CEBU CITY – A 36-year-old man believed to be high on illegal drugs was arrested for assaulting his father inside their house in Barangay Inayawan here on Monday afternoon, Dec. 8. Police identified the suspect as Ritchie Navarro Avenido. Avenido asked for money from his father, Constantino Aduyon...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday, Nov. 18, distanced the military from allegations raised by Sen. Imee Marcos that her brother, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., is using drugs. Acting AFP spokesperson Rear Adm. Roy Vincent Trinidad said the claim of the lady lawmaker is a...
On the second day of the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) anti-corruption rally on Monday, November 17, Senator Imee Marcos took the stage and claimed her brother President Marcos, his wife, Liza and their children of having used illegal drugs. The senator, a known ally of former president Rodrigo Duterte...
TACLOBAN CITY — A 45-year-old man who was supposed to undergo mandatory rehabilitation was caught in possession of two sachets of suspected shabu during a search before he was admitted to a facility Tuesday in Dulag, Leyte. His wife said she sought a court order for her husband to undergo...
CEBU CITY – A 29-year-old man was arrested after he was caught allegedly sniffing shabu inside the toilet of the Cebu South Bus Terminal here. Bryan dela Torre del Puerto, a native of Barangay Ermita, Cebu City, was apprehended by a patrolling security guard using shabu past noon Thursday, July...
CEBU CITY – A man believed to be high on illegal drugs hacked and killed his father in their home in Barangay Sudlon 1 here. Police said the incident happened on Friday night, July 11, but it was just last Sunday, July 13, that the suspect identified as Jojo Overnario was arrested. The suspect...
CEBU CITY – A 21-year-old man who was believed to be high on illegal drugs was arrested after he allegedly sexually harassed his female neighbor in Barangay Bacayan here. The incident happened around 3:30 a.m. on Monday, June 23. Police investigation showed that the complainant was sleeping in...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (left), former president Rodrigo Duterte (BBM Media Bureau, Malacañang phioto) A doctor-congressman said it's a good thing that former president Rodrigo Duterte has come out to clarify that he never branded his...
Presidential Adviser on Poverty Alleviation Larry Gadon came to the defense of President Marcos, saying the latter is not addicted to illegal drugs but is addicted to working and to his love for the Philippines. Photo from Larry Gadon/Facebook Gadon said this after former president Rodrigo Duterte...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed a bill seeking to ensure gainful employment for rehabilitated drug users and grant incentives to companies who hire them. Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada (Senate PRIB Photo) In filing...
The Illegal drug trade will continue in the country as long as there are people addicted to them, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Director General Wilkins Villanueva said on Wednesday night, Mar. 2. Villanueva made the comment when pressed why illegal drugs from foreign distributors...
