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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has given the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency the lead role in anti-illegal drug operations in the country, essentially stripping the Philippine National Police and others of their authority to conduct the same. In a two-page memorandum, President Duterte said the PNP, the National Bureau of Investigation, the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the Bureau of Customs, the Philippine Postal Office “and all other agencies or any and all ad-hoc […]
(Eagle News) — Former Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon on Monday filed an ethics complaint against Senator Antonio Trillanes IV. “Idol pa naman kita,” Faeldon, who is detained at the Office of the Senate Sergeant at Arms after his surrender following being cited in contempt, said in a brief press conference. Faeldon was cited in contempt by the Senate for his refusal to attend Senate blue ribbon committee hearings on the P6.4-billion drug shipment that slipped […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency has filed criminal charges against former Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon and several others over the P6.4-billion drug shipment that slipped through Customs via express lanes in May. PDEA filed charges for violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act, particularly for conspiracy to import illegal drugs and for protecting or coddling drug traffickers against Faeldon and others from the BOC —BOC directors Milo Maestrecampo and Neil Anthony Estrella; intelligence officers […]
(Eagle News) — Former Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon formally filed on Monday an ethics complaint against Senator Panfilo Lacson, who accused him of receiving a P100-million “pasalubong” when he was the newly installed Customs chief. Faeldon, who has been detained at the Office of the Sergeant at Arms since his surrender days ago after being cited in contempt by the Senate for his refusal to attend subsequent Senate blue ribbon committee hearings into the P6.4-billion […]
(Eagle News) — Former Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon will “definitely” go to the Senate on Monday, but will not attend the Senate blue ribbon committee hearing slated on that day. “Hindi ako aattend (sa hearing). Pwede nila ako buhatin..I will submit myself to them para ikulong nalang nila ako,” he said. Faeldon, however, was not arrested, even as Senate blue ribbon committee chair Richard Gordon said this would be the case if the former […]
(Eagle News) — Former Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon was again a no-show in Thursday’s Senate blue ribbon committee, citing what he said was the need to “protect (his) rights.” In a letter sent to the committee headed by Senator Richard Gordon, Faeldon said he would answer allegations if charges were filed against him before a “competent court.” Faeldon noted that his decision to absent himself was “not an act of defiance,” noting that he attended […]
(Eagle News) — Former Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon and the Davao councilor being tagged in illegal activities in the Customs department were no-shows in Tuesday’s Senate blue ribbon committee hearing on the P6.4-billion drug shipment that entered the country via Customs express lanes. The hearing is the fifth being held by the committee on the drug shipment, and comes right after Senator Panfilo Lacson accused Faeldon of receiving a P150-million “pasalubong” when he took the […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Director Isidro Lapeña to head the Customs bureau. “If somebody is appointed in the position, meaning to say, automatic na ‘yun, umalis ka. But Faeldon, in fairness to him, tried to resign thrice,” Duterte said, referring to Customs chief Nicanor Faeldon. Faeldon is under fire after a P6.4-billion drug shipment entered the country via Customs express lanes. Lawmakers looking into the matter have […]
TAYUG, Pangasinan (Eagle News) – Muling nagsagawa ng unannounced drug testing sa mga reformist sa Tayug, Pangasinan bilang bahagi ng ng kanilang community-based rehabilitation program. Ang drug testing ay isa sa mga requirement sa ilalim ng rehabilitation program ng mga reformist upang maialis ang kanilang mga pangalan sa watchlist. Mayroon namang nairekomenda ang Philippine National Police-Tayug na 30 reformist sa Pangasinan Provincial Office at Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency para sa delisting. Ito ay naghihintay na lang […]
CAMP Aguinaldo, Quezon City (Eagle News) — Siyamnapu’t dalawang (92) tauhan ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) ang sinibak sa serbisyo matapos na magpositibo sa iligal na droga. Ayon sa Department of National Defense (DND), may kabuuang 32,795 na AFP personnel ang sumailalim sa drug testing simula nang maupo sa puwesto si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Ito ay pagtugon sa kampanya ng Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) at Philippine National Police (PNP) sa anti-illegal drugs operations. […]
QUEZON CITY, Oct. 19 – The presence of drug addicts in the neighborhood instills fear among a vast majority of Filipinos nationwide. Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Director General Isidro S. Lapeña said this based on the Second Quarter Social Weather Survey (SWS) conducted from June 24-27, 2016. The survey, used face-to-face interview of 1,200 adult respondents (18 years old and above) throughout the country, 300 each in Metro Manila, Balance Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. “According to the survey, a record-high 82 percent […]
DAVAO CITY (Eagle News) – Tinanggap ni Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte ang hamon ni Senator Antonio Trillanes IV na sumailalim sila sa comprehensive drug test matapos nitong ihayag na may isang Senator umano ang gumagamit ng cocaine. Inaayos na lamang umano ni Duterte ang kaniyang schedules upang maisagawa ito. Mungkahi ng Bise Mayor, hindi lamang dapat aniya si Trillanes kundi maging lahat ng Senador umano ay gawin din ito bilang pag-suporta na rin sa anti-illegal drugs campaign […]
