Ex-President Duterte: Verdict on De Lima ‘must be accepted’ but acquittal ‘flawed’

Faith Argosino - @inquirerdotnet 05/14/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Former President Rodrigo Duterte said Saturday that the court’s decision on the drug case of his nemesis Leila de Lima “must be accepted no matter how one disagrees with it.” But he also asserted…

Cebu legal luminaries Paredes, Barcenas believe De Lima’s acquittal long overdue

Wenilyn Sabalo 05/12/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – “Long overdue and justice denied.” This was how retired Judge Meinrado Paredes and veteran lawyer Democrito Barcenas described the development in the drug cases against former Sen. Leila de Lima. “6 years of…

FDA warns vs fake versions of popular medicines

Donna Z. Pazzibugan 05/08/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Counterfeit versions of some popular over-the-counter pain relievers and flu medicines are circulating in the market, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported. The FDA issued advisories on May 4 through its website warning…

Grade 11 student busted in Valenzuela City drug sting; over P2 million ‘shabu’ seized

Faith Argosino 04/26/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Authorities arrested a 20-year-old senior high school student on Tuesday for allegedly possessing more than P2 million worth of suspected crystal meth or “shabu,” the Northern Police District (NPD) said. It also identified the…

Trisikad driver caught with P7.5M shabu during Talisay drug bust

Paul Lauro 04/08/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A trisikad driver was caught with an estimated P7.5 million worth of suspected shabu during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Bulacao, Talisay City in southern Cebu at past 1 a.m. today, April 8.…

‘Bodegera’ nabbed in Lapu-Lapu drug bust charged

Futch Anthony Inso 03/20/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu City police have already filed charges against an alleged “bodegera” and an alleged “delivery woman” of illegal drugs, who was arrested during a last week’s buy-bust operation in Sitio Shooting Star, Barangay…

Lapu-Lapu drug bust: ‘P5,000 delivery job’ lands 23-year-old woman in jail

Futch Anthony Inso 03/16/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — A 23-year-old woman would have to spend a long time in jail for a “P5,000 delivery job” involving more than P14 million worth of illegal drugs. This was after she was caught with…

Informant tells House panel: 30%-70% of seized ‘shabu’ return to streets

Gabriel Pabico Lalu - Reporter / @GabrielLaluINQ 03/14/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Around 30 percent to 70 percent of “shabu” or crystal meth that authorities had seized during anti-drug operations go back to the streets, an informant told the House committee on dangerous drugs according to…

PDEA: Some tipsters prefer drugs as reward, not money

Julie Aurelio 02/22/2023

Some informants of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) prefer to be rewarded in kind—specifically a cut of the illegal drugs that were seized based on their tip—instead of in cash, PDEA Director General Virgilio Moro Lazo…

PDEA-7 : Seaport, airport interdiction teams’ drug haul makes up bulk of P176M shabu seized since Jan. 1

Pegeen Maisie Sararana 02/18/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The drug haul of seaport and airport interdiction teams, which were composed of members of different law enforcement agencies, made up the bulk of the P176 million worth of illegal drugs confiscated in…

P1.8M shabu seized by Lapu cops in weeklong operations

Futch Anthony Inso 02/14/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Lapu-Lapu City Police Office (LCPO) seized P1.8 million worth of alleged shabu in its weeklong operation last week. This was confirmed by Police Colonel Elmer Lim, chief of LCPO. Lim said that…

Police : Illegal drug charges readied against 2 men caught with more than P1M ‘shabu’ in Lapu-Lapu

Futch Anthony Inso 02/13/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Illegal drug charges are being readied against two men who were caught with more than P1 million worth of suspected shabu in Lapu-Lapu City in two separate buy-bust operations in a span of…

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