Former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa has denied ordering Police Col. Jovie Espenido to kill illegal drug users in Albuera, Leyte. Dela Rosa pointed this out in an ambush interview, saying he sees nothing wrong with telling Espenido put a...
TACLOBAN CITY – Four sacks and two boxes of suspected dangerous drugs were found by two fishermen on the sea of Barangay Santa Monica, Oras, Eastern Samar on Sunday, August 18. SUSPECTED dangerous drugs were found in the sea of Oras, Eastern Samar on Sunday, August 18. The two fishermen...
More than ₱200,000 worth of illegal drugs was seized by the Taytay Police Station following a buy-bust operation in Taytay, Rizal early Monday, August 12. The office of Rizal Police Provincial Office Director Col. Felipe Maraggun said the suspect, alias Adonis, 53, was arrested by operatives...
Senators on Monday, August 12 welcomed the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) new approach to the country’s anti-illegal drugs campaign which is now focused on demolishing drug supply chains than targeting street-level pushers and users. “I agree and support this new strategy,”...
A jail guard of the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City has been dismissed from the service after his arrest during an illegal drugs buy-bust operation conducted by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Parañaque City. Dismissed by Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director...
Over P7 million worth of illegal drugs were seized by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) at the Central Mail Exchange Center in Pasay City. The BOC NAIA, together with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the NAIA Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group (NAIA-IADITG), intercepted on July 26...
BACOLOD CITY – Police seized suspected shabu and marijuana worth P20.3 million in Negros Occidental from January to June. POLICE seized P136,000 worth of suspected shabu from a 35-year-old suspected drug pusher in a buy-bust operation in Barangay 13, Victorias City, Negros Occidental on...
CAMP DANGWA, Benguet – Police seized suspected shabu and marijuana valued at P35 million in the Cordillera region from July 19 to 25. The Police Regional Office-Cordillera Regional Operations Division said 25 anti-illegal drug operations were conducted in Apayao, Baguio City, Benguet, and...
"Malicious." This was how Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin reacted to the video supposedly showing President Marcos using illegal drugs which was circulating online on the day of his third State of the Nation Address (SONA). “Malicious.” This was how Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin...
By MARIE TONETTE MARTICIO TACLOBAN CITY – Suspected shabu worth over P57 million was recovered by two farmers in Barangay San Roque, San Isidro, Northern Samar on July 14. The farmers found the contraband in two white transparent plastic bags in an abandoned and dilapidated hut near their...
Michael Yang, a Chinese businessman and an ex- economic adviser of former President Rodrigo Duterte (Zoom screenshot) The House Committee on Dangerous Drugs on Wednesday, July 10, cited Chinese businessman Michael Yang, a former economic adviser of...
CAMP Olivas, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – Police seized shabu and marijuana valued at over P5.9 million in Central Luzon from July 1 to 7. Police Regional Office-3 Director Police Brig. Gen. Jose S. Hidalgo Jr. said 243 suspected drug pushers and 851.30 grams of shabu and 1,037.70 grams...
