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(Eagle News)–Let Filipinos be the judge of the drug war. Senator Bong Go had this to say following criticisms from members of the opposition, including former President Noynoy Aquino and Vice President Leni Robredo of the war launched by President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration. Robredo had said the war was a failure as it failed to curb the number of drug users in the country. She was later appointed co-chair of the Inter-Agency Committee Against Illegal […]
https://youtu.be/gtHd8siAZnE (Eagle News) – A repackaging or “retooling” of the Philippine government’s current anti-illegal drugs campaign is now in the works after the meeting of Vice-President Leni Robredo with the Philippine National Police (PNP) The “tokhang” operations which had been linked negatively to drug killings will just be “retooled”, but the government’s drug war would not be stopped or removed, officials said. “Ang isa sa kanyang suggestion din is retooling on how we are going […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police and the Office of the Solicitor General submitted “rubbish reports” on the administration’s drug war, a group of lawyers said. As a result, the Center for International Law is asking the Supreme Court to order the PNP and the OSG to explain why they should not be cited in contempt, in a motion filed on Monday, Sept. 23. In its motion, Centerlaw noted that an examination of 107 of the […]
https://youtu.be/i_cNsoW2X4w (Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police said that any requests for information that they will get from international and local organizations will have to pass through proper procedure. PNP spokesperson Chief Supt. John Bulalacao stressed this, saying that policemen will also follow what President Rodrigo Duterte had said about ignoring questions from human rights probers who are biased against the government. “Anumang request ng international organizations, or maging local organizations ukol dito. […]
By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service (Eagle News) – More than 100 have been killed, while more than 10,000 have been arrested by the Philippine National Police in its anti-drug operations since December 5 last year, according to the PNP records. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that whatever deaths that came about in the current drug war were the results of legitimate police operations. “If there were unlawful deaths, such as in the […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Director General Ronald Dela Rosa said that police officers who will join drug operations or the so called “Tokhangers” will wear body cameras starting June. Dela Rosa said that the agency had set aside Php 334 million for the procurement of body cameras which would be used by members of the PNP in their anti-illegal drugs operations. The body cameras would promote transparency in police […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa said Friday he had ordered his ground commanders during Monday’s command conference to resume the anti-drug operation Oplan Tokhang this month. The police chief said he instructed the commanders to implement the “true spirit” of Tokhang, and not the corrupted one being done by some erring policemen. Tokhang—derived from the Visayan words “toktok” (knock) and “hangyo” (plead)—refers to the police officer’s practice of […]
By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Umakyat na sa siyam na drug suspek ang napapatay habang 145 ang naaresto sa ilalim ng Oplan Double Barrel Reloaded ng Philippine National Police (PNP). Sa harap nito, humihingi naman ng alternatibong solusyon ang PNP sa mga tutol sa pagpapatuloy ng war on drugs. Mula nang ilunsad ng PNP ang Oplan Double Barrel Reloaded noong Lunes (Marso 6), siyam na drug suspek ang naitala sa panibagong listahan […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police on Monday (March 6) announced the return of the government’s anti-drug campaign under the police, with “Oplan Tokhang Revisited” which has more stringent requirements for its operations. This time, only the chief of police of the station together with the barangay captain or official and a representative of the local parish will conduct the “tokhang” so as to better convince illegal drug suspects to voluntarily try drug rehabilitation. “It […]
https://youtu.be/Bkofegx3Lxc (Eagle News) — The Supreme Court has issued a writ of amparo, with a temporary protection order (TPO), to the relatives of four victims allegedly killed in “Oplan Tokhang” operations last year by the Philippine National Police in Payatas, Quezon City. In an en banc session Tuesday, January 31, the high court issued the protection order that bars respondent policemen from entering within a kilometer radius of the petitioners. The respondent police officers […]
(Eagle News) — Police excesses and crimes are not isolated incidents, according to Senator Panfilo Lacson on Thursday, when he showed CCTV footages of cops planting drugs and stealing from their victims during an actual alleged police raid. During a senate inquiry on “tokhang for ransom,” Lacson, chair of the senate committee on public order and dangerous drugs which is conducting the probe, showed video evidence against rogue cops. The video footage showed the […]
(Eagle News)– Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Director General Ronald Dela Rosa on Tuesday (September 27) assured celebrities who are in the government’s drug list that they will not be immediately put behind bars. “Kung mag-surrender sila, e ito naman usapang lalaki, kahit na identified sila na user, kung mag-surrender sila, para sa akin, they don’t deserve to be jailed. Kung mag-surrender sila, bigyan natin ng tsansang magbago yung tao,” Dela Rosa assured. “Kahit na […]
