CEBU CITY – Packs of suspected shabu worth P8.6 million were seized in a buy-bust operation in Mandaue City on Friday, April 25. Police said 1.2 kilos of shabu were recovered from Jem-jem, 41, in Barangay Ibabao-Estancia. The operation was conducted by the City Intelligence Unit-City Drug...
CEBU CITY – Packs of illegal drugs worth close to P2 million and firearms were seized in separate police operations in Cebu City and Bohol province on Tuesday, April 22. The bulk of the seized suspected shabu was recovered from an ex-convict who was arrested by operatives of the Mabolo Police...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A fisherman tagged as a high-value individual in the illegal drugs trade was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Kasanyangan here on Tuesday, April 22. Police Lt. Aldazer Sahisa, team leader of Special Operations Unit-9, identified the suspect as Marjan Arani Diejo, 32,...
BACOLOD CITY - A 41-year-old woman was arrested by authorities after she was caught with a sachet of suspected shabu worth P3,400 during a visit to her live-in partner at the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) facility in Barangay 2, Victorias City, Negros Occidental on Sunday, April 20....
A pre-trial chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has ruled that it would accept various types of government IDs for the relatives of the drug war victims who seek to participate in the proceedings against former president Rodrigo Duterte, who is facing charges of crimes against...
BAGUIO CITY – One-hundred nineteen drivers and conductors tested negative for illegal drugs in a surprise drug test conducted by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Cordillera in major public transportation hubs here on Wednesday to ensure the safety of travelers during Holy Week. THE...
What started as a regular anti-carnapping checkpoint ended up with operatives of the Highway Patrol Group of the Philippine National Police (PNP-HPG) confiscating around P102 million worth of shabu in Catbalogan City in Samar on Wednesday, April 16. PNP-HPG director Brig. Gen. Eleazar Matta said...
ILOILO CITY—Four Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) drivers tested positive for illegal drug use during a random drug test conducted by the Western Visayas regional office of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) in Iloilo City. A RANDOM drug testing is conducted on public utility vehicle drivers in...
CEBU CITY – Three bus drivers tested positive for illegal drugs during a random drug testing in two major terminals here on Tuesday, April 15. A RANDOM drug testing is conducted among bus drivers at the Cebu South Bus Terminal in Cebu City on Tuesday, April 15. (PDEA-7) A total of 109 bus...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Fifty-two out of 1,569 public utility drivers in Zamboanga Peninsula tested positive for prohibited drugs during random drug testing under Oplan Harabas conducted last Monday by the Land Transportation Office-9 and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-9. PUBLIC utility...
Vivian Que Azcona The low-profile Forbes billionaire Vivian Que Azcona, president of the Philippines’ leading pharmacy retail chain Mercury Drug Corporation, passed away at 69. She was the eldest daughter of Mariano Que, who founded the company in 1945 and was responsible for its rapid...
BACOLOD CITY – Police recovered suspected shabu valued at P27.2 million and arrested a drug pusher in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Maslog, Sibulan, Negros Oriental on Wednesday, April 9. Police identified the suspect as 50-year-old Eljin, a resident of Bais City, Negros Oriental....