The Philippine National Police (PNP) is not covered by the decision of the Court Appeals to remove Leyte Rep. Vicente Veloso III from the list of the alleged politicians involved in illegal drugs activities in the country. In a statement issued on Thursday, June 10, the PNP stated that Veloso has...
A notorious supplier of illegal drugs and a Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) village leader were arrested by anti-narcotics operatives in a buy-bust operation in Pasay City on Monday night (June 7). ELEONOR ODTUHAN (PASAY CITY POLICE / MANILA BULLETIN) Police identified the suspects as Eleonor Odtuhan,...
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) awarded a total of P3,594,314.94 in cash reward on Monday, June 7, to 16 civilian informants who provided information that led to the confiscation of “voluminous’’ amounts of illegal drugs and arrest of the high-value drug personalities under its...
BATANG MAYNILA Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Last week, we handed Manila Traffic Parking Bureau (MTPB) traffic enforcer a plaque and a cash award in recognition of his dedication to duty, when he exercised maximum tolerance and did not budge as a lady motorist he accosted for a traffic violation...
President Rodrigo Duterte’s refusal to share pertinent documents related to his administration’s controversial anti-illegal drug operations for public scrutiny is not surprising and only shows that he has much to hide, opposition Senator Leila de Lima said on Friday. “He is afraid of the...
Almost P1 million worth of shabu was seized by the Eastern Police District-Drug Enforcement Unit (EPD-DEU) from a couple who are into drug peddling in Pasig City, Monday night (May 31), a belated police report released on Wednesday (June 2) showed. Maj. Darwin Guerrero, EPD-DEU chief, identified...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III and Senator Sherwin Gatchalian are now pushing a bill that would integrate a drug abuse prevention program in the curriculum of Grades 7 to 12 under the K -12 basic education system. The senators filed Senate Bill No. 2236 or the proposed Drug Abuse Prevention...
Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa has called on the Senate to expedite the passage of the bill seeking to institutionalize the anti-drug abuse councils in every local government unit (LGU) saying their role is crucial in the fight against illegal drugs. Senator Ronald 'Bato' dela Rosa speaks in...
A total of 376,380 worth of suspected shabu were confiscated from two high-value targets during a buy-bust operation conducted by members of the Pasay City Station Drug Enforcement Unit on Tuesday. Pasay City Police chief, Col. Cesar Paday-os, identified the suspects as Judith Enriquez, 56, of...
Two senators are calling for swift and impartial justice be served to the family of an 18-year old with special needs who was supposedly killed in a scuffle in Valenzuela City last May 23. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said the victim, Edwin Arnigo, a person with autism, was reportedly shot in a gun...
Two drug suspects were killed while 5 others were arrested in different buy-bust operations conducted by the Bulacan police on May 19-20. Brig. Gen. Valeriano T. De Leon, Central Luzon police regional director,had earlier instructed the members of the regional police to remain vigilant and...
For Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., the Philippines cannot afford to relax its campaign against illegal drugs like what Portugal did in 2001 due to the country's proximity to China, the region’s “smuggling center of illegal drug exports.” Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin...