HVT killed in Talisay City buy-bust, common-law wife arrested

Alven Marie A. Timtim 07/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Welmer Mahilum was asked by the police to surrender and undergo rehabilitation during the implementation of the government’s “Oplan Tokhang” campaign in 2018, but he never did. Instead, he continued to sell illegal…

PNP launches ‘Oplan Tokhang’ vs motorists with ‘wang-wang’

Inquirer.net 05/04/2018

MOTORISTS fond of using “wang-wang” (flashers and sirens) in their vehicles may soon be the subject of “Oplan Tokhang” as the Philippine National Police Highway Patrol Group (PNP-HPG) launched yesterday a stricter campaign against such devices. The…

Oplan Tokhang’ may target barangay officials on narco list

Inquirer.net 05/02/2018

Barangay officials included the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency’s (PDEA) list of those allegedly involved in illegal drugs may soon be the subject of ‘Oplan Tokhang,’ a police official said Wednesday. “The directive of the national headquarters will…

Companies which violate labor laws will be subjected to Oplan Tokhang

Intern 04/23/2018

AFTER drug peddlers and users, it is now the turn of companies and business establishments who violate labor laws to be subjected to Oplan Tokhang, the dreaded state-sponsored anti-drugs campaign which resulted in thousands of deaths. But…

Oplan Tokhang to resume Monday

Benjie B. Talisic, Morexette B. Erram 01/25/2018

Police Senior Superintindent Julian Entoma, chief of the Regional Operations and Plans Division of the Police Regional Office Central Visayas (PRO-7) confirms the reimplementation of Oplan Tokhang on Monday next week, January 29. Following the orders of…

Mechanic arrested for allegedly selling shabu

Agnes B. Alpuerto 08/13/2017

A 45-YEAR old mechanic was arrested for allegedly selling shabu in Tuburan town on Friday. Wilfredo Agner was apprehended during a buy-bust operation in Barangay 5 in the town. Police Supt. Marlu Conag, acting chief of Tuburan…

Drug busts yield past Tokhang surrenderers

Nestle L. Semilla, Rene Alima 04/27/2017

YOUNG and old, the illegal drugs trade continues to lure people into its fold — even those who had vowed in a pledge to the Duterte government to never again do drugs. A string of operations conducted…

Barili police arrest TokHang surrenderer, buyer

04/20/2017

A suspected drug dealer, who surrendered to the police under Oplan Tokhang, was arrested together with a client in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Gunting, Barili, south of Cebu on Wednesday afternoon. Javen Fernandez Carreon, 35, married,…

2 ‘evasive’ drug suspects arrested in Mandaue

Norman V. Mendoza 03/18/2017

Two drug suspects who ignored the Mandaue City Police Office’s “Oplan Tokhang” campaign were finally arrested on Friday. Ernie Claros, 36, was arrested in a buy-bust operation by elements of the Canduman Police Station in his residence…

PRO-7: No priests, no problem

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Inna Mejia 03/15/2017

The Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) won’t require priests to join their Oplan Tokhang visits or any anti-drug field operations in the region. “I have no problem with that. Anyway, asking priests to accompany us…

No priests, no problem – Taliño

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 03/15/2017

Chief Supt. Noli Taliño, director of the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7), said he respects the decision of Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma not to let priests in the archdiocese to join the Oplan Tokhang or…

Palma prohibits priests from joining Tokhang

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 03/14/2017

Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma ordered all priests in the archdiocese not to join the Oplan Tokhang or any anti-illegal drugs operations of the police. In yesterday’s press conference, the 66-year-old prelate said taking part in police operations…

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