Breaking News, Latest Philippines Headlines, World, Entertainment, Politics, Weather & Video News
(Eagle News) — Authorities have seized P81.6 million worth of shabu in Mandaue City, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency said on Sunday, Aug. 16. In a statement, PDEA said the 12 kilograms of shabu were discovered from the regional headquarters of a courier company in the city around 3 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 15. “During the course of the K9 paneling and sweeping of cargoes, the PDEA K9 showed indicators that the three black boxes […]
(Eagle News)–The Customs bureau has seized P4.5 million worth of shabu hidden in chocolate wafer cans in a warehouse. In a statement, the BOC said the 640 grams of illegal drugs were discovered on July 22 in a shipment from Las Vegas, Nevada that was consigned to a Hagonoy, Bulacan resident. The shipment–which had been declared as presents–was sitting in the Ninoy Aquino International Airport warehouse waiting to be claimed. According to the bureau, Customs […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, July 27, renewed his call for the passage of a death penalty law. The President in particular called for a law that revived the death penalty via lethal injection for crimes committed under the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act. President Duterte noted afterwards, however, that there was not as much applause at the Batasang Pambansa after he made the call. “I suppose they are not interested,” he said, […]
Consignee arrested (Eagle News)–The Customs bureau has seized kush and drug paraphernalia at the port of Clark recently, leading to the arrest of the consignee. The bureau said the shipment that arrived from Germany on June 25 was said to contain gifts, letters and photos, but upon physical examination, yielded 4.5 grams of the illegal drug, 82 rolling papers, one used smoking pipe, one red herb grinder, among others. The consignee, who was not identified, […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Customs has seized P3.1 million worth of high-grade marijuana, the BOC said on Monday, June 22. In a statement, the BOC said its personnel assigned at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport discovered the kush in a parcel sent via the Central Mail Exchange Center. Authorities have intensified their profiling of parcels and cargoes arriving via air in view of what they said was the concealment of illegal drugs in […]
(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Customs has seized P1.1 million worth of illegal drugs from the Port of Clark. In a statement, the BOC said the 966 grams of marijuana were discovered after a physical examination of the shipment declared as “art-work fine” on June 9. The shipment, which had come from the US, was subjected to a strict profiling of documents and x-ray examination, and to K9 sniffing which indicated the presence of illegal drugs. […]
(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Customs has seized around P9 million worth of illegal drugs from a warehouse in Pasay City. According to the BOC, the 5025 ecstasy tablets were found by Customs personnel assigned at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in a DHL warehouse, and were concealed in a paper shredder shipped from the United Kingdom and consigned to an individual in Pasig. Customs personnel made the discovery while conducting a documents check and physical […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police on Sunday, June 14, reported seizing P8.39-billion worth of illegal drugs in nine days. In a statement, the PNP said the illegal drugs were confiscated following successful buy-bust operations by the National Capital Region Police Office on June 12, which led to the confiscation of P18.25 million worth of shabu in Caloocan City, Navotas City and Marikina City; by the Police Regional Office 6 on June 12 and 13, with […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police is submitting its results on its probe into Lt. Col. Jovie Espenido and other policemen implicated in illegal drugs on March 7. PNP spokesperson Brigadier General Bernard Banac said the regional adjudication board has submitted its report to the national adjudication board “so that we can beat the deadline” for submission to President Rodrigo Duterte. Espenido, who led the raid on the properties of former Ozamiz Mayor Reynaldo Parojinog Sr., […]
(Eagle News)–Lt. Col. Jovie Espenido is not yet off the hook even if President Rodrigo Duterte vouched for him. This is according to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, who issued the remark on Monday, Feb. 17, after President Rodrigo Duterte said the police official was “clean.” “Kung papakitaan siya ng mga bagong ebidensya na nagpapakitang involved siya eh di ibang usapan ‘yun,” Panelo said. Interior Secretary has confirmed Espenido was among those being probed for drug […]
(Eagle News)–Kerwin Espinosa is facing new charges over the illegal drug trading in Eastern Visayas. The charges filed against several others were recently filed by the National Bureau of Investigation-Task Force Against Illegal Drugs before the Department of Justice. Espinosa was particularly charged for violation of Section 5 of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act or for the illegal sale, trading, administration, dispensation, delivery, distribution and transportation of dangerous drugs. The same charges were filed against […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday, Nov. 30, joined Filipinos in commemorating the 156th birth anniversary of Philippine revolutionary hero Andres Bonifacio as he challenged Filipinos to take a stand against corruption, criminality, terrorism and illegal drugs. In his Bonifacio Day message, the President said that this day is an “auspicious occasion to reflect” on Bonifacio’s legacy of “awakening the Filipino consciousness to fight for our freedom and build an entire nation.” He […]
