Sara mum on husband, brother’s alleged role in 2018 drug shipment

Luisa Cabato 08/18/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte on Saturday said she cannot comment on the 2018 shabu importation mess allegedly involving her husband, Mans Carpio and brother, Davao City 1st District Rep. Paolo “Pulong” Duterte. “Unfortunately, I cannot…

Abandoned shipment in Cebu yields nearly P1-M smuggled onions — BOC

Beatrice Pinlac 07/06/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Authorities have discovered an abandoned shipment of boxes of kimchi from China which were used to conceal nearly P1 million worth of smuggled white onions. In a report released only on Thursday, the Bureau…

BOC seizes P5.7-M ‘shabu’ hidden inside buttons

TIna Santos 02/28/2023

Drug traffickers are finding more creative ways to hide illegal substance. The Bureau of Customs (BOC) Port of Clark has seized around P5.7 million worth of methamphetamine hydrochloride, or “shabu,” concealed inside dress buttons. According to the…

CV composite team to focus on illegal drugs transport — Parilla

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 10/23/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — In order to keep up with the growing complexities of illegal drugs transport, a composite team will soon be created to study the route that is now used for the shipment of illegal…

Vegetable shipment from Northern Mindanao hampered by ECQ measures

Froilan Gallardo 04/15/2020

Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental—Different versions of the Enhanced Community Quarantine measures implemented here in the region have caused delays in vegetable shipments to Cebu and the Visayas region. Department of Agriculture 10 Regional Technical Director…

Another batch of trash from South Korea to be shipped back from MisOr

Froilan Gallardo 01/19/2020

Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental- Around 2,400 metric tons of household waste and plastic shreds will be shipped back to South Korea on Sunday, January 19, 2020. Ports collector John Simon said the garbage, loaded in…

BOC issues alert order against shipment containing four luxury vehicles from Japan

Delta Dyrecka C. Letigio 01/05/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Bureau of Customs (BOC) in Cebu has issued an alert order against four misdeclared luxury cars that were shipped from Japan and that arrived at the ports of Cebu on December 19.…

Sambag II drug haul part of magnetic lifter drug shipment?

Nestle L. Semilla and Benjie B. Talisic 12/03/2018

WHILE the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in the region (PDEA) is still investigating the source of the 3.8 kilo haul of shabu, confiscated from an apartment in Barangay Sambag II, Police Regional Director, Chief Supt. Debold Sinas…

Cuizon denies personal ties with Mans Carpio

Ador Vincent Mayol 09/07/2017

The chief of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board in Central Visayas (LTFRB-7) was left dumbfounded when he was mentioned by Senator Antonio Trillanes IV during the hearing on the P6.4 billion worth of shabu shipment…

China urged to probe P6.4B shabu shipment

Inquirer.net 08/29/2017

The government of China should take seriously the investigation on the P6.4 billion worth of illegal drugs shipped to the Philippines from their country, Senator Richard Gordon said on Tuesday. “China should take this seriously. They must…

No “hurdles” on Kenneth Dong probe

Nestle L. Semilla 08/11/2017

DESPITE having friends in government offices, Chinese businessman Kenneth Dong will be investigated thoroughly, according to the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7). Chief Supt. Jose Mario Espino, PRO-7 director, said the investigation conducted against Dong…

BIR to file tax evasion case vs. owner of seized Mighty

Victor Anthony V. Silva 03/08/2017

Justice chief Aguirre explains why he let Mighty owner walk free The Bureau of Internal Revenue in Central Visayas (BIR-13) is trying to identify the owner of boxes of Mighty cigarettes with fake tax stamps found in…

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