CEBU CITY – Three persons were arrested when a suspected drug den was dismantled in Barangay Manga, Tagbilaran City, Bohol on Friday afternoon, Sept. 12. Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Bohol Provincial Office seized nine packs of suspected shabu with an estimated value of...
BACOLOD CITY – Two policemen and a drug pusher were injured after they were hit by a car during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Mansilingan here on Thursday night, Sept. 11. Police Major Elmer Bonilla, head of Traffic Enforcement Unit (TEU), withheld the names of the two anti-drug operatives,...
A food delivery rider lodged administrative complaints against seven police officers of the Manila Police District’s Drug Enforcement Unit (MPD-DEU) who are allegedly involved in his alleged abduction in Sampaloc, Manila which lasted for nine hours. Chester Dumaran, 27, Grab rider, appeared...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso ordered the immediate relief of the personnel of the Manila Police District 's (MPD) District Drug Enforcement Unit (DDEU) on Friday, Sept. 12, following an alleged case of extortion and misconduct filed by two motorcycle riders against them. MPD...
BACOLOD CITY – A former policewoman was arrested and 45 grams of suspected shabu worth P306,000 were recovered in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Poblacion 2, Sagay City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, Sept. 10. Police Lt. Col. Alvimar Flores, Sagay police chief, said the 30-year-old suspect...
The victims of former president Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war expressed their dismay over the order of the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Pre-Trial Chamber I (PTC I) to postpone the confirmation of charges hearing against the ex-chief executive initially scheduled on Sept. 23 to 26. A...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) announced on Monday, September 8, that it has fulfilled its promise of faster claims processing under its newly launched Guaranteed Access to Medicines and Outpatient Treatment (GAMOT) program, releasing its first payment ahead of the 15-day...
ILOILO CITY – Suspected shabu valued at P4.5 million was seized from a major drug pusher in northern Iloilo province and border towns in Capiz province. The Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) identified the suspect as alias Brok Brok. He yielded 650 grams worth of shabu during an anti-drug...
CEBU CITY – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas (PDEA-7) defended the arrest of a son of barangay captain in a buy-bust operation here on Wednesday, Sept. 3. Leia Alcantara, information officer of PDEA-7, said the arrest of the son of Barangay Carreta Captain Marciano Ando was...
CEBU CITY – A son of a barangay captain was arrested for possessing more than P1 million worth of suspected shabu in an anti-illegal drug operation on Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 3, in Barangay Tejero here. The 42-year-old suspect is a resident of Barangay Carreta where he works as a driver of the...
BACOLOD CITY – A 42-year-old man is back in jail for the third time after he was arrested in a buy-bust operation where P6.8 million worth of suspected shabu was recovered in Barangay Sulodpan, Bacong, Negros Oriental on Aug. 27. Police Lt. Col. Joem Malong, spokesperson of Police Regional...
Anti-narcotics agents have arrested a high-value target (HVT) and seized some P13.6-million worth of illegal drugs in an anti-drug operation in Lanao del Norte, an official said Monday. In a report, Bryan Babang, director of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Zamboanga Peninsula (PDEA-9),...
