Brig. Gen. Roderick Augustus Alba, director of the Police Regional Office 7, warned all policemen in Central Visayas that their entire unit would suffer if any of them is caught recycling confiscated illegal drugs. Alba issued the statement on Wednesday, Dec. 14, following the arrest of the head of...
Police have arrested three people who were tagged as responsible in the ambush that led to the death of two anti-illegal drug operatives in Mabalacat City, Pampanga. Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), said the three suspects were collared in a follow-up...
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Twitter owner Elon Musk (AFP) SAN FRANCISCO, United States – Twitter owner Elon Musk on Monday opened fire against Apple over its tight control of what is allowed on the App Store, saying the iPhone maker has threatened to oust his recently acquired social media platform. Musk also joined the...
The war on drugs of the past administration had its share of supporters and critics. But no matter which side one is rooting for, it couldn’t be denied that blood was shed, and a lot of people perished and lives were cut short. Whether the victims deserve their fate is not upon us to judge, but...
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) needs more manpower in order to become more effective and efficient in running after illegal drugs syndicates operating in the country, its former head said. As a multi-billion peso illegal operation, former PDEA director general Wilkins Villanueva said...
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The criminal conviction handed down by the Caloocan City court against the police officers involved in former President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody war on drugs was a “sorrowful and partial victory,” Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Thursday, November 24. “We hail as sorrowful and partial...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has welcomed the conviction of a policeman for torture and planting of evidence in connection with the deaths of Carl Angelo Arnaiz and Reynaldo De Guzman in August 2017. PNP chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr. issued the statement amid the shift of strategies in the...
A total of 26,244 barangays that were initially identified as illegal drugs affected were already cleared of drug influence, the Philippine National Police (PNP) reported on Tuesday, Nov. 22. PNP chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr. said the drug-cleared barangays represent 74.23 percent of the total of...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Some 685 children staying in a former Abu Sayyaf Group stronghold were given toys and school supplies during a gift-giving activity by a non-government organization (NGO) in Patikul, Sulu province on Sunday, Nov. 20. SOLDIERS help the children of Mount Sinumaan in Talipao, Sulu...
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Asia-Pacific leaders added their voices on Saturday to international pressure on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, issuing a summit statement saying "most" of them condemned the war. The 21 members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum issued a joint declaration...
