New PDEA chief vows to hunt down ‘big fishes’ in the illegal drugs trade

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 07/28/2016

AS a new chief takes over its helm, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA-7) aims to get the “big fishes” in the illegal drugs trade. “I have the list of their names, and I…

Drug suspect charged, another nabbed

Izobelle T. Pulgo, Rene F. Alima 07/28/2016

AN alleged drug pusher from Barangay Guadalupe in Cebu City is now facing charges before the Regional Trial Court. Suspect Arturo Manubag was charged with two violations of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act…

DILG chief to visit Davide to discuss Capitol’s anti-drugs abuse program

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/26/2016

  Interior Secretary Mike Sueño will be meeting with Gov. Hilario Davide III and the Cebu Provincial Anti-Drugs Abuse Office (CPADAO). According to CPADAO head Carmen Durano-Meca, Sueño wanted to learn more about the provincial government’s programs…

SONA FROM THE HEART

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Carmel Loise Matus, Edison Delos Angeles, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Julit C. Jainar, Nestle L. Semilla, Victor Anthony V. Silva 07/25/2016

True to form, the campaign against illegal drugs and federalism were among the issues emphasized by President Rodrigo Duterte during his first State of the Nation Address (SONA). But what some local government executives expected the President…

Funeral homes talk of unpaid balances

07/25/2016

CONCLUSION As the body count in the war on illegal drugs rises, funeral parlor staff members see no profit in servicing the bodies of people killed in shootouts with police officers. They also could not touch the…

Barangay execs pledge aid in war on drugs

07/25/2016

ABOUT 40 barangay officials of Cebu City signed a covenant with the Police Regional Office (PRO-7) to signify their support in the campaign against illegal drugs yesterday. City Councilor and Association of Barangay Councils (ABC) president Philip…

Taliño: ‘No to vigilantes’

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 07/25/2016

Are vigilantes starting to operate in Cebu? Chief Supt. Noli Taliño, director of the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7), on Monday said he received a text message from a group who volunteered to help the…

Surrenderer arrested anew for illegal drugs

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Izobelle T. Pulgo 07/22/2016

A former street cleaner, who had five weeks earlier, surrendered to the police in line with Oplan Tokhang, was caught repacking 70 grams of shabu when policemen knocked at his house again to see how he was…

Chinese drug mule charged in court

Norman V. Mendoza 07/22/2016

After a thorough evaluation by government prosecutors of the evidence against her, a criminal case for violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act or RA 9165 was filed yesterday against Liming Zhou, the suspected Chinese drug mule…

Chinese govt to extend cooperation in war on drugs

Carmel Loise Matus 07/21/2016

THE Chinese Embassy in Manila said it is willing to cooperate with the national government on the crackdown on illegal drug shipments following the arrest of a female Chinese national found carrying 11 packs of shabu inside…

Strong warning

07/20/2016

The televised meeting between President Rodrigo Duterte and Cebuano businessman Peter Lim was eerily reminiscent of the famous restaurant scene in the 1995 Michael Mann film “Heat.” In that scene, screen legend Al Pacino, who played Lt.…

Chinese national nabbed with shabu at airport

Norman V. Mendoza 07/20/2016

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—A Chinese woman was arrested by Customs police at the Mactan Cebu International Airport shortly before noon on Wednesday after she was allegedly caught bringing in four kilos of shabu. Zhou Liming, 27, was brought…

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