Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency

The Philippines burned 1.4 tonnes (over 3,000 pounds) of seized narcotics on Thursday as police warned the nation still faces a "flood" of illegal drugs despite President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly crackdown.

The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Friday filed a criminal complaint before the Department of Justice (DOJ) against a Chinese national and 16 other persons involved in the importation of shabu worth P1.8 billion.

An official of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) has no record of a certain Zhijian Xu alias Jacky Co, the Chinese national tagged by Senator Panfilo Lacson as behind a multi-billion illegal drug shipment to the country.

The auction held by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) to bait the drug syndicate which brought in P1 billion worth of shabu into the country was just a cover up for their failure to catch the shipment…

The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Thursday asked the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) to ban the airing of the song of Shantie Dope titled “Amatz”, which allegedly contains lyrics pertaining to the…

The Philippine National Police (PNP) said Malacañang's P10-million bounty would boost efforts to capture Police Col. Eduardo Acierto who was dismissed for his alleged involvement in the smuggling of illegal drugs concealed inside magnetic…

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is looking into the possible liability of persons helping fugitive drug smuggler Eduardo Acierto, including the source of the leaked information on the impending arrest of the dismissed police official.

The conviction rate for cases filed by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) against drug personalities in 2018 increased by 46.82 percent compared to 2017.

SURIGAO CITY – Former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief and administration senatorial aspirant Ronald ‘Bato’ dela Rosa insisted that there is no cause for alarm following the retrieval cocaine bricks worth P257.4 million along the…

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra believes it was premature for the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) to declare that there are prosecutors in its drug watch list.

Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin on Monday (April 8) said reports concerning the involvement of 13 judges in the illegal drugs trade are very serious allegations that cannot be ignored.

President Rodrigo Duterte has vouched once again for the character of his former economic adviser, Michael Yang, amid allegations from a former police officer about his supposed involvement in the illegal drug trade.

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra has warned state prosecutors in the drugs watch list that their involvement in the narcotics trade is unacceptable.

Palace spokesperson Salvaor Panelo said Congress may investigate the alleged involvement of former presidential economic adviser Michael Yang in the country’s illegal drug trade.

The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Thursday urged television networks to conduct surprise or mandatory drug testing on their actors and actresses to weed out drug users.

Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Gen. Oscar Albayalde on Tuesday denied receiving an intelligence report from dismissed police Col. Eduardo Acierto which tagged Davao-based Chinese businessman and presidential economic adviser…

Malacanang said it was "saddened" by the recent announcement of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) that 31 Filipino celebrities are included in their drug watch list.

Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Friday the government should also reveal the names of celebrities allegedly linked to illegal drugs.

Leyte Rep. Vicente Veloso and Pangasinan Rep. Jesus Celeste on Friday did not blame President Rodrigo Duterte even as they denied any connection to the drug trade after they were named on the list of narcopoliticians released on Thursday…

Administration senatorial candidate former Special Assistant to the President Bong Go has reiterated his promise to legislate laws that will institutionalize stronger and preventive measures to fight illegal drugs, crime, and corruption.

Malacanang on Thursday clarified that the government's narco-list information was obtained from the wiretaps done by foreign governments, saying that his previous statement was based on "logic."

Malacanang urged politicians who are included on the narco-list to sue for libel if they feel that their legal rights have been violated.