CEBU CITY – Seized illegal drugs valued at almost P300 million were destroyed here on Thursday, Feb. 13. POLICE Brig. Gen. Redrico Maranan, chief of the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas, loads a pack of shabu into a thermal facility during the destruction of seized illegal drugs on...
ILOILO CITY – Police confiscated P45-million worth of illegal drugs from 344 suspected drug pushers in Western Visayas in January. The Police Regional Office-6 said P43.2 million was suspected shabu and P1.8 million was marijuana. "These figures reflect our dedication to our campaign to...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The Police Regional Office-5 seized shabu and marijuana valued at over P17 million in the Bicol region in January. PRO-5 chief Police Brig. Gen. Andre Dizon said they confiscated P17,274,637.28 worth of illegal drugs in 119 anti-drug operations and...
Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa has slammed what he considers the resurgence of illegal drugs in the country. "Ang daming tao na nagsasabi na nagpapasalamat sila sa war on drugs dahil safe na ‘yung kanilang environment (Many people say they are grateful for the war on drugs because their...
CEBU CITY – Illegal drugs worth P13.5 million were seized in a three-day police operation in Central Visayas. The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) reported that the Jan. 27 to 29 operation resulted in the confiscation of 1.9 kilos of suspected shabu and 25 grams of marijuana. The...
TACLOBAN CITY - Suspected shabu valued at over P20 million was seized in a checkpoint in Catbalogan City, Samar on Monday, Jan. 27. Police nabbed three suspected drug couriers identified as Mark Balagot, Ace, and Manny, all from Libona, Bukidnon. They were onboard a pickup truck when they...
Authorities seize a P170 million shabu shipment at the Cebu City Pier on Jan. 23, 2025. (Photo: PCG) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) sacked the deputy commander of its station in Masbate after a P170 million “shabu” shipment slipped past port inspection and managed to reach the Cebu City Pier...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office confiscated illegal drugs worth P93.7 million from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2024. BACOLOD City Police Office The BCPO said 13,784.739 grams of shabu valued at P93,736,225.20 and 23.988 grams of marijuana worth P2,878.56 were recovered....
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Facebook) House quad-committee (quad-comm) overall chairman Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers says the proposed amendments to the 22-year-old illegal drugs law ought to be...
CEBU CITY – Illegal drugs worth close to P500 million went up in smoke in the biggest destruction of seized dangerous drugs so far in Central Visayas. Over 71 kilos of shabu, three kilos of marijuana, 55 tablets of ecstasy, and other dangerous drugs with a combined amount of P489,415,611.42 were...
To enhance the Philippine government's efforts in identifying, controlling, and neutralizing drug abuse, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) announced on Tuesday, Nov. 12, that the University of the Philippines (UP) has upgraded its Drugs of Abuse Research Laboratory (DARL). Courtesy of...
DAVAO CITY – Former President Rodrigo Duterte is open to actively participating in the House of Representatives quad-committee (quad-comm) hearing on the interconnected issues of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs), illegal drugs, and extrajudicial killings. HOUSE session hall (FB)...
