Another congressman has put in a good word for Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla, who is facing mounting resignation calls following his eldest son’s arrest on charges of illegal drug possession. Justice Secretary Crispin Remulla attends the hybrid hearing of the Senate...
Another high-ranking official in government has taken up the cudgels for Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin "Boying" Remulla, saying there's no need for him to resign. Majority Leader Mannix Dalipe (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) "This call for SOJ (Secretary of Justice)...
BAGUIO CITY – Police and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Cordillera arrested a suspected drug pusher in a buy-bust operation on Thursday, Oct. 13, in Barangay Quirino Hill, this city. PDEA-Cordillera Director Gil Castro identified the suspect as Daniel Tan Cole. Cole, a high-value...
BAGUIO CITY – Authorities arrested five suspected drug personalities, including one who was just released last month, and seized illegal drugs valued at P119,000 in a drug den raid here on Wednesday, Oct. 5, in Barangay Cabinet Hill-Teacher’s Camp. Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Cordillera...
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Luzon seized 495 tablets of party drug ecstasy valued at P841,500 from a call center agent in a controlled delivery operation on Tuesday, Oct. 4, in Barangay Don Bosco, Paranaque City. The PDEA identified the...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla underwent a voluntary drug test at the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Quezon City yesterday A voluntary drug test is needed in the country's fight against the threat of illegal drugs, Padilla said. "Itong ginagawa po natin ay padugtong ito noong...
TACLOBAN CITY – Authorities dismantled a drug den and seized suspected shabu valued at P340,000 following a raid in Barangay East Awang, Calbayog City, Samar. The suspected maintainer of the drug den, Bernadith Maghacot, and Paolo Absalon, a visitor, were arrested. They yielded shabu weighing...
Two alleged top drug personalities in Iligan City, Lanao del Sur were finally arrested after they yielded suspected methamphetamine hydrochloride (shabu) worth P68,000 in a buy-bust operation on Thursday, Sept. 29, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said. PDEA logo PDEA said that Ramil...
ZAMBOANGA CITY (PNA) – Two soldiers were killed while three suspects were arrested as authorities dismantled a drug den in two separate anti-drug operations in Basilan. Brig. Gen. Domingo Gobway, Joint Task Force (JTF)-Basilan commander, said the two soldiers were killed in an operation against...
CAMP DANGWA, Benguet – Authorities arrested three suspected drug pushers in separate buy-bust operations in Bangued, Abra on Tuesday, Sept. 27. Brig. Gen. Mafelino Bazar, Police Regional Office-Cordillera chief, identified the suspects as Roberto Corpuz, 52, a street-level individual, and...
CEBU CITY – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) filed three administrative charges on Wednesday, Sept. 28, against a councilor of Barangay Mainit in Naga City, Cebu who was arrested after packs of suspected shabu were seized in his house during a raid last month. Charged by the...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has expressed his full support to the proposed budget of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) for 2023, saying he expects both agencies to continue the former Duterte administration’s anti-illegal drugs campaign. The...