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In line with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive to strengthen border protection and intensify the government’s anti-drug campaign, 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 five (5) unclaimed inbound parcels containing dangerous drugs […]
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) have reaffirmed their joint commitment to intensifying border protection through enhanced information-sharing, system integration, and operational coordination to combat the smuggling of dangerous drugs and controlled chemicals. This echoes President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive to strengthen enforcement through digitalized processes, closer inter-agency collaboration, […]
Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon commended the Office for Transportation Security (OTS) for its swift and strict implementation of airport regulations after a foreign national bound for Incheon, South Korea, was arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 for illegal drugs. This fast action is in line with the President’s directive to airport […]
Former Philippine National Police and now Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa expressed disappointment over the resurgence of drugs in the country after the term of former President Rodrigo Duterte. The lawmaker compared the anecdotes during the implementation of Duterte’s drug war and the current administration’s anti-narcotics campaign. “Ang daming tao na nagsasabi na nagpapasalamat sila […]
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benhur Abalos, Jr. emphasized the urgency of identifying and resolving the nation’s primary issue with drug addiction without delay. Abalos stressed this during the launch of BIDA B.I.K.E.R.S. (Bawal na gamot ay Iwasan, Magandang Kalusugan, Ehersisyo ay ReSponsibilidad Ko) Team Up with Kapitolyo For Life that […]
Senator Bong Go reiterated his support for the reimposition of the death penalty in cases involving heinous crimes related to illegal drugs. In an ambush interview after personally aiding struggling residents in Sariaya, Quezon, Go emphasized the need to instill fear in criminals and highlighted the devastating impact of drug-related offenses on countless innocent lives […]
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office has turned over more than P9 million to the country’s anti-illegal drug efforts for the first quarter of 2023. “Bilang bahagi ng mandato natin, nakapagbigay tayo ng P9,636,539.40 sa Dangerous Drugs Board para makatulong sa pagsustento sa kanilang kampanya kontra sa droga,” PCSO Chairman Junie E. Cua said. Last year, […]
Lamenting that current laws have so far failed to deter offenses relating to illegal drugs, Senator Robin Padilla has filed Senate Bill 2217 seeking the death penalty for law enforcers and elective officials involved in the drug trade. Padilla, in his bill, said the leniency of current laws has caused a “sorry state of affairs […]
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte expressed full support to the call of Interior and Local Government Secretary Benhur Abalos for generals and full colonels in the Philippine National Police (PNP) to submit their courtesy resignations. This is part of the DILG’s efforts to purge the PNP hierarchy of police officers who serve as protectors and […]
Quirino governor and Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines president Dax Cua hailed the Barangay Drug Clearing Program for its efforts to rid communities of illegal drugs. This, as the Philippine National Police reported that more than 26,000 barangays across the country have been cleared of illegal drugs through the program’s “whole-of-nation approach.” “I […]