Authorities destroyed P5.32 billion worth of illegal drugs and other substances at the Integrated Waste Management, Inc. in Trece Martires City on Tuesday, May 20.The activity was led by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA).Present during the event were PDEA Director General...
CAVITE – A man and his cohort who were initially reported to be carrying a bladed weapon were also found to be in possession of suspected shabu on Monday, March 10, in Imus City.A report from the Police Regional Office 4A said the Imus Component City Police Station (CCPS) received a report from a...
President Marcos has named Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) undersecretary Oscar Valenzuela as the new chairman of the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB), the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) announced.New Dangerous Drugs Board chairman Oscar Valenzuela (PNP/Facebook)The PCO...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa underscored the need to update the 11-year-old Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act (Republic Act No. 10591) in a bid to “further advocate responsible gun ownership and ensure the government’s right to regulate the same".Sen. Ronald “Bato”...
There's a high chance that former President Rodrigo Duterte would attend the Senate's brewing investigation into his administration's drug war.This was according to Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa who said in a phone interview on Wednesday, Oct. 16, that he would invite Duterte and his former...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Monday, September 16 urged the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to release the P126-million worth of mandatory contribution remittances of various government agencies for the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB). Dela Rosa said the DBM is practically...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (left), President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Facebook) By ELLSON QUISMORIOSurigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers is hoping that President Marcos would certify as urgent the measure seeking...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Rep. Barbers’ Facebook) Five Chinese realty traders, including suspected drug lord Willie Ong, were cited in contempt by a House of Representatives panel after they continued to snub the ongoing hearing...
Senator Pia Cayetano on Friday, June 7 expressed her alarm over the recent seizure of a parcel containing millions worth of assorted disposable vapes infused with cannabis at the Port of Clark in Pampanga. This, after Bureau of Customs (BoC) officials seized P4-million worth of “kush” and...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri called out the former Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agent who according to him, spouted what appears to be "hearsay evidence" during a Senate panel hearing.Zubiri mentioned this in a press conference on Tuesday, May 7, after monitoring the...
Actress Maricel Soriano admitted that she formerly owned the condominium unit which was the subject of a supposed anti-illegal drug operation back in 2012 by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). (Photo from the Office of Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa)She disclosed this on Tuesday,...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. reiterated on Tuesday, April 30, that there were no irregularities during the multi-billion peso drug bust conducted by authorities in Alitagtag, Batangas.In a presentation during the hearing of the...