Robredo is ‘being set up to fail,’ Lagman warns

Pathricia Ann Roxas - Inquirer.net 11/05/2019

MANILA, Philippines —Vice President Leni Robredo “is being set up to fail” with her appointment as co-chairperson of the Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs (ICAD), opposition lawmaker and Albay 1st District Rep. Edcel Lagman warned Tuesday. In…

Robredo: Why let me lead drug war if there’s no problem?

Gabriel Pabico Lalu - INQUIRER.net 10/30/2019

MANILA, Philippines – Vice President Leni Robredo fired back at critics on Tuesday, asking why President Rodrigo Duterte was willing to let her lead his drug war if the campaign had really been successful. Robredo said this…

Lagman: Duterte washing hands of his ‘failed, brutal’ drug war

Pathricia Ann Roxas - Inquirer.net 10/29/2019

MANILA, Philippines —  President Rodrigo Duterte seems to be washing his hands of his “failed, brutal” drug war when he dared Vice President Leonor “Leni” Robredo to run the administration’s campaign against illegal drugs for six months.…

De Lima: Duterte admin should now admit it ‘miserably failed’ in drug war

Christia Marie Ramos - INQUIRER.net 10/21/2019

MANILA, Philippines — The Duterte administration should admit that it has “miserably failed” in stopping the scourge of illegal drugs in the country, Senator Leila de Lima said as she echoed the call of an international rights…

Drug war still credible despite ‘ninja cops’ controversy – Palace

Krissy Aguilar - INQUIRER.net 10/08/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang downplayed Tuesday any possible impact of the “ninja cops”  controversy to the credibility of the Duterte administration’s war against illegal drugs. “Hindi naman (Not really),” Palace spokesperson and chief presidential legal counsel Salvador…

A mother’s lament on Duterte’s drug war: ‘Only those in slippers are killed’

Consuelo Marquez - INQUIRER.net 09/14/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Death came swiftly for 21-year-old John Jezreel David in the hands of policemen in Manila but the family’s quest for justice is moving ever so slowly two years after. “We do not lose hope.…

PNP: Only 253 cops face raps in 6,600 drug slays

DJ Yap - Philippine Daily Inquirer 09/14/2019

MANILA — A majority of police officers involved in operations that killed more than 6,000 suspects in President Duterte’s war on drugs since 2016 have not been criminally charged, the Philippine National Police told House members on…

Husband-and-wife tandem caught peddling drugs

Benjie B. Talisic 01/05/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines – Regret came too late for this couple. “Ulahi na ang pagbasol.” These were the words uttered by Basilio Baclaan, 52, as he was handcuffed along with his wife, Virginia Morga, 46, just…

Tanods undergo drug test

Delta Dyrecka C. Letigio USJ-R Journalism Intern 09/24/2018

At least 900 barangay tanods from 49 barangays in Cebu City underwent a surprise drug test at the Cebu City Hall this morning (September 24). The drug test was conducted after the distribution of their honoraria. According…

Duterte defends drug war before Israeli businessmen

Inquirer.net 09/05/2018

JERUSALEM – President Rodrigo Duterte vigorously defended his brutal war on drugs before Israeli businessmen, telling them that he values the “sanctity of life” even though critics brand him as a murderer. ”They said the criminals are…

Lacson urges Duterte: Leave ‘drug war’ to cops; focus on economy

Inquirer 09/02/2018

Senator Panfilo Lacson on Saturday urged President Rodrigo Duterte to leave his administration’s drive against illegal drugs to the Philippine National Police (PNP) and focus instead on the economy amid soaring inflation rate and other fiscal issues…

Lacson urges Duterte: Leave ‘drug war’ to cops

Inquirer.net 09/01/2018

Senator Panfilo Lacson on Saturday urged President Rodrigo Duterte to leave his administration’s drive against illegal drugs to the Philippine National Police (PNP) and focus instead on the economy amid soaring inflation rate and other fiscal issues…

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