The Philippine National Police (PNP) ordered all chiefs of police to coordinate with their respective mayors to strengthen the campaign against illegal drugs, particularly in ensuring an airtight case against those who would be arrested in police operations. This, as Department of the Interior and...
Former Senator Leila de Lima on Tuesday, July 5 said she agrees that the war against illegal drugs should continue under the Marcos administration, but this time there should be no more extrajudicial killings nor any manipulation. “Absolutely, the anti-drug campaign must be pursued relentlessly,...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos warned wardens of jails under the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) to shape up, saying surprise visits will be part of his routine within his 100 days in office. An attached agency of the...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos assured on Monday, July 4, that the renewed campaign against illegal drugs will follow due process and the rule of law. “This will be sustained in accordance with the oath I made as provided for in the...
CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – Police Regional Office (PRO)-3 director Police Brig. Gen. Matthew Baccay assured Friday, July 1, that the Central Luzon police is committed in the campaign against illegal drugs as it is one of the main achievements of the Duterte administration....
A comfortable life for all. President Duterte (Malacañang photo) This was what President Duterte vowed to give every Filipino when he took his oath as the country's 16th President in 2016. His presidency was anchored on ending illegal drugs, criminality, and corruption in three to six months....
Outgoing Senator Leila de Lima on Monday, June 27 hailed the decision of the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to seek a reopening of the investigation into the killings and other suspected human rights abuses that were commited under President Duterte’s infamous anti-illegal...
VIENNA, Austria -- The war in Ukraine could allow illegal drug production to flourish, while the opium market's future hinges on the fate of crisis-wracked Afghanistan, the United Nations warned Monday. Previous experience from the Middle East and Southeast Asia suggests conflict zones can act as a...
Malacañang said that the Duterte administration has always been transparent in its "successful" campaign against illegal drugs as it blasted a recent request for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate the alleged irregularities in the campaign anew. Communications Secretary Martin...
CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – The Police Regional Office (PRO)-3 (Central Luzon) reported Friday, June 24, that 63 policemen all over the region were either killed or wounded in the Philippine National Police (PNP) anti-illegal drug campaign dubbed “Oplan: Double Barrel” that...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Friday, June 24 said the fight against illegal drugs must continue despite the imminent end of the Duterte administration. Go made the call as he personally led the second day of relief distribution for indigent residents in the province of Davao Oriental, this...
President Duterte reiterated his appeal to the next administration to sustain the momentum of his government's infamous anti-illegal drugs campaign to protect the people from the threat of the narcotics trade. President Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte said this as he led the groundbreaking of...
