(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police on Tuesday released mugshots of Ozamiz Vice Mayor Nova Princess Parojinog and her brother Reynaldo Jr., who are facing cases for violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act.
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Customs chief Faeldon faces calls to resign for alleged incompetence
(Eagle News) — Customs commissioner Nicanor Faeldon faced mounting calls to resign from his post after congressmen accused him and his men of incompetence for allowing the shipment of more than P6 billion worth of drugs in the country and for bungling what could have been a strong case against suspected drug personalities responsible for the shipment. “You should all resign,” a fuming Rep. Ace Barbers, chair of the committee on dangerous drugs of the […]
President Duterte renews gov’t resolve in fight vs drugs; says fight will be “unrelenting”
(Eagle News Service) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday renewed the government’s campaign against illegal drugs, noting that the country’s economy will not surge without peace and order. “That is why I have resolved that no matter how long it takes, the fight against illegal drugs will continue because that is the root cause of so much evil and so much suffering,” he said in his second State of the Nation Address. According to Duterte, […]
2 arestado sa Laguna dahil sa paggawa, pagbenta ng mga candy na may halong marijuana
SAN PEDRO, Laguna (Eagle News) — Arestado ang dalawang lalaki na umano’y gumagawa ng mga candy na may halong marijuana at ibinebenta sa mga paaralan at unibersidad sa San Pedro City, Laguna, kamakailan. Kinilala ang mga suspek na sina Bobby Albert Bobcock, 32, isang Filipino-American, at Jan Allen Ledesma, 23. Naaresto ang mga suspek sa isang raid na isinagawa ng mga otoridad sa isang maliit na apartment sa Park Spring Village, Brgy. San Antonio. […]
Cop who led raiding team vs drug suspects in Leyte in 2016, reinstated
(Eagle News) — The police official who led a raid against drug suspects in a Leyte jail in 2016 but who faced criminal charges after they were killed during the operation has been reinstated. Philippine National Police chief Director General Ronald Dela Rosa confirmed in a radio interview that Supt. Marvin Marcos was “back to full duty status.” This means, he said, that he could be “utilized again by the PNP for whatever assignment na […]
Opioid maker fined $35M over shipments that fed addiction crisis
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – Drug manufacturer Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals was fined $35 million Tuesday for supplying and not reporting suspicious massive orders of its highly addictive oxycodone, helping to fuel the United States addiction crisis. The Justice Department said the company agreed to pay the amount to settle allegations that it did not meet obligations to report to the Drug Enforcement Administration suspect orders from pharmacies in Florida and elsewhere. Mallinckrodt, which manufactures drugs in […]
Police now probing killings of 3 persons of interest in Bulacan massacre
(Eagle News) — The police are now investigating the killings of three persons of interest in the murder of five members of a family in San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan. “I just would like to remind them that we are a government of laws,” Senior Supt. Romeo Caramat Jr. Bulacan provincial director, said in a radio interview in explaining the need for the probe into the deaths of Anthony Garcia Rose, alias Tony; Roosevelt Merano Sorema, […]
Third “person of interest” in Bulacan massacre found dead
(Eagle News) — Another person of interest in the killing of five members of a family in Bulacan has been found dead. A radio report said alias Tony’s body was found in San Miguel, Bulacan. Alias Tony’s death comes days after other persons of interest, Roosevelt Sorima alias Ponga, and Ronaldo Pacinos alias Inggo, were killed. Pacinos’ body was found last Tuesday at Phase 7, North Ridge Subdivision in Barangay Santo Cristo, with a cardboard that read, […]
Suspek sa masaker sa Bulacan, negatibo sa drug test; mga bagong testigo lumutang
SAN JOSE DEL MONTE CITY, Bulacan (Eagle News) – Nagnegatibo sa paggamit ng iligal na droga ang suspek sa pagpatay sa isang pamilya sa San Jose del Monte City, Bulacan. Ang suspek na si Carmelino Ybañez, na isang construction worker, ay una nang umamin na siya ang pumaslang sa limang miyembro ng isang pamilya sa probinsiya. Sinabi din nito na siya ay nakagamit ng droga nang patayin niya ang mga biktimang sina Estrella Carlos, Aurora […]
Muntinlupa court junks motion to consolidate De Lima drug cases
(Eagle News) — A Muntinlupa court on Friday denied the prosecution’s request to consolidate the three drug cases Senator Leila de Lima is charged with. In a resolution, Regional Trial Court Juanita Guerrero said she found no merit in consolidating the cases lodged in her sala, Branch 204, and in Branches 205 and 206. She said the cases involve different incidents. She added that consolidating the cases would only prolong the trial. In filing the motion to consolidate […]
De Lima flip-flops; Admits signing her SC petition w/ no notary public present
(Eagle News) — Detained Senator Leila de Lima has admitted that she did not sign the petition she filed before the Supreme Court before a notary public, contrary to her earlier claim. In a memorandum submitted to the High Court, De Lima, through her lawyers, admitted that the “act of signing” her petition seeking to nullify the arrest order issued against her on February 23 “was not done face to face with the notary.” The order issued by […]
President Duterte: Pangilinan’s Juvenile Justice Welfare Act has produced “criminal minds”
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday called out Senator Francis Pangilinan for authoring the Juvenile Justice Welfare Act, and reiterated his support for programs that would instill discipline in the youth amid the prevailing lack of “sense of obedience” among Filipinos. In a speech during the Boy Scouts of the Philippines investiture rites, Duterte, who was wearing a Boy Scouts uniform, said Pangilinan’s law was the reason behind “five to six generations of people who committed crimes.” “I’m […]
