"Insufficient and inconsistent." Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Human rights lawyer and senatorial candidate Chel Diokno slammed the review on the 52 cases of deaths during police anti-narcotics operations in the country, saying it fails to provide the real extent of...
Makabayan bloc senatorial bet Neri Colmenares on Tuesday, Oct. 19 chided Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa for seeking the presidency with the alleged main objective of shielding himself and President Rodrigo Duterte from being prosecuted before the International Criminal Court. Rep. Nery...
Presidential aspirant Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Tuesday said he is committed to protect himself and President Duterte from the International Criminal Court (ICC) should he win the presidency. Dela Rosa said he wants to protect himself, and Duterte, since both of them are co-accused for...
Police arrested two drug suspects and seized 100 grams of shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride) in a buy-bust operation in Muntinlupa City Saturday night. The anti-illegal drugs operation was conducted by the Muntinlupa police’s Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) led by Police Maj. Peter Aquino at about...
Should he win as the Philippines' next president next year, Senator Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao said Friday, October 15, that he will not block the International Criminal Court (ICC) from investigating President Duterte's infamous war on drugs. Boxing icon and Senator Manny Pacquaio shows his...
A total of P62,376,591.14 worth of confiscated dangerous drugs in Central Visayas have been destroyed in Cebu City, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said Friday, Oct. 15. PDEA photo PDEA Regional Office VII Director Levi Ortiz led the destruction of the confiscated illegal drugs on...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Monday vowed to retain President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs known as “Oplan Tokhang” should he get elected in May 2022. The former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief and who became the chief implementor of the Duterte government’s anti-illegal...
Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa said Saturday, October 9, that he is ready to face any issues that will be raised against him during the campaigns for the 2022 elections, including the extrajudicial killings (EJKs) that transpired under his helm at the Philippine National Police (PNP). Senator...
Bureau of Customs (BOC) Assistant Commissioner Vincent Maronilla bared Saturday, Oct. 9, that illegal drug traders are now using open seas to smuggle drugs, instead of just placing them inside magnetic lifters and cylinders to avoid detection. "It's called open seas smuggling. They're now doing...
Vice presidential aspirant and Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Friday, Oct. 8, that he will adopt the approach he implemented during his stint as Quezon City vice mayor to address the Philippines' problem with illegal drugs. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III (Joseph Vidal/Senate...
Malacañang has assured that the public will have access to the results of the Department of Justice's (DOJ's) ongoing investigation on the administration's bloody drug war. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Roque made the statement after the United...
The Manila Police District (MPD) announced on Tuesday, Oct. 5, the seizure of more than P5.6 million worth of shabu and the arrest of seven persons in buy-bust operations in San Miguel and Tondo districts early this week. About nine packs of shabu worth around P5 million were confiscated from...
