Narcolist with name of slain Los Baños mayor ‘not mine’ – Duterte

Krissy Aguilar 12/08/2020

KrissMANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday has distanced himself from the killing of Los Baños Mayor Caesar Perez, saying that the so-called narcolist that included the name of the local executive did not come from…

PNP to submit findings on ‘ninja cops’ to Duterte this week

Jeannette Andrade 03/02/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police has moved its self-imposed deadline on the adjudication of its personnel included in President Rodrigo Duterte’s narcolist. PNP spokesperson Brig. Gen. Bernard Banac said that instead of March 5, the…

Espenido may face probe for defying PNP gag order

Jeannette I. Andrade 02/20/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police may conduct an internal probe on Lt. Col. Jovie Espenido for publicly discussing his inclusion in President Rodrigo Duterte’s narcolist despite a gag order from PNP chief Gen. Archie Gamboa.…

Duterte: Espenido ‘clean,’ accusations ‘untrue’

Ador Vincent Mayor, DJ Yap - Philippine Daily Inquirer 02/15/2020

MANILA, Philippines —President Rodrigo Duterte believes that Lt. Col. Jovie Espenido is “clean” and his inclusion in the so-called narcolist is only part of “black propaganda” to derail the government’s bloody war on drugs, Malacañang said on…

DILG confirms drug war enforcer Espenido on Duterte narcolist

02/14/2020

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año confirmed on Thursday that Lt. Col. Jovie Espenido—who became controversial for his hard-hitting campaign against illegal drugs—was relieved from his post as Bacolod City police chief after he was added to President Rodrigo…

PRO-7 chief: Central Visayas cops included in narcolist may not return to region to work

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/13/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The four policemen from the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas, who are being investigated for their inclusion in the government’s narcolist, may or may not return to service in the region. However,…

Duterte wants celebrities on narcolist haled to court

Inquirer.net 04/08/2019

Instead of a “name and shame” campaign, President Duterte prefers to take legal action against celebrities allegedly involved in the illegal drug trade. File cases against them The President said he would rather not shame celebrities as…

Loot on admin raps: I’m ready to present evidence to disprove drug protector allegations

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/15/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Daanbantayan Mayor Vicente Loot is ready to face the administrative cases lodged against him, and 45 other mayors whose names were included in President Rodrigo Duterte’s so-called narcolist or public officials allegedly involved…

Out of narcolist, former Cebu City Mayor Mike Rama says: God is good

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/15/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — “God is good.” Former Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama, who is running for vice mayor in the coming May 13 midterm elections, said this after learning that his name was not included in…

Media groups call for prudence in reporting narco list

Inquirer.net 03/08/2019

MANILA, Philippines – Several media groups, in a joint statement issued Thursday,  called on journalists to exercise “utter prudence and fastidious judgment” in reporting stories about the Duterte administration’s list of public officials allegedly involved in the…

Palace: Narco list to be released next week

Inquirer.net 03/08/2019

Saying it could not allow “destroyers of society” to run local governments, Malacañang on Tuesday announced that President Rodrigo Duterte’s list of politicians allegedly involved in the illegal drug trade would be released next week. “And we’ll…

More lawmakers reject disclosure of narcolist

Inquirer.net 03/05/2019

MANILA, Philippines — More lawmakers on Monday objected to Interior Secretary Eduardo Año’s plan to publish President Rodrigo Duterte’s list of narcopoliticians ahead of midterm elections in May, saying it would not guarantee that candidates suspected of…

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