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(Eagle News)—-The Supreme Court has tasked Associate Justice Diosdado Peralta to coordinate with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency for the list of judges linked to illegal drugs. In a statement, the SC said this would pave the way for a “formal fact-finding and administrative investigation” by the SC. “The Supreme Court, like in the past, will and shall not tolerate any illegal or corrupt activities within its ranks,” the SC said. Last week, PDEA said […]
(Eagle News)–“Not yet.” President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday, April 29, said it was not yet time to release the list containing the names of barangay officials allegedly engaged in illegal drug activities. Earlier, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency director general Aaron Aquino said it was the Palace itself that told him to release the list containing over 200 names this week. “Not yet. It is not time. I have to get back all those who want […]
(Eagle News) — Malacañang has denied it had a hand in the sudden cancellation of Chief Insp. Jovie Espenido’s reassignment to Iloilo. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said the move to cancel was done by the “leadership of the Philippine National Police following the established policies and procedures in the transfer, reassignment and designation of their personnel.” The PNP said a provincial police force should be led by a police official with the […]
(Eagle News) — Chief Insp. Jovie Espenido will no longer be reassigned to Iloilo. Chief Supt. Cesar Binag, Police Regional Office 6 director, said this in a radio interview on Saturday, after receiving what he said was an official document from the Philippine National Police higher-ups “that cancels the reassignment” of Espenido in Iloilo City. President Duterte had called Iloilo the “bedrock of drugs” in the Visayas, and had tagged its mayor, Jed Mabilog, […]
