130 policemen tested positive of shabu – PNP Crime Lab
130 policemen tested positive of shabu QUEZON CITY, Philippines — From more than 10,000 policemen subjected through random and surprise drug testing of the Philippine National Police Crime Laboratory...
View ArticlePhilippines drug war deaths climb to 1,800; U.S. ‘deeply concerned’
Senator Leila De Lima, chairperson of the Committee on Justice and Human Rights, gestures as she stands near relatives of slain people during a Senate hearing investigating drug-related killings at the...
View ArticleIn Iraq, Nigeria and now Turkey, child bombers strike
raqi security forces remove a suicide vest from a boy in Kirkuk, Iraq, August 21, 2016. REUTERS/Ako Rasheed The boy looked scared and younger than 16 when Iraqi police grabbed him on the street in...
View ArticleU.S. voices concern over extra-judicial killings in Philippines
Relatives of slain people cover their faces as they attend a Senate hearing investigating drug-related killings at the Senate headquarters in Pasay city, metro Manila, Philippines August 22, 2016....
View ArticleWorld’s largest indoor theme park to open in Dubai
Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest tower, is seen in a general view of Dubai, UAE December 9, 2015. REUTERS/Karim Sahib/Pool The world’s largest indoor theme park is set to open in Dubai this month to...
View ArticleDela Rosa defends Duterte’s campaign vs. illegal drugs on senate hearing Day 2
Philippine National police Chief PDG. Ronald Dela Rosa asserts that police campaign against illegal drugs would not stop until the menace is completely eradicated. In fact, he boasted on the PNP’s...
View ArticleLawyer of Mayor Rolando Espinosa killed in an ambush in Tacloban
The lawyer of Albuera Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr. was killed in an ambush in Brgy. 96 Lumbang, Tacloban City earlier at around 2 in the afternoon. Tacloban City P/CSSupt. Rolando Bade says the...
View ArticleSurrendering drug-dependents in Quezon City reaches 7,101
Surrendering drug-dependents in Quezon City reaches 7,101 QUEZON CITY, Philippines — One of the primary issues that the Philippines is focusing on right now is the anti-drug operation of the...
View ArticleNEDA believes Duterte admin’s anti-illegal drugs campaign attracts investments
National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Director General and Socio-economic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia Peace and order in society — it is the crucial foundation of the country’s...
View ArticleSen. De Lima, highest official involved in drug ops at NBP – Pres. Duterte
President Rodrigo Duterte announces that he is going to release the matrix of government officials involved in illegal drug operations at the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa City this week. The...
View ArticleSupreme Court issues ‘status quo’ order on Marcos’ burial
MANILA — The Supreme Court has temporarily stopped the preparations for the burial of former president Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. The high court issued a ‘status quo’ order...
View ArticleOver 1,900 killed in ‘chilling’ Philippines war on drugs
Philippine National Police chief Director-General Ronald dela Rosa (2nd-R) talks to fellow police officers during a Senate hearing regarding people killed during a crackdown on illegal drugs in Pasay,...
View ArticlePhilippines’ Duterte says talks with China on sea dispute ‘within the year’
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during a news conference in Davao city, southern Philippines August 21, 2016. Picture taken August 21, 2016. REUTERS/Lean Daval Jr Philippine President...
View ArticlePolice nab Kerwin Espinosa’s “sidekick”
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Authorities have arrested the reputed “sidekick” of the still at large Kerwin Espinosa — alleged big time drug lord of Central Visayas. The suspect has been identified as...
View ArticleExcessive absences get DAR official suspended
DAVAO ORIENTAL, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the one-year suspension of provincial adjudicator, Romeo Covarrubias of the Department of Agrarian Reform, Davao Oriental after...
View Article3 former basketball players, new head coach to lead Ombudsman Graft Busters...
The Ombudsman Graft Busters is already practicing hard several days before the opening of the UNTV Cup Season 5 on August 29, which will be held at the SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City. The Graft...
View ArticleDisabled Afghan girl painter dreams of a bright future
Like many other young artists her age, 16-year-old Robaba Mohammadi dreams of holding international art exhibitions. The only difference — she draws not with her fingers but with her mouth. She was...
View ArticlePres. Duterte assures to defend country from invaders
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte poses with soldiers during a visit at Capinpin military camp in Tanay, Rizal in the Philippines August 24, 2016. REUTERS/Erik De Castro President Rodrigo Duterte...
View ArticleSAF personnel in NBP must be more alert – Dela Rosa
Members of the Special Action Force (SAF) deployed in the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City must be vigilant at all times so that no contraband would have a sly slip inside the...
View ArticleDOJ claims to have 5 or 6 witnesses against De Lima
The Department of Justice now claims to have at least five or six witnesses against Senator Leila De Lima linking her to illegal drugs trade. Justice secretary Vitaliano Aguirre says the witnesses...
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