The Pasig City local government distributed cash incentives to its police assets and deployed its Mobile Drug Testing Clinic (MDTC) to other barangays as part of its ramped up anti-illegal drugs program. According to the local government unit (LGU), a total of 26 police assets each received P3,000,...
Vice presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio promises that her UniTeam partnership with presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. will continue President Rodrigo Duterte’s policies and reform should they be elected. The UniTeam rally in Caloocan City on Feb....
It seems that “Pilipinas Got Talent” Season 6 third runner-up Mark Joven “Vape lord” Olvido hasn't learned his lesson. He was arrested once again by authorities following a buy-bust operation in Barangay Duhat, Sta. Cruz, Laguna, Feb. 18. According to a police report, Olvido yielded several...
Small retail stores (sari-sari) stores may apply and secure authorization from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to sell over-the-counter (OTC) medicines. Secretary Eduardo Año (Photo from PCOO) This was confirmed by Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo...
Vice presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio has promised to continue two specific 'legacy programs' of her father, the current President Duterte, if and when she wins in the elections. Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio (left) and President Rodrigo Duterte (Photos from...
Over 2,000 online posts of unauthorized selling of medicines, including prescription drugs, have been taken down after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) called the attention of three online sites. FDA Deputy Director-General Oscar G. Gutierrez Jr. said that a total of 2,202 online posts of...
The war against illegal drugs, the "Build, Build, Build" program, and "ayuda" or financial assistance programs. (Photo from Alan Peter Cayetano's Facebook) These are three initiatives of President Duterte that, according to former House Speaker Alan Peter Cayateno, ought to be continued by the next...
In a piece of profanity-laced advice to the Officer-in-Charge of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), President Duterte suggested that smugglers be made to consume the fake medicines they have illegally brought into the country. President Rodrigo Duterte and Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
Police and anti-narcotics agents seized some P7.4 million worth of shabu from three men during a buy-bust operation in San Mateo, Rizal on Thursday, Feb. 3. The Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit (PDEU) of Rizal Provincial Police (PPO) identified the suspects as Dierick dela Cruz, 24, a resident of...
Two women were arrested after yielding P1,360,000 worth of shabu in a joint buy-bust operation conducted by the Philippine National Police-Drug Enforcement Group (PNP-DEG) and the Manila Police District (MPD) in Sta. Cruz, Manila on Wednesday, Feb. 2. The MPD Police Station 3 identified the...
One way to decongest jail facilities in the country is to amend the dangerous drugs law, aspiring President Vice President Leni Robredo said. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) Robredo explained during the Panata sa Bayan: The KBP Presidential Candidates Forum on Friday, Feb. 4, that drug...
A total of P1.4 million worth of alleged shabu was seized from nine suspects in two buy-bust operations conducted by the anti-illegal drug units of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Wednesday, Feb. 2. Operatives of the PDEA and La Loma...
