THREE policemen who have been accused of killing a Spanish national in a drug buy-bust operation in 2020 have surrendered to authorities, according to the Department of Justice (DoJ). In a statement on Wednesday, the DoJ said the three cops turned themselves in on Feb. 9 and recounted to Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla […]
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Philippine cops arrest 8,183 drug suspects
PHILIPPINE police arrested 8,183 drug suspects in 6,044 illegal drug operations from the start of the year to Feb. 11, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Monday. Law enforcers seized P530 million worth of illegal drugs during the period, national police chief General Rodolfo S. Azurin, Jr. told a livestreamed news briefing. “The PNP […]
Philippine police seized P30B of drugs last year
PHILIPPINE police seized P30.9 billion worth of illegal drugs in 37,000 raids last year, according to the presidential palace. It did not say how many died. They arrested more than 53,000 drug suspects, the Presidential Communications Office said in a statement, citing a report from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). Majority of them were […]
Police: ICC probe violates Philippine sovereignty
PHILIPPINE police on Monday accused the International Criminal Court (ICC) of violating the country’s sovereignty by reopening its investigation into the government’s deadly war on drugs. The Hague-based tribunal should “give due respect to the judicial processes that we have in our country because we are a sovereign country,” national police chief General Rodolfo S. […]
‘Drug pusher, buyer’ fall in Talisay drug bust
OPERATIVES of the Police Drug Enforcement Group Visayas and Special Operations Unit 7 arrested a drug pusher in Sitio Luna, Barangay Lagtang, Talisay City on Saturday night, January 28, 2023. They identified the suspect as 43-year-old Ritchie Villaraso, an assistant fighting cock handler who resides in the sitio. They also took into custody Villaraso’s customer, […]
ICC prosecutor authorized to reopen Philippines drug war investigation
AMSTERDAM – The International Criminal Court said on Thursday it has granted an ICC prosecutor’s request to reopen an investigation into killings and other suspected rights abuses during former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte’s crackdown on drugs. The prosecutor said in June 2022 he wanted the investigation reopened. The court had suspended the investigation in November […]
11 top Philippine cops have yet to quit amid push vs illicit drugs
THE PHILIPPINE National Police (PNP) on Monday said only 11 high-ranking Philippine police officers — three generals and eight colonels — had yet to resign as of Jan. 20, after a quit call that seeks to cleanse their ranks of links to the illegal drug trade. Seven of the 11 officers are due for retirement […]
Ex-Magdalo member back as PDEA 7 chief
JIGGER Montallana, who served as director of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency’s (PDEA) Central Visayas office from 2011 to 2012, is back in Cebu. Montallana has been reinstalled as PDEA 7’s director, replacing outgoing director Levi Ortiz, who will be transferred to the agency’s Cagayan Valley office. In a statement posted on Facebook, Ortiz thanked […]
24 senior cops have yet to heed call to resign
TWENTY-FOUR third-level cops have yet to quit their jobs after about 97% of top-level police officers did so to cleanse their ranks of a “deep infection” of the illegal drug trade, the national police chief said on Monday. At a press briefing streamed live on Facebook, national police chief Rodolfo S. Azurin said he would […]
Misfit cops will face raps after retirement — DILG
TOP PHILIPPINE police officials involved in the illegal drug trade may face prosecution even after retirement, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Sunday. “Even if a police official is allowed to retire for the time being, the monitoring and investigation must continue, to gather evidence that may lead to eventual […]
Novotech Acquires US-based Drug Development Consulting Firm, CBR International
SINGAPORE, Jan 12, 2023 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Novotech, the leading Asia Pacific-centered biotech CRO today announced the acquisition of CBR International, a global product development, clinical oversight and strategic regulatory operations group. CBR was founded in 2002 as a consultancy company focused on assisting biotechnology and pharma companies navigate FDA requirements from […]
More than 500 top Pinoy cops quit amid call to cleanse ranks
MORE than 500 top Philippine police officials have quit, heeding a call to cleanse their ranks of the “deep infection” of the illegal drug trade. About 60% of these third-level officers have filed their resignation and more from the provinces are expected to follow, police spokesman Colonel Jean S. Fajardo told a news briefing on […]
Philippine police chief quits amid call to rid ranks of drug scalawags
By John Victor D. Ordoñez, Reporter THE PHILIPPINES’ national police chief on Thursday quit his job after a call for hundreds of high-ranking police officers to resign and help cleanse their ranks of the “deep infection” of the illegal drug trade. Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Rodolfo Azurin, Jr. submitted his resignation letter to […]
Cops in drug trade an ‘open secret’ — Barbers
THE INVOLVEMENT of some law enforcers in the illegal drug trade has been an “open secret,” said Surigao del Norte Rep. Robert Ace S. Barbers as he expressed support to the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) chief’s strategy of asking top-ranking police officers to file a courtesy resignation while an investigation is carried […]
Top Philippine cops urged to quit to cleanse their ranks of illegal drugs
By John Victor D. Ordoñez and Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, Reporters THE PHILIPPINES Interior Secretary on Wednesday called on hundreds of high-ranking police officers to quit to help cleanse their ranks of the “deep infection” of the illegal drug trade. “It is coming out that there are generals and colonels involved in illegal drug activities,” […]
Tell it to SunStar: Reviving ‘tokhang’ is evil
It’s in the news again. The idea of reviving Oplan Tokhang as broached by a senator means reviving the Duterte administration’s bloody anti-drug program that is more evil than the evils it aims to crush. Some immediate past government officials have been busy peddling the said idea like they have achieved something good such as […]
Preventing Strokes and Heart Attacks Doesn't Have to Come with the Risk of Life-threatening Bleeding
FREMONT, CA, Dec 14, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Verseon is delighted to announce that the European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry has published a paper (www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0223523422007577) describing the company’s groundbreaking research that led to promising novel drug candidates for cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death and disability in the […]
Rights group asks government to help families of drug war victims
THE GOVERNMENT of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. should do more to protect the families of victims of extralegal killings and prosecute officials for the wrongful deaths, according to a human rights group. In a statement sent on Monday evening, the Initiatives for Dialogue and Empowerment through Alternative Legal Services said the government should also […]
Novotech Awarded the Asia Pacific CRO of the Year 2022 for Best Practices in Clinical Trials
SYDNEY, AU, Dec 6, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Novotech, the leading Asia Pacific biotech specialist CRO, has been awarded the Frost & Sullivan Company of the Year Award 2022 for Best Practices in the Asia-Pacific contract research organization industry. Novotech has been a recipient of the Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific Best […]
Over 24,000 nabbed for drugs under PBBM; over 90 killed
MORE than 24,000 drug personalities have been arrested under the administration of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. (PBBM) so far, underscoring its determination to continue his predecessor’s relentless war on drugs but with a greater focus on demand reduction, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said. Human Rights Watch, however, said the […]