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(Eagle News) — The Palace on Monday, June 25, junked the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency’s proposal to drug-test students aged 10 years old and older. “We take the side of (Education) Secretary (Leonor) Briones invoking that in the United States, what has been upheld as being constitutional is only random testing for high school,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said. Briones had said the PDEA’s proposal would require the amendment of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act […]
By Phoebe Salvador Eagle News Service Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan urged the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) to shelve the proposed mandatory drug test for elementary students age 10 and older, as he noted that there is no law that authorizes such an action. In a statement on Monday, June 25, Pangilinan described the proposal as a “slapdash and panicky plan trained on little children.” “This proposal is an admission that the brutal government war on […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Education (DepEd) said it won’t allow elementary students or grade school pupils to go through mandatory drug testing as proposed by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). Education Secretary Leonor Briones said they are still not convinced that a 10 year-old should undergo mandatory drug testing as children’s identities would become exposed to public scrutiny. “Hindi pa kami kumbinsido na 10 years old. Kasi ang 10 years old na […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency’s proposal to conduct mandatory drug testings for teachers and Grade 4 students and up has drawn mixed reactions from senators. For Senator Panfilo Lacson, apart from the fact that the drug testing would help “the government’s prioritized efforts to curb drug addiction and trade, there is sufficient legal basis and jurisprudence in the conduct of random drug testing among junior and high school students.” […]
Ni Richard Dela Cruz Eagle News Correspondent CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental (Eagle News) – Tumanggap ng Commendation Award si PNP Regional Director Gen. Timoteo Pacleb mula kay PDEA Regional Director Wilkins Villanueva sa isinagawang 16th PDEA Anniversary Celebration nitong Martes, Hunyo 12. Kinilala at pinahalagahan ng PDEA ang mahusay na pamumuno ni Pacleb sa kampanya kontra iligal na droga. Isa na rito ay ang ginawa nitong pagbuwag sa mga pinaniniwalaang tropa ng Kuratong […]
By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service Four people, including a Metropolitan Manila Development Authority constable and two sacked law enforcers, were arrested in separate operations after they allegedly kidnapped a Chinese national and robbed him of his sport utility vehicle and several vans in two instances. Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde identified the suspects as dismissed policeman Mark Anthony Roque, sacked Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency agent Arnold Camayang, Alvin Jay Roque of the MMDA, […]
By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service Three people, including two minors, are now in police custody after they attempted to sell marijuana from Kalinga to clients in Metro Manila, on Wednesday, June 6, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency said. The suspects were identified as Arden Kenneth Ledesma and the two minors, alias Gerald and alias Jomar. A media report said one of the suspects squealed about the operation to someone, which prompted the authorities to set […]
(Eagle News) — Tutuparin ng Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) ang layunin nitong tuluyan nang mawala ang iligal na droga sa taong 2022 bilang pagtalima sa utos ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Sinabi ni PDEA Director General Aaron Aquino, apat na lalawigan pa lamang ang idineklara ng PDEA na ‘drug cleared,’ kasama rito ang Batanes, Biliran, Bohol at Southern Leyte. Ipinangako naman ni Aquino, bagaman mahihirapan ay tiniyak nya sa publiko na mayroon silang plano upang […]
(Eagle News) The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Tuesday, May 22, turned over two shipments of methamphetamine hydrochloride (shabu) and party drug “ecstasy” to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). The two drug shipments allegedly came from California, United States. They were seized last month at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). One of the drug shipments was discovered on April 23 inside a pillow. The pillow contained 344.50 grams of drugs addressed to a […]
(Eagle News) — Almost all of the 115 reelectionists who were on the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency’s narco-list won in the recently concluded barangay elections. The figure given by Interior Undersecretary Martin Diño in a radio interview over dzbb on Saturday, May 19, was higher than the 60 officials on the narco-list who won in the same elections, according to PDEA. He said these officials would be closely monitored by the Department of the Interior […]
(Eagle News) — Animnapung opisyal ng barangay na kabilang sa narcolist ang nanalo sa katatapos na barangay elections. Ayon kay Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Director General Aaron Aquino, mula sa 207 barangay officials na umano’y sangkot sa iligal na droga, 36 na kapitan ng barangay at 24 na kagawad ang nanalo sa May 14 barangay elections. Partial pa lamang aniya ito at hindi pa nakukumpleto sa Region 5 at Caraga. Sabi ni Aquino, ang […]
(Eagle News) — Matapos ang isinagawang barangay at Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections, inihahanda na ng Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) ang kasong isasampa sa 207 barangay officials na kasama sa narco-list. Ayon kay PDEA Director General Aaron Aquino, hindi palalagpasin ng ahensya ang sinumang kandidatong kabilang sa nasabing listahan nanalo man o natalo. Sa naging resulta ng eleksyon, 26 na kapitan ng barangay at 15 na kagawad ang nanalo na kabilang sa narco list. Dagdag […]
