The International Criminal Court (ICC) Registry said that it received 303 applications from people who want to be recognized as victims of former president’s Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs. “[T]he VPRS (Victims Participation and Reparations Section) received 303 application forms—a limited...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Shabu valued at P74.8 million was seized and two suspected drug pushers were arrested at the Matnog port in Sorsogon on Saturday, Aug. 23. The suspects were identified as Jam, 34, and Sal, 19. Acting on intelligence information, authorities intercepted a white Toyota Hilux...
Senator Robinhood Padilla 's bill requiring all elected and appointed officials of public offices, including the President, to undergo an annual mandatory drug testing, is not directed at President Marcos. This was according to lawyer Rudolf Philip Jurado, Padilla 's chief-of-staff, who...
Malacañang said a proposal in the Senate to require mandatory annual drug testing for all elected and appointed public officials would run counter to a Supreme Court ruling and constitutional protections on privacy. Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said this after Senator Robinhood...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities seized four kilos of suspected shabu valued at P27 million from an ex-soldier during a buy-bust operation here on Tuesday, Aug. 19. The suspect was identified as Sahdan Badiri Ibrahim, 52, from Labangan, Zamboanga del Sur and a high-value drug suspect. Authorities...
Senator Loren Legarda said on Tuesday, August 19 she has mandated drug testing for her staff as part of an effort to demonstrate transparency and accountability in public service. Legarda, a member of the Senate minority bloc, made the assurance amid recent drug-related allegations involving a...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said on Monday, August 18 a mandatory random drug test for all officials and employees of the 20th Congress will be conducted to maintain a drug-free workplace. Escudero made the move in response to Senate Minority Leader Vicente “Tito” Sotto...
Senator Robinhood Padilla has filed a bill that requires all elected and appointed officials of public offices including the President to undergo an annual mandatory drug testing. “Kung ang taumbayan ay inaasahang malinis sa bawal na gamot, dapat magsimula ito sa mga lingkod-bayan mismo. Ang...
Senator Raffy Tulfo announced on Monday, August 18, that he, along with his entire staff, would undergo mandatory drug testing on Tuesday. "As a matter of fact, I already told my staff, my chief-of-staff, na tumulong magpadala dito ng taga Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and pwedeng...
The lawyer for the victims in former president Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war has asked the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Appeals Chamber to grant her a “varying standard time limit” to respond to the defense team’s disqualification case against ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan. In a...
Senator Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri announced on Saturday, Aug. 16, that he and his entire staff will undergo mandatory drug testing on Monday. This, as he outlined a plan that places accountability on record and urged peers to adopt the same standard across the chamber. Zubiri framed the...
CEBU CITY – A lotto outlet in Mandaue City was found to have been used as a front to sell illegal drugs. The operator of the lotto outlet, a 39-year-old woman, was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Paknaan on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 14. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central...
