The report of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) that it had netted around 10 kilos of illegal drugs in Allen, Northern Samar, is a testament to the intensified anti-narcotics campaign of the administration of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., Malacañang said. Communications...
The committee tasked to evaluate the courtesy resignation of more than 900 police colonels and generals convened for the first time on Monday, Feb. 13, at Camp Crame in Quezon City. Present during the meeting were Azurin, retired police general and now Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong, former...
Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Mindanao have arrested two suspected drug pushers in a buy-bust in Cotabato City on Sunday, Feb. 5. Nabbed were Allan Tito Lazaga, alias “Duduy”; and, Raul Deligencia Estrella, alias “Raul.” They were arrested in Barangay Pobliacion...
Photo Caritas Philippines FB The Caritas Philippines called on the government to allow the International Criminal Court (ICC) to resume its investigation on the anti-narcotics drive during the tenure of former President Rodrigo Duterte. The ICC investigation will "allow due process to run its...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has confiscated more than P460 million worth of illegal drugs in the entire month of January this year. In a statement, PNP chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr. said the illegal drugs were seized in more than 4,600 operations that also resulted in the arrest of 6,248...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) does not see the need for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to conduct its own investigation into the allegations of extra-judicial killings during the conduct of the government's drug war. For PNP chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr., the reason is simple: the...
If the Philippine government “has nothing to hide", then President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. should let the International Criminal Court (ICC) continue its investigation into the previous Duterte administration’s bloody war on drugs, Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas said. Permanent...
Former President Rodrigo Duterte has shrugged off the decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to proceed with the preliminary investigation of his infamous war on illegal drugs, his former spokesperson Harry Roque said. President Rodrigo Duterte (KING RODRIGUEZ/ PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO/...
Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa on Friday, January 27 expressed belief that a "third force" composed of all staunch critics of former president Rodrigo Duterte is behind the International Criminal Court's (ICC) insistence to investigate the past administration's bloody war on drugs. Dela Rosa made...
The courtesy resignation in the police force will only apply to third level officers, or from full colonel to generals, of the Philippine National Police (PNP). PNP chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr. explained that the process of assessment and evaluation by the Committee of Five, as well as its...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Friday, January 27 expressed his belief there are some people who are indeed pushing for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to pursue an investigation into the Philippines’ war on drugs during the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte. Dela Rosa...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benhur Abalos wants to meet with the 11 senior police officers who are yet to file a courtesy resignation. There are 956 full colonels and generals in the PNP and based on the latest data, 11 of them declined to submit courtesy...
