An ally of President Duterte in the House of Representatives gave the outgoing leader a grade of 8 out of ten, but said that it would have easily been higher had the former served longer than six years. Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Barbers (left) and President Rodrigo Duterte...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Monday, June 27 disclosed she has been discharged from the Manila Doctors Hospital and now feels “generally fine” after undergoing a major surgery. The outgoing detained lawmaker, likewise, thanked the supporters and friends who prayed for her health and her...
VIENNA, Austria -- The war in Ukraine could allow illegal drug production to flourish, while the opium market's future hinges on the fate of crisis-wracked Afghanistan, the United Nations warned Monday. Previous experience from the Middle East and Southeast Asia suggests conflict zones can act as a...
BAGUIO CITY -- Six drug personalities including two high value targets and four street level individuals were arrested while taking part in a pot session inside a lodging inn on Magsaysay Avenue on Friday night, June 24. Photo via Zaldy Comanda The raid was conducted by joint elements from Baguio...
PHILIPPINE Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Western Visayas Director Alex Tablate (center) leads the thermal destruction of P96-million illegal drugs at the Acropolis Gardens in Barangay Bata, Bacolod City Friday, June 24. (Glazyl Masculino) BACOLOD CITY – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Friday, June 24 said the fight against illegal drugs must continue despite the imminent end of the Duterte administration. Go made the call as he personally led the second day of relief distribution for indigent residents in the province of Davao Oriental, this...
A total of P89.79 billion worth of prohibited drugs were seized by government's anti-narcotics agencies since the start of the Duterte administration, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said. In the Real Numbers data released on June 21, PDEA said the amount includes P77.01 billion worth...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- Police operatives seized over P1-million worth of shabu after they implemented a search and seizure warrant against a businessman in Purok-9, North Poblacion, Maramag town in Bukidnon on Sunday night, June 19. The Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit of the Bukidnon Police...
CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – Police arrested nine alleged illegal drug traders, one of them listed as a high value individual (HVI), in separate buy-bust operations on Friday and Saturday. Photo from Pampanga PNP Police Regional Office Region 3 (PRO3) reported the arrest of Arnel...
President Duterte reiterated his appeal to the next administration to sustain the momentum of his government's infamous anti-illegal drugs campaign to protect the people from the threat of the narcotics trade. President Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte said this as he led the groundbreaking of...
ILOILO CITY – A drug dealer who had previously spent 10 years in prison was arrested in a buy-bust operation on Tuesday night in Pototan town in Iloilo. Cops arrest Ryan Ace Pendon Jallorina, a high-valued drug personality in Iloilo province. (RPDEU-6) The raiders found at least P2.3-million...
Detained opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Tuesday, June 14 slammed drug lord Herbert Colanggo for claiming he is being pressured to stop from testifying by her camp, saying all of his recent statements is “part of his stellar performance to grab the limelight from his fellow convicts as the...
