brig. Gen. Leo "Paco" Francisco, Manila Police District (MPD) director, awarded the Malate Police Station for the successful anti-drugs operation that led to the seizure of some P3.4 million worth of shabu from a high-value target (HVT) on Mabini Street in Malate district on April 3. The awarding...
The more than 700 police officers who were involved in the illegal drug trade should not only be dismissed from service, but they must also be prosecuted and jailed, human rights lawyer Chel Diokno said. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (Photo from Diokno’s Facebook page) Diokno made the remark...
President Duterte confessed that he is praying that the next administration will be better than his in all aspects, particularly in talking peace with the communists and resolving the country's problems with illegal drugs. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte made the statement...