Royina Garma set to return to PH on Nov. 13 – Remulla

Luisa Cabato 11/12/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Former police official Royina Garma and her daughter, who are currently detained in the United States (US), are set to return to Manila on Wednesday, November 13, Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said on Tuesday.…

DOJ: Royina Garma, daughter nabbed, detained in California

Zacarian Sarao 11/12/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Former police official Royina Garma and her daughter, Angelica Garma Vilela, have been arrested and detained in San Francisco, California, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday. The DOJ issued the statement…

PNP: Garma, Leonardo to face murder raps in Barayuga slay

Jason Sigales 10/15/2024

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday confirmed that its Criminal and Detection Group (CIDG) will be filing criminal complaints against former police colonel Royina Garma and National Police Commission Commissioner Edilberto Leonardo for…

Drug war cases ‘being reopened’ following Garma’s revelations – Remulla

Faith Agrosino 10/14/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla announced on Monday that certain cases related to the drug war are “now being reopened” after retired police colonel Royina Garma testified, implicating former President Rodrigo Duterte and other government…

Lawmakers: Garma’s drug war exposé just ‘tip of the iceberg’

Jown Manalo 10/13/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Retired police colonel Royina Garma’s revelation of an alleged rewards system in the Duterte administration’s drug war is merely the “tip of the iceberg,” lawmakers said on Sunday. In a statement, Zambales 1st District…

Royina Garma apologizes for drug war shortcomings in Cebu City

Luisa Cabato 10/13/2024

MANILA, Philippines — “I am very sorry in behalf of my men na nagkamali sa inyo.” This was retired police colonel and former Cebu City police chief Royina Garma’s tearful apology to the relatives of the victims of…

Garma: Rewards of up to P1 million led to ‘narco-pol’ slays

Krixia Subingsubing, Marlon Ramos 10/13/2024

The murders of suspected “narco-politicians,” including Tanauan City Mayor Antonio Halili who was felled by a sniper’s bullet in front of city hall employees in 2018, were a result of ex-President Rodrigo Duterte’s offer to reward policemen…

Garma: ‘Davao template’ on illegal drugs applied in entire PH

Gabriel Pabico Lalu 10/12/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Retired police colonel Royina Garma confirmed that the past administration adopted a so-called “Davao template” in terms of the war against illegal drugs. Garma, during her testimony at the House of Representatives’ quad committee…

Ex-prison official: Garma behind plot to kill Chinese drug convicts

Krixia Subingsubing - INQUIRER.net 09/05/2024

MANILA, Philippines — A former prison official testified on Wednesday that one of former President Rodrigo Duterte’s trusted police officers pressured him into participating in a plot that led to the killing of three Chinese drug convicts…

9 illegal STL bet collectors arrested in Mandaue

Mary Rose Sagarino 05/22/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Nine alleged illegal bet collectors for a Small Town Lottery (STL) were arrested in Mandaue City from May 20 to 21. Police Lieutenant Colonel Mercy Villaro, the spokesperson of the Mandaue City Police…

Demolish illegal STL structures — Labella

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/11/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella wants unauthorized small-town lotteries (STL) that have encroached roads, sidewalks, and public spaces to be demolished. This is his latest order over the issues of unauthorized STLs sprouting…

Montejo to illegal STL operators: Cease operations or end up in jail

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 05/08/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Follow the law or end up in jail. This was the stern warning issued by Police Brigadier General Ronnie Montejo, the director of the Police Regional Office (PRO-7) to operators of illegal Small Town…

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