(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said the administration of the drug war would be back in the hands of the Philippine National Police if the illegal drugs proliferated again in the market. “Sabi ko, o sige (the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency) nalang. Pag magtaas nanaman, balik nanaman ang pulis. Alangan namang pabayaan ko bayan ko,” he told members of the Filipino community in Vietnam. He noted that Filipinos “never realized” the country was […]
Tag: narcopolitics
Bahay ng bise alkalde ng Maasin, Iloilo pinasok ng mga pulis
MAASIN, Iloilo (Eagle News) – Pinasok ng mga miyembro ng Iloilo Provincial Police Office ang bahay ni Maasin Iloilo Vice Mayor Francis Amboy nitong Biyernes, September 8, madaling araw. Ang search warrant ay may kaugnayan sa pagkakaroon umano ng bise alkalde ng mga hindi lisensiyadong baril. Batay sa search warrant, mayroon ang alkalde ng kalibre .45 na baril, 9 mm pistol at mga bala. Pero matapos ang isinagawang raid ay walang nakuhang baril sa bahay ng […]
President Duterte renews commitment to get rid of drugs problem in visit to Ozamiz
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte visited Ozamiz City on Thursday, a day after the Ozamiz Mayor Reynaldo Parojinog, who was believed to be engaged in illegal drug activities, was buried. In his speech before the policemen of the Misamis Provincial Police Office, Duterte reiterated his commitment to eradicate narcopolitics, which he said had taken its roots in Ozamiz with the Parojinogs. “Ang mga tao na nakatikim ng patronage nila, iiyak iyak kayo. Sumunod kayo […]
Comelec to Congress: If barangay polls will be postponed, postpone them ASAP
(Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections has asked Congress to push through with the postponement of this year’s barangay elections soonest, if indeed the polls will be postponed. “What we’re asking is, if Congress actually pushes through with (the postponement), we’re asking them to do this as soon as possible. We need at least three months,” Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said in an interview with CNN Philippines. According to Jimenez, this is because “we don’t want […]
President Duterte: “Narcopolitics is on the rise”
(Eagle News) — “Narcopolitics is on the rise.” This is according to President Rodrigo Duterte, who spoke to the media at the Davao International Airport on Sunday prior to his departure for his official visit to Myanmar, and later to Thailand. As such, Duterte said that as soon as the police finish their selection of men and women who will comprise the Drug Enforcement Group, “they should go back and operate again.” The DEG […]





