Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Facebook) A measure filed by Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers seeks to put an end to the slow disposition of illegal drug cases once and for all--and more--by establishing...
A Senate panel on Tuesday, November 7 lifted the contempt order against the four leaders of the Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. (SBSI) or the so-called Socorro "cult" namely Jey Rence Quilario also known as "Senyor Agila", Janeth Ajoc, Mamerto Galanida, and Karren Sanico. The Senate security group...
Joint forces of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Bulacan, the Bataan Provincial Police Office, and the local PNP arrested three suspected drug peddlers during a drug entrapment operation on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023, at the Recanati Homes Quarry, Barangay Proper City of...
The Department of Health (DOH) kicked off the celebration of the Generics Awareness Month on Tuesday, Oct. 17, marking the 35th anniversary of the Generics Law, which was enacted in 1988. The month-long campaign aimed to promote the use of generic medicines and encourage collaboration among the...
After conducting an ocular inspection and personally speaking with residents, Sen. Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa said on Monday, Oct. 16 that he is prepared to call the Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. (SBSI) a cult. (SENATE Prib photo) "Talagang lumalabas na kulto ito (It really shows that this is a...
Senator Risa Hontiveros said that the irregularities they observed in Sitio Kapihan, where the Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. (SBSI) or the so-called Socorro "cult" was based, were worse than they expected. This was after her staff together with the Senate Committee on Public Order...
Fourteen drug dealers and a robber were arrested in a series of anti-crime operations by the Bulacan Philippine National Police (PNP) over the weekend. Photo from the official Facebook page of Bulacan PPO Based on the reports submitted to Col. Relly B. Arnedo, Bulacan...
Sen. Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa believes that the minor victims of the Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. (SBSI) or the so-called Socorro "cult" have no reason to lie about the trauma they experienced. (Senate PRIB photo) For Dela Rosa, he sees no reason or motivation for the witnesses who are aged 12 to...
A Senate panel has cited in contempt four members of the Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. (SBSI) or the so-called Socorro "cult" including its President or leader Jey Rence Quilario also known as "Senior Agila" after consistently denying the existence of child marriage in their community. ...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has teamed up with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and Open Ownership (OO) for the potential use of beneficial ownership data in curbing corruption in the government procurement process. The SEC and UNODC recently organized a focus...
A Senate panel is set to conduct an inquiry into the so-called religious cult in Surigao del Norte, particularly on the allegations of human rights violations, its link to the illegal drug trade, and the presence of armed individuals. In a radio interview on DWIZ, Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa,...
The Department of Health (DOH) discussed its generic medicine advocacy and monitoring generic medicine prices during its “#MediaSolusyon Kapihan with Media Partners” on Friday, Sept. 22. Photo from Unsplash Dr. Constante Caluya III, head of the DOH’s Pharmaceutical Division Unit, spoke about...
