Tag: illegal drug campaign

SP Pimentel, inimbitahan ang International Human Rights Parliamentarians para makita ang kalagayan ni Sen. De Lima

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Iniimbitahan naman ni Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel ang International Parliamentary Union Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians na bumisita sa Pilipinas para personal na makita ang nakakulong na si Senador Leila De Lima. Ito’y matapos magpahayag ng pangamba ang nabanggit na komite  sa kaso laban kay De Lima. Sinabi ni Pimentel na kung kinakailangang gawing opisyal ang pag-imbita sa mga ito ay handa niya itong gawin. Handa ring […]

Duterte gov’t gets “very good” SWS satisfaction rating, as drugs war nets “excellent” marks

  (Eagle News) — The administration of President Rodrigo Duterte got a “very good” +66 net satisfaction rating in the latest survey of the Social Weather Stations (SWS) where even his illegal drugs campaign — much criticized by human rights groups and political opponents — got an “excellent” satisfaction rating of 78 percent. The results of the survey which were first published in Business World, the SWS’ media partner, showed that the over-all performance of the Duterte […]

Malacanang pushes for mandatory drug test for all gov’t employees

  (Eagle News) – To regain the trust of the public, Malacanang is pushing for mandatory drug testing for all government employees. Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella made this announcement Saturday in a government radio interview. The call was made in the midst of President Duterte’s intensified campaign against illegal drugs. So far, surprise drug tests have already been conducted by the Philippine National Police among its ranks. Abella said the proposal is a welcome development […]