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...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – At least 20 people died and 74 more were hospitalized in a Buenos Aires suburb after consuming cocaine cut with a toxic substance, possibly opioids, Argentine authorities said Wednesday. Officials said they were working quickly to determine what the cocaine was...
Police seized some P200,000 worth of marijuana from two persons during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Mojon, Malolos, Bulacan on Friday, Jan. 28. Col. Rommel J. Ochave, acting Bulacan police director, said operatives of the Special Drug Enforcement Unit (SDEU) apprehended alleged marijuana...
If elected president, aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will allow members of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to go to the country, but only as tourists and not as investigators. "Papayagan ko sila dito pero magturista lang sila," Marcos Jr. said Tuesday night in a one-on-one...
Presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said he will continue the war against drugs if he is elected to the position, but it will be more focused on bigger illegal drug traders. "We could be a narco-country if we do not do something quite effective in the next few years," Marcos said...
