Anti Drugs Campaign
Olongapo court junks bail plea of suspects in 'floating shabu lab'
January 11, 2018, 11:52 am
MANILA -- The Olongapo City Regional Trial Court (RTC) denied the petition for bail of four Hong Kong residents allegedly involved in the operation of a 'floating shabu laboratory' off Subic, Zambales in July 2016. In a 26-page order, Olongapo RTC Branch 75 Judge Raymond Viray dismissed the Dec.… Read More
PDEA, LTFRB, TNCs ink pact to beef up war vs illegal drugs
January 10, 2018, 9:38 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) and transportation network companies (TNCs) on Wednesday signed a memorandum of agreement to intensify its all-out campaign against illegal drugs in the country and prevent the use… Read More
5,072 barangays now drug-free: PDEA
December 30, 2017, 1:22 pm
MANILA -- At least 5,000 barangays across the country have been declared drug-free, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) reported in the monthly update on "#RealNumbers". The agency said 5,072 of the 42,036 barangays were cleared of drugs as of December 27. "These barangays have reached… Read More
PDEA chief surprised over actor’s acquittal from drug raps
December 27, 2017, 8:31 pm
MANILA -- Former regional director of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Central Luzon and now director general of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), Aaron Aquino, on Wednesday expressed surprise over the acquittal of TV and movie actor Mark Anthony Fernandez, who was charged with… Read More
PDEA outlines strides under Aquino's 1st 100 days
December 27, 2017, 2:32 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has posted significant accomplishments in its anti-narcotics operations under the first 100 days of Aaron N. Aquino as PDEA Director General as it continues to wage war against illegal drugs under the Duterte administration. Aquino, former… Read More
Drug reformists now rescuers
December 21, 2017, 9:31 pm
CAMP GEN. NAKAR, Lucena City – A total of 192 former drug surrenderers have graduated from their six-month “Yakap Bayan” rehabilitation and reformation training and are now rescuers and force multipliers by the Quezon police provincial office.Quezon Police Provincial Office (QPPO) acting… Read More
4 PDEA informants get P4.8-M reward
December 20, 2017, 4:06 pm
MANILA -- Four informants received a total of PHP4.83 million in cash rewards from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Wednesday. In a simple ceremony at the PDEA headquarters in Quezon City, the informants received the incentive, which falls under the PDEA Operation: Private Eye… Read More
PDEA seeks courier firms' help in fight vs. illegal drugs
December 17, 2017, 3:47 pm
MANILA -- To strengthen the security measures to intercept illegal drugs smuggled using mail and parcel system, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) recently met with local-based foreign express delivery and domestic courier services. PDEA Director General Aaron N. Aquino arranged the… Read More
New PDEA agents to be deployed in seaports
December 15, 2017, 10:23 am
MANILA -- Most of the newly-hired 126 agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) are set to be deployed in seaports to prevent the entry of illegal drugs into the country. PDEA Director General Aaron Aquino said 110 will be deployed to monitor the country’s 13 key seaports and… Read More
Drug surrenderers in Quezon complete reformation course
December 13, 2017, 5:10 pm
LUCBAN, Quezon - A total of 85 former drug dependents completed their 6-month reformation course at the Pagbabago at Pag-asa Reformation Camp (PPRC) and received their Moving Up Certificate on Wednesday at PPRC in Barangay Palola of this town. DSWD Assistant Secretary Anton Hernandez was elated of… Read More
Roque hits De Lima, Gascon ‘turnabout’ on EJK definition
December 11, 2017, 5:22 pm
TIME FOR TRUTH AND HONESTY. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (center) slams Sen. Leila de Lima (left) and Commission on Human Rights Chairperson Chito Gascon (right) for contradicting their own definition of extra-judicial killings. MANILA -- Malacañang has slammed Senator Leila de Lima… Read More
P57.5-M shabu hidden in toys seized in Pasay
December 11, 2017, 4:39 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group (NAIA-IADITG) have intercepted PHP57.5 million worth of suspected methamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu hidden in a package of toys in Pasay City. In a… Read More
PDEA welcomes NBI return to drug war
December 10, 2017, 9:27 am
MANILA -- The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) welcomes the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) back in the government’s fight against illegal drugs. “It is good to have the PNP and the NBI as our allied brothers. PDEA now has a full complement to wage an all-out war against the… Read More
NBI to resume anti-drug operations
December 7, 2017, 10:47 am
MANILA -- Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II ordered the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to join the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and other law enforcement agencies in anti-illegal drugs operations. In Department Order No. 778 issued Wednesday, Aguirre granted NBI the… Read More
PDEA welcomes PNP return to drug war
December 5, 2017, 9:13 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Tuesday welcomed the return of the Philippine National Police (PNP) to the government's anti-drug operations as ordered by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte. “PDEA welcomes the decision of the President. It has been the desire of PDEA that… Read More
Japanese cops visit PDEA for stronger cooperation
December 5, 2017, 6:54 pm
MANILA -- To foster closer interaction and stronger bilateral cooperation between Japan and Philippines against illegal drug trafficking, a delegation from Japan's National Police Agency (NPA) on Tuesday paid a courtesy visit to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). “Their visit to the… Read More
4,747 barangays now drug-free: PDEA
December 3, 2017, 3:17 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) announced that 4,747 out of 42,036 barangays in the country have been cleared of drugs in line with the government's ongoing anti-narcotics campaign. This was disclosed by PDEA Director General Aaron N. Aquino based on the monthly update on… Read More
11 nabbed in Taguig drug bust
November 28, 2017, 12:14 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) arrested 11 suspected drug personalities in a buy-bust operation at a hotel in Taguig City, which yielded different kinds of illegal drugs worth PHP340,000. PDEA Director General Aaron N. Aquino identified the suspects as Edmond Remegio, 33,… Read More
‘Oplan Greyhound’ finds no hard drugs in Imus City jails
November 20, 2017, 4:08 pm
IMUS CITY, Cavite -- Joint police and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) personnel found no hard drugs inside the City Jail here during an "Oplan Greyhound" Monday morning. Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) newly-designated jail warden Major Marlon Ymballa said the surprise… Read More
Cops join Batangas’ anti-drug campaign as lecturers
November 15, 2017, 4:35 pm
BATANGAS CITY – Police here have been serving as lecturers in anti-drug abuse seminars for students in line with its intensified information and education campaign about the ill effects of hard drugs not only in campuses but in the community as a whole. Batangas provincial public information… Read More
