P13.4-M ‘kush’ seized at NAIA; passenger arrested

Ferdinand Patinio 06/05/2026

MANILA – A Filipino passenger arriving from Bangkok, Thailand, was apprehended at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 on Thursday after authorities discovered suspected marijuana concealed in his checked-in baggage. According to initial information from the…

US eases access to marijuana for medical use

Agence France-Presse 04/25/2026

The US government on Thursday made it easier for Americans to use cannabis for medical reasons by reclassifying the drug and enabling more research into its safety and efficacy. Marijuana is now described as having moderate to…

Dried marijuana, THC-laced e-cigarettes seized in Consolacion buy-bust

Lyle Andales 01/30/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Packs of dried marijuana and dozens of e-cigarettes containing tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) were seized by anti-drug operatives during a buy-bust operation in Consolacion, Cebu, on Thursday evening, January 29. Operatives of the Philippine Drug…

Marijuana hidden in ‘Labubu’ toys worth P807,000 seized by BOC

Ferdinand Patinio - Philippine News Agency 11/27/2025

MANILA, Philippines – The Bureau of Customs (BOC), through the Port of Clark, has intercepted 538 grams of high-grade marijuana or “kush” with an estimated value of P807,000. In a statement on Wednesday, Customs Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno said…

Cebu City buy-bust: Liquid marijuana, kush worth P890K seized in Brgy. Hipodromo

Lyle Andales 10/18/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Authorities confiscated liquid marijuana and marijuana kush worth at least P890,000 during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Hipodromo, Cebu City early on Saturday morning, October 18. The operation, carried out past 2 a.m.,…

Nadia Montenegro resigns from office of Sen. Robin Padilla

Maila Ager 08/18/2025

MANILA, Philippines — Former actress Nadia Montenegro has resigned from the office of  Sen. Robin Padilla, his office announced on Monday. “Today, we received the written explanation and letter of resignation of Ms. Nadia Montenegro. Her resignation…

Nadia Montenegro on leave amid marijuana use probe

Mary Joy Salcedo 08/17/2025

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Robin Padilla has asked actress Nadia Montenegro to take a leave of absence from her duties in his staff after she was accused of smoking marijuana inside the Senate premises. Padilla’s chief of…

Certain Nadia Montenegro: Senate marijuana incident report named her

Maila Ager - Reporter / @MAgerINQ INQUIRER.net 08/15/2025

MANILA, Philippines — An incident report on alleged use of marijuana inside the Senate building in Pasay City has named a certain “Nadia Montenegro.” Victor Patelo, a Senate security personnel stationed on the 5th floor, was approached…

Illegal drugs worth P284M destroyed by PDEA-7

Emmariel Ares 02/14/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — More than P284 million worth of shabu and marijuana were destroyed by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA-7) on Thursday, February 13. The several packs of drug evidence were seized…

Marijuana to be downgraded in dangerous drugs list? PDEA, DBB open to idea

Charie Abarca 11/20/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) are open to downgrading marijuana by one level from the list of the world’s most dangerous drugs, Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa…

PRO-7 warns against use of marijuana-flavored vapes

Mark Bandolon 03/23/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) has issued a stern warning against the use and proliferation of marijuana-flavored vape products. Police Lieutenant Colonel Gerard Ace Pelare, the PRO-7 spokesperson, said that…

PDEA-7: No marijuana-flavored vapes in Central Visayas

Emmariel Ares 03/21/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – No marijuana-flavored vapes have been monitored so far in Central Visayas, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in the region, said. This was according to Intelligence Agent IlI Jonar V. Cuayzon, chief of the…

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