Anti Drugs Campaign
Over P89-B illegal drugs seized in 6 years: PDEA
May 29, 2022, 7:20 pm
MANILA – Authorities have seized a total of PHP89.29 billion worth of narcotics across the country since the start of the Duterte administration's crackdown on illegal drugs in mid-2016. In its latest Real Numbers data as of April 30 and released on Sunday, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency… Read More
PRRD asks Marcos to continue anti-drug campaign his ‘own way’
May 26, 2022, 7:16 pm
MANILA – President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Thursday said President Rodrigo Duterte asked him to continue the government's anti-illegal drug campaign. Marcos revealed that during the meetings he had with Duterte prior to the May 9 polls, the outgoing president asked him to… Read More
Duterte tells drug smugglers: ‘I’ll forever remain your enemy’
May 24, 2022, 1:36 pm
MANILA – As his six-year term ends on June 30, President Rodrigo R. Duterte warned drug smugglers that he would always consider them his enemies. This, after Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año reported to him that "shabu" (crystal meth) and marijuana… Read More
4 nabbed, P149-M shabu seized in Valenzuela, Pampanga ops
May 23, 2022, 4:43 pm
MANILA – Anti-narcotics operatives of the Philippine National Police (PNP) seized over PHP149 million worth of shabu from three drug suspects in separate buy-bust operations in Valenzuela City and Pampanga on Sunday, a police official said. In a report, Brig. Gen. Randy Peralta, chief of the PNP… Read More
Año hopes next admin will support DILG's core projects
May 12, 2022, 5:14 pm
MANILA – Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año on Thursday expressed hope that the next administration will continue the campaign against illegal drugs, and support the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) in fighting the… Read More
Duterte won't apologize for his drug war
May 12, 2022, 2:03 pm
MANILA – President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has no intention to issue an apology for his anti-narcotics campaign. This, as he maintained that he did the "right" thing in launching a war on drug syndicates right at the start of his six-year term in July 2016. "I would say and I would insist na ang… Read More
PRRD wants to resume hunt for criminals after his term
May 8, 2022, 6:50 pm
MANILA – President Rodrigo R. Duterte is eager to resume his motorcycle-riding activities when he was still mayor in Davao City after he steps down from office in June, saying he would track down criminals like he used to. “Now that I won’t be President anymore, nobody can dictate what I do.… Read More
24.8K out of 42K villages 'drug-cleared' as of March: PDEA
May 1, 2022, 2:42 pm
MANILA – More than 24,000 villages across the country have been cleared of illegal drugs since the start of the Duterte administration's crackdown on banned drugs in mid-2016. Based on the latest Real Numbers data released by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) over the weekend, a… Read More
Anti-illegal drugs drive remains unprecedented: Palace
April 28, 2022, 6:30 pm
MANILA – President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s administration is making significant strides in its relentless campaign against illegal drugs, Malacañang said Thursday. Acting Presidential spokesperson and Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said the anti-narcotics drive led to the seizure of… Read More
Probe death of cops participating in drug ops, Duterte tells CHR
April 27, 2022, 3:44 pm
MANILA – President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has urged the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to also look into the killings of police officers involved in the conduct of legitimate anti-drug operations. Duterte made the call, as he lamented the death of a cop engaged in a gunfight with a drug suspect… Read More
Duterte’s drug war almost perfect: PDP-Laban Senate bets
April 26, 2022, 4:18 pm
MANILA – At least three senatorial candidates of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s ruling party, the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), gave the Chief Executive a near perfect score for fighting illegal drugs. In a joint press conference on Tuesday, PDP-Laban senatorial… Read More
3 nabbed, P136-M worth of shabu seized in Cavite
April 26, 2022, 12:21 pm
MANILA – Law enforcers have arrested three suspects and confiscated PHP136 million worth of shabu in Cavite on Monday evening. In a report on Tuesday, the Philippine National Police - Drug Enforcement Group (PDEG) said suspects Isaac Gabriel Ambulo, 29; Roman Hosias Ambulo, 25; and Abdurrahim… Read More
Cebu City op nets P68-M shabu from food delivery rider
April 24, 2022, 11:59 am
CEBU CITY – An online food delivery rider was arrested on Saturday and yielded 10 kilos of illegal drugs believed to be shabu worth PHP68 million, a biggest haul so far this year, according to the Police Regional Office (PRO-7) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Central… Read More
ICC has no right to probe PH’s drug war, Palace insists
April 22, 2022, 5:03 pm
MANILA – The International Criminal Court (ICC) has no authority to investigate President Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-narcotics drive, Malacañang insisted Friday. “We reiterate our position that the International Criminal Court (ICC) has no jurisdiction to probe our campaign against illegal… Read More
Palace shrugs off Gordon’s tirade vs. drug war
April 6, 2022, 4:58 pm
MANILA – Malacañang on Wednesday brushed aside Senator Richard Gordon’s fresh tirade against President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s anti-narcotics drive. In a virtual presser, Communications Secretary Martin Andanar, also acting presidential spokesperson, dismissed as a mere “political noise”… Read More
Over 24K villages 'drug-cleared' as of February: PDEA
March 30, 2022, 3:34 pm
MANILA – More than 24,000 barangays across the country have been cleared from illegal drugs since the start of the Duterte administration's crackdown on banned drugs in mid-2016. Based on the latest Real Numbers data released by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Wednesday, a total… Read More
Give drug war report to human rights groups, Duterte tells PDEA
March 30, 2022, 10:05 am Updated on March 30, 2022, 1:20 pm
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday directed the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) to furnish human rights groups with a copy of the report on the government's anti-narcotics campaign. Duterte said human rights organizations critical of the current administration need to see… Read More
Andanar on Duterte admin’s drug war: ‘Mission accomplished’
March 24, 2022, 6:11 pm
MANILA – Despite President Rodrigo Roa Duterte himself admitting that he could not finish his war against illegal drugs before the end of his six-year term, acting presidential spokesperson Martin Andanar would still consider the war on drugs as “successful.” Andanar said the… Read More
3 nabbed, P387.6-M worth of shabu seized in QC drug bust
March 23, 2022, 3:55 pm
MANILA – Law enforcers have arrested three suspects and confiscated PHP387.6 million worth of shabu in Quezon City on Wednesday. In a report, Brig. Gen. Randy Peralta, chief of the Philippine National Police - Drug Enforcement Group (PDEG), said suspects Gibbrael Arcega, Mikkael Arcega, and… Read More
Duterte to tackle drug problem with successor
March 22, 2022, 1:31 pm
MANILA – President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Monday said he would hold a meeting with his successor to discuss the drug menace that continues to “haunt” the country. In his taped Talk to the Peopled aired Tuesday morning on state-run PTV-4, Duterte said he would ask the country’s next… Read More
