Tag: Anti-Illegal Drugs

PNP: Over P15 million worth of illegal drugs seized in 3 separate police ops; 4 nabbed

(Eagle News) — Over P15 million worth of illegal drugs were seized and four individuals arrested in three separate anti-illegal drug operations from August 13 to 14. According to the PNP, of the 15,202,828 seized overall, P7,484,828.00 of illegal drugs were seized in an operation in Toledo, Cebu on Aug. 13. The operation resulted in the arrest of Raffy Hermona, according to the PNP. P3.4-million worth of shabu, meanwhile, was seized in an operation in […]

PNP, PDEA approve unified guidelines for anti-illegal drug operations

  (Eagle News) — All anti-illegal drug operations will now be monitored by both Philippine National Police and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency immediate commanders. This, according to the PNP, was among those stated in the operational guidelines jointly approved by the two law enforcement agencies through a memorandum circular on Friday, July 9. The operational guidelines had been crafted following the fatal shootout between PNP and PDEA operatives at a mall along Commonwealth, Quezon City […]

Lagman: Robredo “being set up to fail” with designation as ICAD co-chair

(Eagle News) — Vice President Leni Robredo is “being set up to fail” with her designation as co-chair of the Inter-agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs, Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman said on Tuesday, Nov. 5. In a statement, Lagman, a partymate of Robredo, said the post was, after all, “vastly different” from the post of drug czar President Rodrigo Duterte previously offered. He said the vice president “is being thrown into a composite of an inter-agency […]

Año “ready” for any arrangement to be implemented by Duterte with VP as ICAD co-chair

PNP to “extend full assistance” to Robredo (Eagle News)–Interior Secretary Eduardo Año and the Philippine National Police on Tuesday, Nov. 5, welcomed the appointment of Vice President Leni Robredo as co-chair of the Inter-Agency commitee on anti-illegal drugs. In a statement, Año said he was “ready on whatever arrangement the President wanted to implement.” “After all, the objective remains the same, to eliminate the illegal drug problem in the country,” he said. According to the […]

Caloocan court metes out guilty verdict on policemen accused of killing Kian delos Santos

Dismisses planting of evidence cases vs them, though (Eagle News) — A Caloocan court has found the three policemen accused of killing Kian delos Santos guilty of the crime, and sentenced them to reclusion perpetua. Branch 125 Judge Rodolfo Azucena also ordered  P03 Arnel Oares, P01 Jerwin Cruz and P01 Jeremias Pereda to pay P100,000 in civil damages, P100,000 in moral damages, P45,000 in actual damages and P100,000 exemplary damages. Azucena, however, dismissed the two cases […]

Espenido reassigned to Ozamiz following Duterte directive

(Eagle News) — Chief Insp. Jovie Espenido has been officially assigned to Ozamiz City, a day after President Rodrigo Duterte gave the directive. According to the assignment order released by the Philippine National Police, Espenido will replace the chief of police of the Ozamiz police in Region 10. Espenido has been assigned in Samar since Nov. 21. In a speech at the groundbreaking of the Ozamiz Airport Modernization Project, President Duterte made the directive to reinstate […]

QC government welcomes return of PNP to the war on drugs 

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The local government of Quezon City welcomed the news that the Philippine National Police would soon be returned  to the government’s war on drugs. Quezon City Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte who also chairs the city’s Anti-Drug Abuse Advisory Council said that this will be a big help to the city’s program against illegal drugs. Watch this report by Eagle News Service reporter, Mar Gabriel:

LGU-Biñan nagsagawa ng drug tests sa mahigit 1,400 task force ng lungsod

https://youtu.be/ZCFW-cnVduA BIÑAN CITY, Laguna (Eagle News) – Sumailalim sa isinagawang drug tests ang mahigit na 1,400 na task force ng pamahalaang lungsod sa Biñan noong Sabado, July 1. Ginanap ito sa New City Hall Building, Biñan City, Laguna. Pinangunahan ng tanggapan ng punong lungsod at ng Advent Diagnostic Laboratory Testing Center ang isinagawang drug tests para sa mga kawani ng pamahalaan ng naturang siyudad. Maaga pa lang ay nagdagsaan ang mga task force ng city marshal, […]

Drug free stickers idinikit ng PNP sa mga kabahayan sa Tapaz, Capiz

TAPAZ, Capiz (Eagle News) – Nakatanggap ng “Balay Namon Drug Free Stickers” ang mga residente ng Brgy. San Nicolas, Tapaz, Capiz. Ito ay may  sa kampanya ng Philippine National Police (PNP) kontra iligal na droga. Ang nasabing mga sticker ay ikinakabit ng kapulisan sa harapang bahagi ng bahay. Nagsisilbi na rin itong paalaala at panghihikayat na ang bawat sambahayan ay dapat na maging drug free. Kasabay nito ay ang pagtuturo din sa mga residente ng mga […]

Minority bloc supports suspension of “tokhang”

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The minority bloc in the House of Representatives support the directive of Philippine National Police Chief Director General to temporarily suspend “Oplan Tokhang”. Congressman Harry Roque said that the PNP leadership should focus on the internal cleansing of the police rank-and-file while “tokhang” is suspended. https://youtu.be/dMBxn30MzHM  

Panibagong stratehiya vs illegal drugs, iminungkahi

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Kailangan na raw magpalit ng stratehiya ang gobyerno kaugnay sa laban nito sa iligal na droga. Ito’y matapos lumabas sa SWS survey na walo sa sampung pinoy ang nangangamba na maging biktima ng extra judicial killings. Giit ni Akbayan Representative Tom Villarin, mabigat na mensahe sa Pangulo ang resulta ng survey at dapat agad na ihinto ang ipinatutupad na patakaran. Para naman kay Bayan Muna Representative Carlos  Zarate, mawawalan ng […]