
Abalos vows no letup in anti-drug drives
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.
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.
The Las Pinas City Prosecutor’s Office has filed a drug case in court against the son of Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said the “people” of his predecessor, former President Rodrigo Duterte, “went too far sometimes” in the bloody campaign against illegal drugs, which drew widespread criticism from human rights groups in the Philippines and abroad.
The government’s fight against illegal drugs continues, according to Malacañang.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the Philippine National Police (PNP) to establish strategies policies against illegal drugs, Malacañang said.
The Philippines will not rejoin the International Criminal Court (ICC), which is currently investigating alleged crimes against humanity committed by then president Rodrigo Duterte in his campaign against illegal drugs, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said.