BACOLOD CITY -- A drug pusher who once surrendered and even underwent rehabilitation during the heat of the last administration’s Oplan Tokhang is back in jail. Michael Bermejo, 34, a resident of Barangay Nanca here, was arrested after the police operatives found 60 grams of shabu worth P408,000...
About P2.1 billion from the proposed 2023 national budget will be allocated to fund the operations and expansion of 23 residential drug treatment and rehabilitation centers (TRCs), according to Makati City 2nd district Rep. Luis Campos Jr. “The P2.1 billion is 18 percent, or P322 M, higher than...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Arabia on Thursday said it had executed two Pakistani nationals for smuggling heroin, the first time the death penalty had been administered for drug crimes in nearly three years, according to an AFP tally. The executions drew a rebuke from Amnesty International, which...
With the resumption of face-to-face classes and return of students on the streets, Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Rodolfo Azurin Jr. was reminded by a House leader to not let President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. down when it comes to the war on illegal drugs and peace and order in...
CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – Police arrested 61 persons in anti-illegal gambling operations conducted in Central Luzon over the weekend. Several illegal gambling paraphernalia, including bet money, were seized. Aurora police apprehended six persons while playing card games. Four...
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-Fisheries Protection Law Enforcement Group (FPLEG)-Eastern Seaboard and the Naval Intelligence and Security Unit (NISU-32) of the Philippine Navy (PN) apprehended Friday, Aug. 19, two fishing vessels using the illegal Modified Danish Seine (MDS)...
NUEVA VIZCAYA -- A drug den was dismantled and four drug personalities were arrested on Saturday, Aug. 20, by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and Philippine National Police (PNP) operatives in Solano town in this province. Photo from PDEA/ PNP The suspects were identified as Jomear...
BACOLOD CITY - An alleged drug personality was gunned down by an unidentified man at Purok Sigay, Barangay 2 here Saturday, Aug. 20. An alleged drug personality was gunned down by an unidentified man in Barangay 2, Bacolod City Saturday. (Photo courtesy of Police Station 2) Police identified the...
Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan “Toots” Ople on Friday, August 19, raised concern about the illegal trafficking of migrant workers outside the country, making overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) more vulnerable to abuse and danger. OFWs at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - A chairman of the Sangguniang Kabataan in Manukan Municipality, Zamboanga del Norte was arrested by authorities during a drug buy bust operation on Wednesday, Aug. 17. P/Maj. Shellamie Chang, Police Regional Office-9 Public Information Officer, identified the suspect as Mark...
TACLOBAN CITY – About 200 grams of shabu worth P1.3 million were seized as authorities dismantled a drug den in Barangay 21-A here on Thursday, Aug. 18. Photo by Tacloban PNP Rey March Macawile alias Verna Macawile, the alleged drug den maintainer, was arrested in the buy-bust operation jointly...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – An overnight anti-illegal drug operation of the Police Regional Office-Cordillera has resulted in the arrest of three alleged drug personalities in Baguio and Benguet on Monday, Aug. 15. Photo via Zaldy Comanda Cordillera regional director Brigadier General Mafelino...
