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(Eagle News) — Around P2.7 million worth of shabu was seized by authorities in Pampanga, the Philippine National Police said on Wednesday, Feb. 3. The PNP said also arrested during a police operation on McArthur Highway, Barangay Tabun, Mabalacat on Tuesday was Arnel Gonzales alias Bay, 30, a tricycle driver. The PNP said he was in its database of illegal drug personalities and was known to be involved in the illegal drug trade in Mabalacat […]
CLARK FREEPORT ZONE (PIA) — President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Thursday, December 22 reiterated his all-out war against illegal drugs. “During the time of (Former) President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, I was taken in by her as a consultant on peace and security, so more or less I know the country’s situation because I was there,” Duterte shared during the Convergence of the Nanay Volunteers as Community Drugwatch. The President added that even when he was […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — In his speech at the recently-held 2016 Presidential Awards for Filipino Individuals and Organizations Overseas, President Rodrigo Duterte named three more officials who are allegedly involved in the illegal drug trade. They are former Congressman Vicente Belmonte, former Iligan City Mayor Lawrence Cruz and another Mayor named Willy Lim.
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Senator Leila De Lima called the coalition formed by the Office of the Solicitor-General, the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption and others against illegal drugs as “crazy”. She said that the declaration that she is “public enemy No. 1” as an attempt to clear the name of President Rodrigo Duterte. “I’d rather not dignify such yet another of lunacy on the part of those evil forces. They’re as unhinged […]
MANILA – Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III reiterated the government’s strong commitment to the rule of law in realizing the Duterte administration’s goal of attacking poverty and promoting a law-abiding society among Filipinos. Responding to the announcement of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) that it had deferred a vote on the reselection of the Philippines for compact development, Dominguez likewise pointed out that the Philippines had passed 13 out of the 20 country indicators in the latest MCC […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) will join forces in the war against illegal drugs. The alliance will focus on groups selling illegal drugs in central Mindanao.
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday commented on the slaying of alleged drug lord Melvin “Dragon” Odicta and his wife Miriam, saying that they were on the run because of Melvin’s illegal drug trade activities. “That is not my problem. He is wanted and he is the number one drug lord. Talagang drug lord ito,” he said. “I cannot say anything. Good or bad, wala ako kasi iyan ang pinili niya eh. He was […]
(Eagle News)– Chief presidential legal counsel Salvador Panelo insisted that the spate of killings were not done by law enforcers, but are caused by drug syndicates silencing their cohorts who could possibly reveal their identities. “Ang nakikita natin ngayon ay patayan between syndicates. Iyan ang lagi nating i-emphasize at nakakalimutan ng lahat na iyong mga nasa sindikato–unang-una nagkaka-onsehan kaya nagkakapatayan,” Panelo told reporters in a chance interview. “Pangalawa, more importantly I think because of the […]
(Eagle News)– Justice Vitaliano Aguirre II said on Wednesday that two individuals have been turned in Witness Protection Program (WPP) of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to testify on the alleged involvement of police generals in narcotics trade. “We have WPP witnesses who are witnesses against the generals,” Aguirre said. Two out of five generals are now facing administrative charges. They are National Capital Region Police Office chief Police Director Joel Pagdilao and former […]
