The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has urged the Senate to pass a magna carta for anti-drug personnel as it investigates the case of one of its agent believed to have been abducted. During the Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs hearing into the case of missing PDEA...
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Director General Wilkins Villanueva absolved former presidential economic adviser Michael Yang, who is at the center of the Senate probe on the alleged anomalous transaction in the procurement of face masks and face shields, of any illegal drug connections...
Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered on Tuesday, Sept. 14, the Maritime Group to strengthen coordination and interoperability with the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to address smuggling of illegal drugs through the country's territorial waters....
Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered on Monday, Sept. 13, all chiefs of police to update their respective lists of priority targets in compliance with President Duterte's order to further step up the campaign against illegal drugs. “The...
FDA The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned the public against the use of nasal spray products that claim to prevent and treat coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In its advisory no. 2021-2289, the FDA said that nasal spray products should not be used as treatment against COVID-19. "They...
A nurse prepares a syringe of the Pfizer-BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre, in Garlan, western France, on May 31, 2021. Fred TANNEAU / AFP The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) welcomed the initiative of some local government units (LGUs) of conducting pre-registration of...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is seeking court clearance for the immediate destruction of the more than 800 kilos of shabu that were seized in the anti-illegal drugs operations in Zambales, Bataan and Cavite. PNP chief Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar said they are now coordinating with the...
President Duterte said that the government must throw its full weight in its anti-illegal narcotics campaign to counter drug syndicates bringing in huge volumes of drugs in the country. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang) Duterte made the statement following the recent successive drug busts...
Malacañang said that President Duterte apologized to countries whose nationals died in the Philippines in the course of the ongoing drug war to make them understand that these were collateral damage to a legitimate police operation. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Roque made the...
The City of Manila’s Anti-Drug Council (MADAC) was commended by the Department of Interior and Local Government – National Capital Region (NCR) for its accomplishments and contributions to the country’s anti-illegal drugs drive. (MANILA CITY PIO) Based on the 2021 Anti-Drug Council (ADAC)...
FDA The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that only 242 fully vaccinated individuals against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country experienced “breakthrough infections” out of millions of Filipinos who completed the regimen. FDA Director-General Rolando Enrique Domingo said that...
"We didn't want this." President Duterte has apologized to countries whose nationals died in the Philippines in the course of the ongoing drug war, saying that while he regrets the loss of lives, the government has its own laws to follow. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte made...
