President Marcos has appointed retired police general Isagani Nerez as the new director general of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), Malacañang said. Retired Gen. Isagani Nerez (Photo courtesy of Pangasinan Police Provincial Office) Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin confirmed the...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The Police Regional Office-5 seized shabu and marijuana valued at over P17 million in the Bicol region in January. PRO-5 chief Police Brig. Gen. Andre Dizon said they confiscated P17,274,637.28 worth of illegal drugs in 119 anti-drug operations and...
CEBU CITY – A 44-year-old drug pusher was arrested with more than P1-million worth of suspected shabu in Tagbilaran City, Bohol. PACKS of suspected recovered from a 44-year-old woman in Tagbilaran City, Bohol on Sunday night, Feb. 2. (Contributed photo) Josephine Utlang was arrested in a buy-bust...
ILOILO CITY – Police seized suspected shabu valued at P1 million in a buy-bust operation in Pavia, Iloilo on Saturday. A suspected drug pusher, Je, a 49-year-old delivery truck driver and a high-value individual in the illegal drugs trade, was apprehended. POLICE seized suspected shabu valued at...
The Duterte administration’s bloody war on drugs was not a legitimate law enforcement policy, contrary to what its supporters believe, Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile said. Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile (Mark Balmores/MANILA BULLETIN) In a Facebook...
CEBU CITY – There will be no Valentine’s Day date for a young couple after they were arrested in a buy-bust operation here on Thursday, Jan. 30. A COUPLE was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Cebu City. (Contributed photo) The suspects, identified as Nash and Precious, both 18-years-old,...
Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa has slammed what he considers the resurgence of illegal drugs in the country. "Ang daming tao na nagsasabi na nagpapasalamat sila sa war on drugs dahil safe na ‘yung kanilang environment (Many people say they are grateful for the war on drugs because their...
President Marcos will not heed the call of his former spokesperson, Vic Rodriguez, to undergo follicle drug test, saying it has nothing to do with public trust. "No. Why should I do that? What is he saying public trust, public office-- it has nothing to do with a follicle test," Marcos said...
TACLOBAN CITY – Suspected shabu valued at P7 million was seized from a drug pusher in a buy-bust operation here on Wednesday, Jan. 29. Police identified the suspect as high-value target Budoy, 37, of Palompon, Leyte. Budoy yielded 1.38 kilograms and a transparent plastic sachet of...
TACLOBAN CITY - Suspected shabu valued at over P20 million was seized in a checkpoint in Catbalogan City, Samar on Monday, Jan. 27. Police nabbed three suspected drug couriers identified as Mark Balagot, Ace, and Manny, all from Libona, Bukidnon. They were onboard a pickup truck when they...
Government agencies, including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), have been urged to strengthen regulation and coordination to ensure that consumer products, particularly those intended for children, remain safe. (Photo from Unsplash) In a statement issued Monday, Jan. 27, the United...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – Philippine National Police chief Police Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil on Friday, Jan. 24, awarded the Medalya ng Kagalingan to five police officers from the Police Regional Office 4-A for confiscating suspected shabu valued at P13.6 million in a buy-bust operation in...
