LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – The Police Regional Office-Cordillera seized suspected shabu and marijuana worth a total of P9.4 million in anti-illegal drug operations from February 18 to 24. Ten suspected drug pushers were arrested and seized from them were 11.04 grams of shabu with a total standard...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – Police and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency destroyed 21,700 fully grown marijuana plants valued at more than P4 million in a two-day eradication operation in the hinterlands of Ilocos Sur and La Union from February 21 to 22. AUTHORITIES discover fully...
LUBUAGAN, Kalinga – Police seized marijuana bricks worth P5 million from four suspected drug couriers in a checkpoint in Sitio Dinakan, Barangay Dangoy, Lubuagan, Kalinga, on Thursday, February 22. SUSPECTED marijuana worth P42 million was seized in Lubuagan, Kalinga, on February 22....
The arrested suspects in possession of 107 grams of marijuana leaves. (Photo from Pasay City police) Two alleged marijuana peddlers were arrested by members of the Pasay City police substation after they yielded 107 grams of dried marijuana leaves on Monday, February 19. The city police...
(Unsplash) After the approval in principle of a substitute bill legalizing the use of marijuana or cannabis for medicinal purposes, Camarines Sur 2nd Rep. LRay Villafuerte is seeking to clear up the supposed ambiguity involving drugs that contain...
QUEZON, Isabela – Suspected marijuana valued at P3.2 million was seized in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Abut here on Valentine’s Day. MARIJUANA worth P3.2 million was seized in a drug sting in Isabela. (Photo via Liezle Basa-Inigo) Three suspected drug pushers considered as...
The Department of Health (DOH) has recognized ongoing efforts towards the legalization of medical cannabis, emphasizing its differentiation from recreational marijuana use. (Pixabay) In a statement on Tuesday, Feb. 13, the DOH underlined that any initiatives regarding medical cannabis legalization...
The Philippine Medical Association (PMA) Coalition on Tuesday, Feb. 13 firmly opposed all legislative bills aimed at legalizing cannabis or marijuana if it is not for medicinal purposes as approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Photo from the Philippine Medical Association It continued...
CAMP DANGWA, Benguet – Police seized P35.6-million worth of marijuana and shabu and arrested four suspected drug pushers from February 5 to 11. The Police Regional Office-Cordillera Regional Operations Division said six grams of suspected shabu and 233,750 grams of dried...
A drug regulatory official in the country is open to allowing the medical use of marijuana in the country. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Director General Samuel Zacate said he is open to the proposal to legalize medical cannabis in the country, underscoring that "medicine is an innovation." He...
BAGABAG, Nueva Vizcaya – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency arrested three suspected drug pushers in a buy-bust operation here on Monday afternoon, February 12. MARIJUANA valued at P5.2 million was seized in a drug sting in Nueva Vizcaya. (PDEA) Suspects Mae, 52; Jenny, 52,...
(Unsplash) A joint panel in the House of Representatives has approved in principle a substitute bill that consolidated several measures aiming to legalize the use of marijuana or cannabis for medicinal purposes. The Committee on Dangerous Drugs and Committee on...
