MANILA, Philippines — Eighty-four public transportation drivers and two conductors tested positive for illegal drug use in Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency’s (PDEA) screening operations amid the Holy Week exodus. The 84 drivers who tested positive included 37 tricycle drivers, 19 jeepney drivers, 13 bus drivers, 11 UV express drivers, two motorcycle taxi riders and one […]
Read MoreThe Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has reminded travelers that bomb jokes are prohibited at all airports. “As we prepare for the Holy Week travel rush, please remember: Making bomb jokes or false bomb threats is a criminal offense under Presidential Decree 1727. The crime carries penalties of up to five (5) years […]
Read MoreTACLOBAN CITY, Philippines — The Albuera municipal police has launched a manhunt for the gunman in the shooting of self-confessed drug lord and Albuera, Leyte mayoral candidate Kerwin Espinosa. The operation is in coordination with the Special Weapons and Tactics team.In a statement Friday, the Police Regional Office (PRO) 8 (Eastern Visayas) said they are […]
Read MoreThe alleged mastermind in the murder of businessman Dominic Sytin in 2018 was sent back to the Philippines from Malaysia late Friday night. Alan Dennis Lim Sytin— brother of the victim—was presented by the Philippine National Police to the media upon his arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, according to a report by GMA […]
Read MoreThe Drug Enforcement Group-Special Operation Unit-7, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas, and intelligence support units discovered the marijuana plantation in a 6,000-square meter area in Sitio Maraag, Barangay Sudlon 2. Law enforces uprooted 6,000 fully grown and 500 marijuana seedlings. No one was arrested during the operation, police said. Investigation is ongoing to identify the […]
Read MoreAtleast three police officers in Davao Oriental have tested positive for illegal drug use during a random drug test. According to the Police Regional Office-Davao (PRO-11), these police officers have the rank of staff sergeant, corporal, and patrolman assigned at the Provincial Intelligence Unit and Provincial Mobile Force Company. Per policy, the three were placed […]
Read MoreSeven cops are now under custody after being tagged as persons of interest in the shooting of Albuera, Leyte mayoral candidate Kerwin Espinosa, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Friday. “Meron po ngayon na under custody na pitong pulis po at iniimbestigahan whether or not may kinalaman po sila dito sa nangyaring pamamaril po kay […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency seized P7,634,000 worth of ecstasy, known as party drugs, concealed inside boxes of gummy candies at the Port of Clark in Pampanga last April 2. According to the BOC, the shipment from Brussels, Belgium and bound for Quezon City, underwent a […]
Read MoreDAVAO CITY — Police on Sunday seized some P2.5 million worth of smuggled cigarettes inside a 14-wheeler Isuzu truck at a Bago Gallera village checkpoint in this city. The smuggled goods, which were carried aboard the truck from Zamboanga City, were reportedly bound for Sasa district here. Police arrested the driver Ervin Jocson, 47, married […]
Read MoreDAVAO CITY — Police on Sunday seized some P2.5 million worth of smuggled cigarettes inside a 14-wheeler Isuzu truck at a Bago Gallera village checkpoint in this city. The smuggled goods, which were carried aboard the truck from Zamboanga City, were reportedly bound for Sasa district here. Police arrested the driver Ervin Jocson, 47, married […]
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