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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte expressed sadness over the shootout between members of the Philippine National Police and agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Quezon City on Wednesday, Feb. 24. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the President also expressed concern over the incident, which left two policemen dead. A media report said a third fatality was seen being taken out supposedly from a PDEA van. “Ang in-assure niya, gaya ng nangyari sa Sulu, […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police has filed criminal charges against ten individuals allegedly behind the ambush of five Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency agents in Lanao del Sur. PNP Chief Oscar Albayalde did not identify the suspects in a radio interview on Wednesday, Oct. 10, but said they were members of a drug trafficking group. Albayalde said the PDEA had conducted a successful anti-drug campaign in the area. “Mukhang retaliation po yung nangyari,” Albayalde […]
(Eagle News) — Most of the newly-hired 126 agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) will be deployed in the country’s various seaports to monitor these and prevent any entry of illegal drugs into the country. PDEA Director General Aaron Aquino said 110 will be deployed to monitor the country’s 13 key seaports and 1,200 private seaports nationwide. They will be closely scrutinizing cargoes entering the country, and will also sit beside X-ray […]
