Jollibee Foods Corp., the Philippine dining giant that has aggressively expanded its international footprint, has agreed to acquire South Korea’s Shabu All Day for 125.86 billion won (₱5.1 billion) as it seeks to capitalize on the rapid growth of the global hot pot market. JFC announced on...
ILOILO CITY—Police seized suspected shabu worth P39.4 million in Western Visayas from Feb. 1 to 15. Police Regional Office-6 chief Police Brig. Gen. Josefino Ligan said 5.8 kilos of shabu were recovered from 86 drug suspects in 65 anti-drug operations. Thirty-four suspects were considered...
ILOILO CITY—Another barangay captain in northern Iloilo province was caught in an anti-drug operation over the weekend with nearly P1.5-million worth of suspected shabu from his possession. Authorities identified the suspect as Kap Redan of Barangay Bondulan in San Dionisio town. Recovered from...
BACOLOD CITY – A 23-year-old man was apprehended in a buy-bust operation in Purok Paraiso, Barangay Banago, this city, on Thursday, Feb. 12, becoming the fifth member of his family to be arrested for drug peddling. The City Drug Enforcement Unit (CDEU) arrested the suspect, Janjan, listed as a...
A four-month pregnant woman was arrested during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Masoc, Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya on Thursday. Seized by the police from the 20-year-old suspect were four sachets of suspected shabu weighing 15 grams and valued at P102,000, buy-bust money, cellphone, and and drug...
CEBU CITY – Instead of transporting parcels, a 43-year-old delivery boy was selling drugs in different areas in Bohol province. After weeks of surveillance, Peter John Dote was arrested in a buy-bust operation past midnight on Friday, Jan. 30, in Purok 5, Barangay Libaong, Panglao. Police seized...
CEBU CITY – Three persons were arrested and more than P8-million illegal drugs were seized in the cities of Mandaue City and Cebu City. Packs of suspected shabu valued at P8.1 million were recovered by agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas (PDEA-7) on Thursday...
Authorities seized and destroyed shabu and marijuana worth over P14 billion in 2025 in the Ilocos region. In an interview Tuesday, Police Major Divina Albino, chief of the Police Regional Office-1 information office, said they confiscated and uprooted a total of around P230-million worth of shabu...
BACOLOD CITY – A Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) councilor and two others were arrested and 105 grams of suspected shabu valued at P714,000 was seized in a buy-bust operation in Purok Sigay, Barangay 2 here on Monday, Jan. 19. Police identified the suspects as Jess, 19, SK Councilor; SK Kagawad Jov,...
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) recovered illegal drugs valued at P45.3 million in 2025, P3 million more than the P42.6 million in 2024. Police Capt. Judesses Catalogo, Negros Occidental police spokesperson, said that they confiscated 6.6 kilos of shabu...
ILOILO CITY – A barangay captain in northern Iloilo province was caught with nearly P 6.5-million worth of suspected shabu in an anti-drug operation on Wednesday. Authorities identified the suspect as Matt, captain of Barangay Poblacion Tuble in San Dionisio town. Seized from the 39-year-old...
TACLOBAN CITY – A suspected drug pusher was killed in a buy-bust operation Wednesday in Barangay Rawis, Calbayog City. Police Col. Dinvir Revita, Calbayog City police chief, identified the suspect as Popo of Barangay Looc, Calbayog City. The suspect, also a suspected gunrunner, sensed he was...
