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But adds it is “always ready” to go to Taiwan to get him so he can face cases vs him By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service Philippine National Police spokesperson John Bulalacao said it “may take time” before Ricardo “Ardot” Parojinog is deported to the Philippines so he can face the charges against him. In a press conference on Thursday, May 24, Bulalacao said this was because Parojinog also committed violations in Taiwan, which means […]
(Eagle News) — Ozamiz City Councilor Ricardo “Ardot” Parojinog has been arrested. Chief Supt. John Bulalacao, Philippine National Police spokesperson, said the younger brother of Ozamiz City Mayor Reynaldo Parojinog Sr., who, along with 15 others, was killed in a police operation in his house that yielded drugs and a cache of high-powered firearms last year, was arrested by Taiwan authorities after he tried to enter the country with illegal documents. The younger Parojinog had been […]
By Earlo Bringas Eagle News Service Authorities arrested a woman in a buy-bust operation in Rizal on Tuesday, May 22, seizing over P600,000 worth of suspected shabu from her. The police identified the suspect arrested on C6 Road, Lupang Arenda in Barangay Sta. Ana, Taytay as Marlyn Villanueva, 46. “Itong babae dati nang naaresto sa Pasig in 2003, but after six years ay nadismiss din kaso niya, pero muling bumalik siya sa kaniyang pagtutulak at ginagamit siya […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Customs on Tuesday, May 22, seized two shipments of shabu worth P11.87 million in separate instances in the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña said both packages came from California in the United States, and had fake consignees and delivery addresses. The first package, he said, was seized on April 23, and was sent by one Audio Schit. He said it contained 344.50 grams of suspected shabu and […]
(Eagle News)–The Office of the Solicitor General has asked the Supreme Court for a 60-day extension for the government to comply with the High Court’s ordered submission of documents pertaining to the war on drugs. The OSG made the request to extend the deadline from April 26, 2018 to June 25, 2018, even if it submitted over 20 case folders in compliance with the SC April 3 directive. The directive stemmed from the two petitions filed before […]
By Juvy Barraca Eagle News Service SAN QUINTIN, Pangasinan (Eagle News) – With the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections just around the corner, police in San Quintin have thought of a way to further ensure that voters cast their ballots wisely: They displayed tarpaulins containing the names of candidates who underwent a drug test so far and those who did not. Based on police records, of the 701 candidates for posts in the barangay and […]
(Eagle News) — Nasa 600 karagdagang barangay officials pa ang maaaring sampahan ng kaso ng Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). Dahil umano ito sa kabiguang tumulong sa war on drugs ng gobyerno kahit na mayroon silang na-organisang Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Councils o BADAC. Ayon kay Interior Undersecretary Martin Diño, ang mga nasabing opisyal ng barangay ay nakapag-organisa na ng BADAC ngunit hindi naman ito functional. Ang listahan aniya ng mga opisyal ng […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nakaka-apekto umano ang kawalang aksyon ng ilang opisyal ng barangay na magtayo ng Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Council (BADAC) sa itinakdang deadline ng gobyerno para makamit ang drug-free Philippines. Target ng gobyerno na pagsapit ng 2022 ay maging drug-free na ang Pilipinas. Ayon kay Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Director General Aaron Aquino, ang BADAC ay may layuning makatulong sa war on drugs ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Pero may ilang […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of the Interior and Local Government on Monday, April 30, formally filed charges against barangay officials who allegedly failed to set up the Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Council in their areas of jurisdiction, as required by the law. Interior Undersecretary Martin Diño and Assistant Secretary Ricojudge Janver Echiverri filed the administrative complaints before the Ombudsman against the chairs of Barangays 471, 477, 482, 659-A, and 690 in Manila. The filing came on […]
Narco-list not a “hit list,” PDEA chief assures (Eagle News)—The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency on Monday, April 30, said charges would be filed against barangay officials allegedly engaged in illegal drug activities “in a week or two.” PDEA Chief Aaron Aquino made the statement as he assured the public that the list was not a “hit list.” “We want to be legitimate in our operations, we want our operations to be transparent,” he said. Aquino […]
(Eagle News)–Over 70 barangay officials will be charged before the Office of the Ombudsman next week. Interior Undersecretary for Barangay Affairs Martin Diño said in a radio interview that these barangay chairs would face administrative complaints for their failure to submit a Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Council report. “Nasa batas yan limang taon na ang nakalilipas, dapat ginawa na nila yan,” Diño said. He said a list of barangay officials who did not organize the council […]
(Eagle News)–Resigned Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre listed down his accomplishments before leaving office on Tuesday, April 10. In his last flag-raising ceremony as justice secretary, Aguirrre said “in less than two years,” the Department of Justice has achieved: “1. The grant of the long-requested and long sought 30-day Forfeitable Wellness Leave to prosecutors; 2. The procurement and distribution of one (1) brand new laptop each per prosecutor; 3. The groundbreaking of the DOJ Academy and […]
