Duterte to US on scrapped arms deal: Is that all?
President Duterte has belittled the decision of the US State Department to call off the sale of 26,000 assault rifles to the Philippine National Police, saying the Philippines could just turn to Russia...
View ArticleCHR: UN probe of drug killings set early 2017
With at least 4,700 people killed in the government's anti-drug war, two multi-lateral organizations are coming to the Philippines to investigate the spate of summary executions and the deaths of drug...
View Article3rd shabu lab found in Pampanga; 3 Chinese sought by cops
Policemen in Pampanga and Bulacan are after three Chinese nationals suspected of operating a laboratory and warehouse of shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride), which was discovered in Apalit, Pampanga,...
View ArticleTrump jokes to Duterte: Give me tips on dealing with SOB
President Duterte on Wednesday night claimed the next leader of the world’s only remaining superpower has become the newest supporter of his brutal war on drugs. Duterte said US president-elect Donald...
View ArticlePlight of Filipino convicts in Cambodia may not be on Duterte agenda
There are nine Filipinos who are serving sentences in Cambodia for involvement in drug trafficking, but their plight might not be on President Rodrigo Duterte’s agenda when he meets with Prime Minister...
View ArticleDuterte, Cambodian PM unlikely to discuss drug trafficking case of 9 Filipinos
President Rodrigo Duterte will unlikely raise the case of nine Filipinos detained in Cambodia for drug trafficking, a Philippine envoy said on Tuesday.
View ArticleJapan interested in Trump-Duterte phone conversation
The Japanese government wanted to pick President Duterte’s mind about his recent telephone conversation with US President-elect Donald Trump, according to a Japanese official who met with the...
View ArticleDuterte slams US as ‘land of hypocrisy,’ says PH to survive sans US aid
President Duterte on Monday continued his verbal tirades against the United States, calling it a “land of hypocrisy” for its sharp criticisms of his merciless war on drugs. Addressing a group of...
View ArticleDuterte slams US, Catholic Church for not helping in war vs drugs
President Duterte on Tuesday said the US and the Catholic Church were only good at criticizing him but have actually never helped in so far as the war on drugs was concerned. Duterte said the US was...
View ArticleChinese linked to Marcelino in drugs hopes ‘truth will come out’
I want the truth to come out. This was the statement of Yan Yi Shuo, the 34-year-old Chinese who was previously arrested with Lt. Col. Ferdinand Marcelino on Jan. 21, 2016 for possessing P380 million...
View ArticleDuterte tells US, China, Russia: Don’t meddle in ASEAN affairs
President Duterte urged the United States, China, Russia and other dialogue-partners of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) not to meddle in the affairs of the regional bloc as the...
View ArticlePope Francis tells Dureza he will bless Duterte
Pope Francis has given a blessing for President Duterte, peace adviser Jesus Dureza said on Wednesday. Dureza met the Pope at the Vatican, and he asked the Pontiff to bless the Philippines. Pope...
View ArticlePhilippines in spotlight at Geneva meet over drug war slays
Human rights activists around the world have put the Philippines in the forefront of their concern, especially the thousands of extrajudicial killings perpetrated within months of President Duterte's...
View ArticleDuterte: Trump sent me message of support
United States President Donald Trump has sent him a message of support, President Duterte said on Tuesday. In the course of talking about his drug war and the US response to it, Mr. Duterte mentioned...
View ArticleAI: ‘Very top of government’ responsible for killings in PH
An international human rights watchdog has accused the Philippine National Police of “systematically” targeting the poor for summary killing in the name of President Duterte’s “war on drugs.” A report...
View ArticleLacson asks AI to produce cop’s affidavit on paid-for drug kills
Sen. Panfilo Lacson is willing to include an Amnesty International Report on rogue cops in the ongoing Senate inquiry on the "tokhang for ransom" killing of Korean businessman Jee Ick Joo, if the...
View ArticlePDEA nabs HK national, 2 others in Baguio drug bust
A Hong Kong national and two other suspects were arrested in a drug bust on Wednesday afternoon (Feb. 8) here, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency said.
View ArticleTrillanes urges Aguirre: Quit now, BI bribe scandal may reach Duterte
Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV urged Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II, on Sunday, to resign and save President Duterte from embarrassment following the latter's alleged involvement in certain...
View Article79-year-old Taiwanese with P6M ‘shabu’ nabbed in Manila
A 79-year-old Taiwanese national was arrested by Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) operatives from the CALABARZON office for allegedly possessing a kilo of shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride)...
View ArticleAI: PH drug slays alarming; ICC case vs Duterte eyed
CEBU CITY, Philippines — A global human rights organization has described as “alarming” the spate of drug-related killings in the country that took place since President Rodrigo Duterte assumed his...
View ArticleUS Intel linking her to drugs? De Lima says it’s out of this world
What foreign intelligence? Detained Sen. Leila de Lima had this response Thursday to reports of supposed United States intelligence information that the state might use to prove drug allegations...
View ArticleDOH, JICA sign P826M program for drug users’ rehabilitation
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Department of Health (DOH) on Monday signed a 1.85-billion yen (P826 million) program to establish and enhance facilities and rehabilitation as...
View ArticleUS to continue giving PH aid despite Duterte tirades
The United States government will continue to extend assistance to the Philippines despite the scathing attacks of President Duterte against the superpower. “We will not change ever. We will continue...
View ArticleDuterte eyes cooperation with Saudi Arabia in fighting terrorism, drugs
Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman will join his father, King Salman, in the discussion of mutual concerns with President Rodrigo Duterte here later in the day Tuesday. The Crown Prince, also...
View ArticleRobredo’s video message to UN released by UN-backed group
Full footage of the United Nations event that featured Vice President Leni Robredo's controversial video message on extrajudicial killings was released on Tuesday, as Congress was poised to receive the...
View ArticleCHR: PH to suffer repercussions if it ignores UN on drug slays
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has warned of “repercussions” to the country’s international relations if the government does not address the concerns raised by 95 nations about the anti-drugs...
View ArticleAmerican, 2 Filipinos caught in Olongapo drug bust
A 58-year-old American and two Filipinos were arrested in a drug operation on Wednesday (June 21). Kevin Ryan and his two Filipino companions Reynaldo Yandoc, 52, and Isagani Andrade, 39, were caught...
View ArticleBarbers to downplay drug war abuses in report to ASEAN
The Philippine delegation will downplay the extent of human rights violations and police abuses when it presents its report to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations panel, a House of...
View ArticleEU presses Duterte gov’t on human rights issues in war vs drugs
European Union (EU) officials have raised “concerns” about the Duterte administration’s human rights record during a high-level meeting with their counterparts from the Department of Foreign Affairs...
View ArticleLP slams gov’t move to bar foreign politician from visiting De Lima
The Liberal Party slammed the Duterte adminstration on Sunday, for blocking the head of an international group of political parties from visiting its party mate, detained Sen. Leila de Lima, last...
View ArticleDuterte vows comfort for Russian drug suspects
President Rodrigo Duterte has pledged two accused Russian drug traffickers will be detained in a "comfortable house", rather than his nation's badly over-crowded jails.
View ArticleUN chief cites need for human rights, law enforcement in fight vs drugs
United Nations (UN) Secretary General António Guterres rallied regional leaders on the need for effective law enforcement and the respect for human rights in the war against drugs and terrorism.
View ArticleMary Jane Veloso asks Duterte to allow her to testify vs recruiters
Detained overseas worker Mary Jane Veloso appealed for help from President Duterte to allow her to give her testimony in the case she filed against her illegal recruiters before a Nueva Ecija trial...
View ArticleKorean wanted for drug trafficking nabbed in Caloocan
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Thursday announced the arrest of a 49-year-old Korean national who is wanted in his country for drug trafficking.
View ArticleFilipina nabbed with 5.9 kg of shabu in Kota Kinabalu; could face death penalty
A woman from the Philippines could face the death sentence after she was nabbed for allegedly trafficking over 5.9 kg of shabu at a house in Manggatal.
View ArticleGovernment extending legal aid to Filipina held in Malaysia for drugs
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine government will extend legal assistance to the Filipina arrested in Malaysia for allegedly trafficking over 5.9 kg of shabu.
View ArticleSC allows testimony of Mary Jane Veloso vs. recruiters
MANILA, Philippines–So as not to curtail her right to due process, the Supreme Court has allowed the taking of the testimony of convicted drug trafficker Mary Jane Veloso against her recruiters. Veloso...
View ArticleMary Jane Veloso testimony tentatively set on December 12
MANILA, Philippines — The testimony of convicted drug trafficker Mary Jane Veloso will be taken, albeit tentatively, on December 12, the National Union of People’s Lawyers (NUPL) announced Monday. The...
View Article3 Filipinos given prison terms for trafficking illicit drugs into S. Korea
CHANGWON — Three Filipinos have been given prison terms for trafficking illegal drugs into South Korea, a local court said Monday. The Changwon District Court, about 400 kilometers southeast of Seoul,...
View ArticleAsia’s synthetic drug trade expanded amid COVID-19 pandemic
BANGKOK — Drug traffickers in East and Southeast Asia found ways to evade COVID-19 curbs to boost trade and diversify production, with Cambodia emerging as a large scale source for methamphetamine, the...
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