Tag page - War on drugs

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...

Bayan Muna Representative Ferdinand Gaite assailed on Tuesday, April 27, the Ombudsman's decision to dismiss charges against the policemen who were involved in keeping 12 detainees inside a "secret cell" in Tondo, Manila in 2017. Bayan Muna Representative Ferdinand Gaite (BAYAN MUNA...

He strode past the wooden walls and tin roofs of dreary houses, decomposing trash and filth on the ground, his tactical boots sloshed through black mud and grease, as he chased after a lanky 13-year-old boy, who wore an oversized, tattered, stained gray shirt, and a pair of old brown jersey shorts....

Alyx Ayn Arumpac wins in the 12th DMZ International Documentary Film Festival IN GRAVE DANGER A scene from Aswang , the documentary on the war against drugs Despite the pandemic, Asia’s largest documentary festival, the 12th DMZ International Documentary Film Festival took place in Goyang,...