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The Bureau of Customs – Ninoy Aquino International Airport (BOC-NAIA), in coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the NAIA Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group (NAIA-IADITG), intercepted packages containing suspected illegal drugs with an estimated standard value of P114,566,400. The shipment, declared as malachite stones and originating from Congo, was flagged during X-ray […]
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) – Port of Clark seized two parcels containing ecstasy tablets worth ₱7,040,125, reinforcing the government’s intensified campaign against illegal drugs as the country enters 2026.The operation was conducted in close coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency – Airport Interdiction Unit (PDEA-AIU) and was witnessed by personnel of the Philippine […]
In its relentless campaign against the smuggling of illegal drugs, the Bureau of Customs (BOC), through the Port of Clark, successfully intercepted 538 grams of high-grade marijuana, or “kush,” with an estimated value of ₱807,000. The seized contraband, which was concealed inside a parcel declared as “keychains,” was determined to have originated from Hong Kong […]
Demonstrating his firm commitment to enforcement and border security, Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno led the inspection of a consolidated shipment found to contain illegal drugs at the Manila International Container Port (MICP) recently. The BOC, acting on credible intelligence, issued an Alert Order on a 1×40-ft container declared as balikbayan boxes. A […]
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa has renewed his commitment to continue being a “fighter” against illegal drugs, criminality, and corruption should he be elected to the Senate in the upcoming 2025 national and local elections. A former chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Dela Rosa said that he does not want to seek a […]
More than 11,400 participants joined the BIDA RISE and RUN organized by the Iloilo City Government and Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) recently. No less than DILG Secretary Benhur Abalos led the 5-kilometer run which started from City Hall at Plaza Libertad to Fort San Pedro, Parola, Muelle Loney, Grand Xing Hotel, […]
The Philippines needs a new “hard-hitting independent watchdog” against rampant police corruption and misconduct, Surigao del Sur Representative Johnny Pimentel, vice chairperson of the House good government and public accountability committee, said. “The illegal drug trade in particular is clearly having a monstrous corruptive influence on police officers, and we must counteract this,” Pimentel stressed. […]
Senator Bong Go emphasized the need to continue the government’s fight against illegal drugs as he cited the gains made by the administration of former president Rodrigo Duterte to tackle the problem. Go stressed that other societal ills, such as criminality and corruption, may also be addressed if the fight against illegal drugs is sustained. […]
The call of Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benhur Abalos asking all top-ranked police officials to submit their courtesy resignations is being supported by Surigao del Norte 2nd District Representative Ace Barbers. “As chairman of the House Committee on Dangerous Drugs, I am in full support of DILG Secretary Abalos’ call […]
The Metro Manila Council (MMC) issued a resolution expressing support to the appeal of the Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Benhur Abalos, Jr. for the courtesy resignation of the high-ranking officials of the Philippine National Police as part of its internal cleansing campaign. Based on the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Resolution […]