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(Eagle News)– Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Director General Isidro Lapeña confirmed on Tuesday that the agency and Philippine National Police confiscated P5.44 billion worth of dangerous drugs in just two months of Duterte administration. This figure was significantly higher than the P3.85 billion worth of illegal substances seized in the first six months of 2016. Lapeña said more than a ton of shabu had been barred from the market after the surrender of 673,978 […]
(Eagle News)– Marine Col. Edgard Arevalo told reporters on Tuesday that at least 12 government troopers were injured in series of encounters with the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in Sulu. “Mayroon tayong 12 wounded. Kung tutuusin hindi lang eksaktong 12 ang wounded sa atin because hindi lahat ‘yun nadadala sa hospital,” Arevalo explained. “Yung ibang kasamahan nating sundalo they opt to stay on the frontline especially if they feel na (even with) ‘yung wound nila, […]
(Eagle News)– Both chambers of Congress, the Senate and House of Representatives, have agreed to move the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections to 2017. The new date agreed for the polls is October 23, 2017. Majority Floor Leader Rodolfo Fariñas said in a caucus at the House of Representatives that they will file a bill postponing the elections to next year. The Senate will file their own bill as well.
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — In an exclusive interview with Agila Balita Alas Dose, retired General Ricardo de Leon, President of the Philippine Public Safety College discussed the training of police personnel as well as the full support of the PPSC on the Duterte administration’s fight against illegal drugs.
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police (PNP) will bring their Oplan Tokhang to call centers and condominium buildings in its effort to eradicate the illegal drug menace. The PNP Eastern Police District said it would already conduct an information drive in the call centers and condominium buildings under their jurisdiction. According to EPD Deputy Chief for Operations, Senior Superintendent Edwin de Ocampo, they received information from arrested drug pushers that most […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte blamed the Aquino administration for the alarming illegal drug situation of the country, departing from his previous pronouncement during his State of the Nation Address that he would not dwell on the mistakes of the past administration. But on Tuesday, President Duterte said that he was only able to find out how widespread the illegal drug problem is after taking the presidency. He added that the […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Police Regional Office released the results of the autopsy examination of the Odicta couple. According to the police regional office’s medico-legal officer, Dr. Qwen Lebaquin, suspected Iloilo drug lord Melvin Odicta received four gunshot wounds during the fatal ambush on the couple at the Caticlan Jetty Port. The doctor said that a bullet also hit Meriam Odicta’s spine, instantly killing her.
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Interior and Local Government Secretary Mike Sueno said that slain couple Melvin and Meriam Odicta held a list of those involved in the illegal drug trade in Iloilo. Sueno said that since the list included private persons who were not under his jurisdiction, he advised the Odicta couple to bring the information to the Philippine National Police – Crime Investigation and Detection Group. Sueno hinted that the fatal ambush […]
(Eagle News)– Aklan police are still looking for witnesses in Monday’s shooting of alleged drug lord Melvin Odicta and wife Meriam. According to Region 6 Police Director Chief Supt. Jose Gentiles, the Special Investigation Task Group is pursuing the witnesses of the crime. The gunman used a cal .45 pistol based on evidences retrieved at the crime scene. A ballistics test would be conducted to the suspects’ firearms to determine if one of them did the […]
(Eagle News)– An updated data provided by the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday showed that there are fewer drug users/pushers who surrendered under Oplan Tokhang than earlier reports. From 673, 978 (August 23) surrenderees, this number was reduced to 626,556 (August 30). 585,473 were drug users while 41,083 were pushers. According to PNP spokesperson Senior Superintendent Dionardo Carlos, the previous figure was higher due to errors in inputting the data by regional offices. “Yung validation […]
(Eagle News)– Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay said on Tuesday that the Philippines wants to assemble a provisional agreement with China on fishing rights before President Rodrigo Duterte’s trip to Beijing by the end of this year. Yasay told lawmakers on Tuesday that China should agree with the provisional agreement on fishing rights until the two disputing countries are able to come up with a solution. “We are even thinking about the possibility in the […]
(Eagle News)– Foreign affairs secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. announced on Tuesday the suspension of issuing hajj passports due to the incident of 177 Indonesians who used Philippine passports but intercepted by immigration personnel on August 19. Yasay also expressed his willingness to end the issuance of hajj passports since there are proposals in Congress to extend the validity of passports from five years to ten years. “I have issued an order for the immediate suspension […]
