More cops will be named

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 08/08/2016

MORE policemen in Central Visayas were in the drugs watch list of the Philippine National Police, the Police Regional Office (PRO-7) said yesterday. “Our own validation process continues and I’m sure there are more policemen who will…

Mike: Why me?

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 08/07/2016

Former Cebu City mayor Michael Rama recalled being roused from sleep sometime before 2 a.m. on Sunday by tearful relatives bearing a bad news: he was named by President Rodrigo Duterte as among the politicians protecting the…

Cop named by Duterte told to clear self at Crame

Jhunnex Napallacan 08/07/2016

CEBU CITY-SP02 Jomar Ybañez was securing the triathletes joining the Cobra Ironman 70.3 km in Lapu-Lapu City on Sunday when he learned that he was among those named by President Rodrigo Duterte alleged drug protectors. Still, Ybañez…

MORE CEBUANOS IN DRUG LIST

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Carmel Loise Matus, Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/06/2016

President Rodrigo Duterte did not release the names of local officials with links to the illegal drug trade as anticipated but another top anti-drug official revealed that more prominent personalities from Cebu, including politicians, are on the…

Son killed, mother nabbed in anti-drug operation in Talisay

Rene Alima 08/05/2016

A DRUG suspect was killed, while his mother was arrested in an anti-drug operation conducted by the Talisay City police last Thursday afternoon in Barangay Tangke. According to Supt. Aileen Recla of Talisay City Police Station, the…

Giving the drug war a ‘face’

Rina Jimenez-David 08/02/2016

Perhaps what so turned off PDu30 about the front-page Inquirer photo of the body of Michael Siaron cradled in the arms of his weeping widow Jennilyn Olayres, which he dismissed as “drama” during his State of the…

Osmeña and Rama agree: Vigilantism is on the rise

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Nestle L. Semilla, Rene F. Alima 08/02/2016

For every four suspected drug pushers killed in Central Visayas from July 1-31, one died in the hands of unknown assailants. With the body count of drug suspects on the rise, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña and…

New Mandue police chief vows unbiased drug campaign

Michaela Jaycel L. Dolores, Norman V. Mendoza 08/02/2016

NEWLY installed Mandaue City Police Office (MCPO) director Senior Supt. Roberto Alanas vowed to conduct anti-drug operations based on evidences gathered by the police and “not favor anyone in the fight against illegal drugs.” Alanas began his…

P50M shabu seized in Pasig

07/31/2016

Manila — Three men were arrested in Pasig City on Friday afternoon in separate buy-bust operations that yielded nearly P50 million worth of “shabu” (methamphetamine hydrochloride). In a press briefing at Camp Crame, the Eastern Police District…

Peter Lim to PDEA: Prove it

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 07/30/2016

Prove it. This was the challenge hurled by the lawyer of Cebuano businessman Peter Lim to the head of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) who claimed that his client was the same Peter Lim who was…

Escalation

07/29/2016

President Rodrigo Duterte’s vocal assurance of his administration’s commitment to follow the law in the war against illegal drugs may or may have been the go signal for the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to intensify their…

THE RISE OF VIGILANTE KILLINGS

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Nestle L. Semilla, Rene F. Alima 07/29/2016

Four suspected drug pushers are dead. Gunned down by unknown masked assailants in separate incidents in Metro Cebu, in just twenty four hours. Another person, also a suspected drug peddler, escaped a slay try, again by unknown…

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