MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines National Police on Monday said that it would not stop any of its officers from testifying before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in crimes against humanity cases linked to former President Rodrigo…
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — The International Criminal Court (ICC) Appeals Chamber’s denial of former President Rodrigo Duterte’s interim release has been hailed by the Union of Peoples’ Lawyers in Mindanao (UPLM) as a victory for drug…
MAY death threat na natanggap si Janus del Prado sa social media. Mukha namang hindi bothered si Janus dahil nakuha pa niyang i-post ang pagbabanta sa kanyang buhay. “Malapit kana ma Tokhang magpaka naot kana Buang! @janusdelprado.”…
If Tokhang was already a sensational word in the 1990s, I could have been considered a tokhang survivor. Tokhang is a term that blends the Visayan words “toktok (knock)” and “hangyo” (persuade) – government forces knocking on the…
CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Sangguniang Bayan of San Fernando town, 38.2 kilometers south of Cebu City, will seek the help of the National Bureau of Investigation in Central Visayas (NBI-7) to trace dummy accounts that allegedly spread a…
Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña is in favor of the plans of the Philippine National Police (PNP) to administer Oplan Tokhang on barangay officials that are on their drug watchlist. Osmeña said it is only appropriate for…
Some officials in Cebu have nothing against plans of the PNP to subject to Oplan Tokhang the alleged narcopoliticians named last Monday. But Board Member Sun Shimura said all operations should be documented to avoid forms…
Like ordinary citizens, barangay officials who are on the drugs watchlist of authorities can also be subjected to Oplan Tokhang. Saying there are no “sacred cows,” Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Oscar Albayalde on Wednesday…
The Supreme Court’s order to the PNP to submit their report on the Oplan Tokhang operations in the country came amid a successful roundup of drug suspects by the Cebu police during the Holy Week observance. About…
Interestingly enough, the resumption of Oplan Tokhang by the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Cebu and other parts of the country last Monday was preceded by two anti-drug operations that merely illustrated just how severe the drug…
This time there were no hearses carrying coffins inside and no announcements in a PA system about warning suspected drug pushers or personalities about the risk of getting killed if they would continue with their illegal activities.…
LOCAL officials in Cebu province and Cebu City welcomed the modified Oplan Tokhang as police stations nationwide started the operation on Monday. For Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III, conducting Oplan Tokhang during broad daylight with body cameras…
