ILOILO CITY—The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) destroyed more than P136-million worth of illegal drugs from Western Visayas region. PDEA-6 Regional Director Ralph Rommel Torres led the ceremonial destruction on Thursday, Sept. 18, at the Iloilo City landfill. Bulk of the drugs...
BUTUAN CITY – An estimated 10,269.28 board feet of confiscated lumber and logs were repurposed into school chairs to help fill the gap in the southern part of Agusan del Sur province. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Bunawan Community Environment and Natural Resources...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities seized several high-powered firearms in an island barangay here on Thursday, Sept. 11. Confiscated were two M14 rifles, one M203 grenade launcher, and one Garand rifle. They were abandoned by an unidentified man who reportedly escaped after sensing the arrival of the...
In a major crackdown on illegal online gambling, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), through the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC), apprehended seven suspects allegedly running unauthorized gambling operations in Quezon City and Batasan. CICC,...
Pointing out how “some neighbors” have been “stealing” the Philippines’ marine resources, a United States official said that the Trump administration is expected to tap Filipino fishermen as the “first line” in monitoring illegal fishing in the contested South China Sea. Principal...
The Bacolod City Council is clarifying the legal status and addressing various regulatory compliance and enforcement on Small Town Lottery (STL) operations in the city. Councilor Dindo Ramos authored a resolution designating the entire city council as a committee of the whole to facilitate a...
CAMP COL. RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – The Police Regional Office-13 reported on Wednesday, Sept. 3, the arrest of 83 individuals for illegal gambling in the Caraga region from Aug. 1 to Sept. 2. The PRO-13 Regional Operations Division (ROD) said 41 were arrested in Surigao provinces, 32 in...
BUTUAN CITY – Nineteen individuals were arrested on Monday in Agusan del Sur for violations of Republic Act 7942 or the Philippine Mining Act of 1995. The suspects, all residents of Davao de Oro province, were caught transporting 76 sacks of illegally mined mineral ores on board three separate...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Two men were arrested while their companion escaped during an operation against illegal firearms and drugs in Purok 4, Barangay Boheyakan, Lamitan City, Basilan province, on Thursday, Aug. 28. The operation was based on a search warrant targeting Jovie delos Santos for violation...
BACOLOD CITY – "I will not vacate my position." Thus said Bacolod City Water District (Baciwa) General Manager Mona Dia Jardin after she was removed by the Baciwa Board due to alleged “loss of confidence.” Jardin said the move was done without due process, and called the resolution illegal,...
The Philippine National Police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) on Friday, Aug. 15, raided an alleged illegal gaming hub in Barangay San Lorenzo, Makati City, resulting in the arrest of seven individuals, including five foreigners. According to the PNP-CIDG on Aug. 18, the...
TACLOBAN CITY – A fisherman recovered 5.4 kilograms of suspected floating cocaine in the sea of Hernani, Eastern Samar, on Thursday, Aug. 14. The 52-year-old fisherman discovered the contraband while fishing before noon. He turned over the item to the Hernani Municipal Police Station. Six blocks...
