Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile on Monday said the International Criminal Court (ICC) has no jurisdiction to investigate the Philippines officials over its internal campaign against illegal drugs.
The Philippines will thwart impositions from the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate alleged excesses in the country’s war on illegal drugs, justice officials said Friday.
The campaign against illegal drugs is off to a rousing start this year as the Philippine National Police (PNP) reported Monday that it has seized illegal drugs worth over P81 million in the first 16 days of 2023.
Policemen linked to the illegal drugs trade are reportedly spreading nasty rumors against agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) who are digging into their supposed illicit activities, Politiko has learned.
After a decade of recruiting cash-strapped Filipinos for cross border transport of illegal drugs, the West African Drug Syndicate (WADS) has reportedly ventured into hacking and other con schemes, a woman who claims to work for the group told Politiko.
Around P9.9-billion in illegal drugs were seized in various drug operations from July 1 to November 24 under the Marcos Jr. administration, Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos said.
Former lawmaker Kit Belmonte, the vice chairperson of the Liberal Party (LP), is defending the son of Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla in the case for possession of illegal drugs.
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla has ordered the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Officer-in-Charge Gregorio Catapang Jr. to get canines to sniff out contrabands including mobile phones that could be used by inmates.
Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco said immigration personnel have foiled the delivery of illegal drugs into the agency’s detention facility in Taguig City.
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla chose to speak up on Sonshine Media Network Inc. (SMNI) regarding his son’s arrest for alleged possession of illegal drugs instead of granting other reporters’ and networks’ requests for a press conference or interview.
