Police dismantled another drug den and arrested five suspects in a buy-bust operation in Taguig on Nov. 20. Operatives from the Southern Police District’s Drug Enforcement Unit (DDEU) together with members of the District Mobile Force Battalion conducted the sting operation at about 4:30 p.m. on...
Opposition senator Leila De Lima said on Saturday, Nov. 20 that the reasons cited by the government for the suspension of the International Criminal Court's (ICC) investigation were just done to delay the proceedings, if not for the ICC to entirely defer investigation and prosecution to President...
The Duterte administration may have made a blunder by requesting the International Criminal Court (ICC) to defer its investigation on President Duterte’s war on drugs, according to an assessment made by former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV. Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV (MANILA BULLETIN FILE...
Malacañang has welcomed the International Criminal Court's (ICC) decision to suspend its "investigative activities" on the Philippines' war against illegal drugs, which has become the signature of the current Duterte administration. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) "We welcome the...
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Director General Wilkins Villanueva was among the recipients of the Outstanding Filipino Luminary Awards 2021 for National Government Service. PDEA Director General Wilkins Villanueva (File photo) In simple rites on Friday, Nov. 19, at the Conrad Manila...
The Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved on Nov. 17 the country's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine mix-and-match trials, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) announced Friday, Nov. 19. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In a Laging Handa briefing, DOST...
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles expects that there would still be a clamor from the public to have election candidates tested for illegal drug use. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles holds a virtual press conference on Nov. 19, 2021 (Screenshot from Facebook live) "There's always been that clamor...
Food and Drug Administration The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that some coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines may be granted a full authorization by next year. This was the prediction of FDA Director-General Rolando Enrique Domingo as several vaccine developers are expected to finish...
Food and Drug Administration The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Covavax coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine for emergency use in the Philippines. The two-dose vaccine was developed by US-based biotechnology company Novavax and the Serum Institute of India. “Ngayong araw na...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Tuesday said he agrees that all candidates, including President Duterte, should make his statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN) known to the public. Sotto also said he also believes that all candidates in next year’s elections should also...
The government of United States (US) recently donated a drug detection and analysis equipment amounting to P3.5 million to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) for its K9 force. PCG K9 UNIT BOOST--Philippine Coast Guard K9 Force Commander Commodore Nelson B. Torre (third from left), U.S. Embassy in the...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima has welcomed Senator Panfilo Lacson’s move to withdraw the bill he filed which seeks to reinstate the death penalty for heinous crimes. De Lima urged the Senate to instead give more push to the bill she filed which seeks to mete qualified reclusion perpetua to...
