Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commandant Adm. Ronnie Gil Gavan and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Director General Undersecretary Moro Virgilio Lazo (middle) sign a memorandum of agreement in Quezon City on April 12, 2024 to strengthen the Philippines' defense against the entry of illegal...
DAVAO CITY – Two more drug pushers died in buy-bust operations here before dawn on Tuesday, March 26, bringing the death toll to seven since Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte declared a war on illegal drugs in this city last March 22. Police Capt. Hazel Tuazon, spokesperson for the Davao City...
DAVAO CITY – Three suspected drug pushers were gunned down in buy-bust operations here a few hours after Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte declared a war against drugs in this city on Friday, March 22. Police identified the fatalities as Larry, Jehurry Dresser, and Timoy. Larry fired at...
Senator Risa Hontiveros has filed a resolution calling on the President Marcos' administration to cooperate with the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) investigation into former president Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs. “The Philippines has historically been at the forefront of advancing...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Police arrested 13 drug personalities and illegal drugs worth P197,075 were seized in the Cordillera from November 5 to 11. The suspects were identified as Jimran Elias, 27; Roldan Elias, 36; Edgar Garino; 28; Elvis Mocate, 35; Christian Beneyat, 26;...
Fourteen drug dealers and a robber were arrested in a series of anti-crime operations by the Bulacan Philippine National Police (PNP) over the weekend. Photo from the official Facebook page of Bulacan PPO Based on the reports submitted to Col. Relly B. Arnedo, Bulacan...
Senator Risa Hontiveros has called on the Senate to conduct a thorough investigation into the case of children being allegedly sexually abused and forced into marriages by a religious cult in Surigao del Norte. In a privilege speech on Monday, September 18, Hontiveros alleged that the...
BACOLOD CITY – Police here seized 2,449.82 grams of illegal drugs worth P16,658,805.7 and arrested 166 persons in 138 operations in 100 days from April 18 to July 27. To further intensify its campaign against illegal drugs, the BCPO launched “B Aid” for the continuous conduct of...
President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has echoed the initiative of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to combat illegal drugs, which the latter highlighted during his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) last...
Senators on Wednesday, July 26, said it is not enough for the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) to dismiss from the service police generals and colonels allegedly linked to illegal drug trade. “Firing erring officials is not enough. They...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Facebook) A big win in the war against illegal drugs. That's how Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers described President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s acceptance of the resignations of the 18 senior police officers...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte continued delivering commencement speeches, asking college graduates of the Mindoro State University on Wednesday, July 19, to not allow their dreams to be hampered by negative influences, such as drugs and insurgency. Vice President and Education...
