Akbayan party-list Rep. Tom Villarin slammed the de facto martial law of the Duterte administration over its “extreme response” by putting the civilian bureaucracy under military control.
MANILA – Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña claimed that large-scale drug traffickers and smugglers are behind the supposed demolition job against him after his name was dragged in the country’s illegal drug trade industry.
Despite his alleged involvement in the smuggling of P6.8 billion worth of shabu from China, Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña continues to enjoy the trust and confidence President Rodrigo Duterte, Malacanang said.
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has ordered Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña to release all seized food items in its warehouses so they can be added to the government’s relief goods inventory in preparation for Typhoon Ompong.
President Rodrigo Duterte has dismissed the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency’s claim that P6.8-billion worth of shabu entered the Philippines through magnetic lifters, which authorities found empty in Cavite last week.
MANILA – The Bureau of Customs has opposed the pronouncement made by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) that a shipment of shabu worth Php 6.8 billion has slipped past the law enforcement authorities.
President Rodrigo Duterte still trusts Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña even after an estimated P6.8-billion worth of shabu slipped past authorities at the Manila International Container Port (MICP), Malacañang said Monday (August 13).
The Bureau of Customs and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Tuesday seized around 500 kilos of shabu worth PHP3.4 billion at the Manila International Container Port (MICP) in Manila.
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has seized P133.6-million worth of illegal drugs in two areas, including in Port of Clark in Pampanga.
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Wednesday issued guidelines on the proper handling of apprehended illegal drugs.
