LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The Police Regional Office-5 seized shabu and marijuana valued at over P17 million in the Bicol region in January. PRO-5 chief Police Brig. Gen. Andre Dizon said they confiscated P17,274,637.28 worth of illegal drugs in 119 anti-drug operations and...
Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa has slammed what he considers the resurgence of illegal drugs in the country. "Ang daming tao na nagsasabi na nagpapasalamat sila sa war on drugs dahil safe na ‘yung kanilang environment (Many people say they are grateful for the war on drugs because their...
CEBU CITY – Illegal drugs worth P13.5 million were seized in a three-day police operation in Central Visayas. The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) reported that the Jan. 27 to 29 operation resulted in the confiscation of 1.9 kilos of suspected shabu and 25 grams of marijuana. The...
Two high-value individuals (HVIs) on illegal drugs were arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Mayamot, Antipolo City on Tuesday, Jan. 28, the Rizal Police Provincial Office (Rizal PPO) said. Rizal PPO director Col. Felipe Maraggun identified the suspects as "Ry" and "Urqia." Ry is a resident...
The arrested suspects. A drug suspect, tagged as a high-value individual (HVI) for his illegal drug activities, and his cohort were nabbed in a buy-bust operation conducted by the Pasig City Police in Barangay Pinagbuhatan, Pasig City on Sunday, Jan. 26, the Eastern Police District (EPD) said. The...
TACLOBAN CITY - Suspected shabu valued at over P20 million was seized in a checkpoint in Catbalogan City, Samar on Monday, Jan. 27. Police nabbed three suspected drug couriers identified as Mark Balagot, Ace, and Manny, all from Libona, Bukidnon. They were onboard a pickup truck when they...
Authorities seize a P170 million shabu shipment at the Cebu City Pier on Jan. 23, 2025. (Photo: PCG) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) sacked the deputy commander of its station in Masbate after a P170 million “shabu” shipment slipped past port inspection and managed to reach the Cebu City Pier...
Militant lawmakers from the Makabayan bloc are pushing the government to rejoin the International Criminal Court (ICC) even as they welcomed the Department of Justice (DOJ)'s readiness to cooperate with the United Nations (UN)-backed body to investigate extrajudicial killings (EJKs) during the...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office confiscated illegal drugs worth P93.7 million from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2024. BACOLOD City Police Office The BCPO said 13,784.739 grams of shabu valued at P93,736,225.20 and 23.988 grams of marijuana worth P2,878.56 were recovered....
Antipolo City 2nd district Rep. Romeo Acop (Facebook) Antipolo City 2nd district Rep. Romeo Acop castigated Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa and former chief presidential legal counsel Salvador Panelo for claiming that the House...
Antipolo City 2nd district Rep. Romeo Acop (left); former president Rodrigo Duterte (Facebook) Perhaps Antipolo City 2nd district Rep. Romeo Acop summed it up best for the House quad-committee (quad-comm) when he said, "Tayo ay nabudol (We were...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa underscored the need to update the 11-year-old Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act (Republic Act No. 10591) in a bid to “further advocate responsible gun ownership and ensure the government’s right to regulate the same". Sen. Ronald...
