CEBU CITY – Two kilos of shabu worth P13.6 million were seized from a 46-year-old man in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Pulpogan, Consolacion town, northern Cebu on Thursday afternoon, Dec. 19. A KG9 9mm pistol with five bullets was also seized from the possession of Jame Lacang, a native...
Instead of boosting the Philippine economy, the recently banned offshore gaming industry exposed the country's systemic vulnerabilities, including money laundering, human trafficking, and espionage, according to the Stratbase Institute. "The POGO (Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator) phenomenon,...
ILOILO CITY – A former policemen was caught with approximately P500,000 worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust operation in Balasan town, Iloilo province on Thursday. TAMPOL'S mugshot. The suspect was identified as alias Tampol. “This arrest serves as a stark reminder that the Philippine...
ILOILO CITY – Police seized suspected shabu valued at more than P2 million from two drug pushers in a buy-bust operation in Pavia town, Iloilo province on Dec. 11. TWO drug suspects yield more than P2-million worth of suspected shabu in a Dec. 11, 2024 anti-drug operation in Pavia town, Iloilo...
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) sees the potential of around 400 private enterprises to go public—one of the main factors that will develop the local capital market. This is according to an in-depth assessment of the Philippine capital market released by the...
ILOILO CITY — Police seized suspected shabu valued at P2.2 million from two drug pushers in a buy-bust operation here on Tuesday, Dec. 10. SUSPECTED shabu valued at more than P2 million was recovered in a Dec.10 anti-drug operation in Iloilo City. (PNP/ICPO Police Station 1) The Iloilo City...
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) recommended that the Philippines diversify its transport options to reduce logistics costs and alleviate bottlenecks in the semiconductor and export sectors. In a report titled "Promoting the Growth of the Semiconductor Ecosystem in...
Two high-value individuals nabbed during a buy-bust operation in Trece Martires on Dec. 9 (Photo from PDEA IVA/MANILA BULLETIN) CAVITE – Authorities apprehended two high-value individuals (HVIs) in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Hugo Perez, Trece Martires, on Monday, Dec. 9. The...
CEBU CITY – A former policeman was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Sambag 1 here on Sunday night, Dec. 8. FORMER policeman Kenneth Bacalso Yaquit is arrested after several packs of suspected shabu were seized in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Sambag 1, Cebu City...
High-value individual identified as alias Boss yields P120,000 worth of suspected marijuana in Dasmariñas City on Dec. 5 (Photo courtesy of Cavite PPO/MANILA BULLETIN) CAVITE – Authorities collared a high-value individual and confiscated P120,000 worth of suspected marijuana in a...
Alias Edoy and alias Lea Lou yield P408,000 worth of suspected shabu in Bacoor City on Dec. 3 (Photo from Cavite PPO/MANILA BULLETIN) CAVITE – Authorities arrested two drug suspects and seized P408,000 worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust operation in Bacoor City on Tuesday, Dec. 3....
TAGKAWAYAN, Quezon – A suspected drug pusher and his live-in partner were arrested and shabu valued at P6 million was seized in a drug buy-bust operation here on Tuesday, Dec. 3. Police identified the suspect as Joel, 33. He was listed as a high-value individual in the illegal drugs trade by...