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 […]
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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 […]
Editorial: Treat drug use as health problem
Abusing illegal drugs is never right, but treating users as an outright criminal is inhuman. Drug users must be sent to rehabilitation centers, not prisons where changing them into better versions of themselves could be a remote possibility. Most often than not, users do not carry large amounts of prohibited substances. That is done by […]
Bill seeks creation of drug overdose info campaign, case tracking system
A BILL that will set up an information campaign and reporting system on drug overdose cases has been filed at the Senate. “Whether the drug overdose is accidental or intentional, I believe we can handle the side effects and the dangers to life that drug overdose can cause,” Senator Manuel “Lito” M. Lapid, author of […]
Editorial: Bongbong’s war on drugs
Nearly five months into the administration of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., the Philippine National Police has reported that law enforcement agencies have killed 46 drug suspects. But the official count has been met with skepticism and criticism, with the Human Rights Watch saying that the police are “downplaying” and “undercounting” drug war deaths. Marcos […]
Philippine police arrest 13,391 suspects in Marcos drug war
THE PHILIPPINES accepted 200 recommendations from the United Nations Human Rights Council, including investigating extralegal killings during its anti-illegal drug campaign. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ MIGUEL DE GUZMAN PHILIPPINE police arrested 13,391 drug suspects in the first 100 days of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.’s term, according to the national police chief, who called it a […]
US trains Filipinos on anti-illegal drug strategies
THE UNITED STATES has trained 120 delegates from 19 local governments in developing strategies against illegal drugs in the Philippines, the US Embassy in Manila said in a statement on Wednesday. “Law enforcement alone is not enough,” Interior and Local Government Undersecretary Margarita Gutierrez said in the statement. “We must pursue a holistic approach to […]
Eisai Announces Plans to Submit Application for Partial Change to Label for Dosage and Administration of Aricept for Treatment of Dementia with Lewy Bodies Based on Results of Drug Reexamination
TOKYO, Nov 2, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that it has received notification that Aricept (donepezil hydrochloride), a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease and dementia with Lewy bodies that was discovered and developed in-house, has been granted Category 2* status based on the results of a reexamination of its […]
House panel approves bill on tech-voc programs for former drug abusers
A CONSOLIDATED bill mandating the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) to provide programs for reformed drug users that will help them find employment was approved in a House committee on Thursday. House Bill (HB) 153 by Agusan Del Sur Reps. Alfel M. Bascug and Eddibong G. Plaza and HB 1992 by Abang Lingkod […]
Ex-jail chief who took back drug claims vs De Lima allowed to take witness stand
A MUNTINLUPA court has allowed a former jail chief to take the witness stand after recanting his allegations against a former senator on trial for drug trafficking. In a four-page order dated Oct. 18, Judge Abraham Joseph B. Alcantara said former Bureau of Corrections chief Rafael Z. Ragos’ testimony would let the court appreciate the […]
Lawmaker lists ‘special treatment’ given to DoJ’s son in drug case
A MEMBER of the House of Representatives on Monday called out the “special treatment” given to the Justice secretary’s son who is facing drug charges, citing breaches in standard procedures. “This started with the almost two-day delay of publicizing the arrest of Mr. Juanito Jose D. Remulla III’s arrest in Las Piñas City,” ACT Teachers […]
Analysts seek fair probe of drug case vs DoJ chief’s son
POLITICAL analysts on Sunday sought an impartial investigation of the drug case against the son of the country’s Justice chief. “The drug case of the Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla’s son calls for an objective investigation, clear determination of guilt and firm implementation of our laws,” Arjan P. Aguirre, who teaches political science at […]
Son of Philippine DoJ chief nabbed for drug possession
PHILIPPINE law enforcers on Tuesday nabbed the eldest son of the country’s Justice secretary for illegal drug possession, according to the official’s brother. In a Facebook post on Thursday, Cavite Governor Juanito Victor C. Remulla said officials of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency had arrested his nephew, Juanito Jose. Justice Secretary Remulla, who was in […]
Hua Medicine’s Innovative First-In-Class Glucokinase Activator (GKA) HuaTangNing Is Approved, New Type 2 Diabetes Treatment Paradigm to Begin in China
SHANGHAI, CHINA, Oct 10, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hua Medicine (the “Company”, HKEx Stock Code: 2552.HK) today announces that the New Drug Application (NDA) of HuaTangNing (dorzagliatin tablets, HMS5552), a first-in-class glucokinase activator (GKA) developed by the Company has been approved by the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) of China on October […]
‘Drug surrenderer’ nabbed; P4.6-M ‘shabu’ seized
MORE THAN half a kilo of suspected shabu with an estimated value of P4.6 million were seized by operatives of the City Drug Enforcement Unit (CDEU) of the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) aroud 6 p.m. Wednesday, October 5, 2022 inside a cemetery in Barangay Carreta, Cebu City. Police Lieutenant Colonel Dindo Juanito Alaras, head […]
Proposed mandatory drug test for artists seen as discriminatory
A LAWMAKER’S call to have artists undergo drug test before being signed up for a project is discriminatory, entertainment industry members said. Surigao del Norte Rep. Robert Ace S. Barbers made the proposal Sunday in a press release following Saturday’s arrest of actor Ricardo Dominic A. Roco along with four others in a buy-bust operation. […]
Nearly P2 million shabu seized in Bohol; 4 persons, including a woman, fall
NEARLY P2 million worth of suspected shabu were confiscated in two separate buy-bust in Bohol on Thursday evening, September 22, 2022.The operatives of Regional Police Drug Enforcement Unit (RPDEU) Central Visayas in Bohol headed by Police Lieutenant Edcel Petecio conducted the drug raid based on the directive of RPDEU 7 head Lieutenant Colonel Ronnie Failoga, […]
‘Known drug pusher’ in Tisa nabbed in raid, yields P340K worth of shabu
OPERATIVES of the Police Drug Enforcement Group in Central Visayas (PDEG 7) seized illegal drugs worth P340,000 during a raid in Sitio Chicos in Barangay Tisa, Cebu City on Friday night, September 16, 2022.The amount was based on the standard drug price.The operation, which took place around 9:45 p.m., was led by Lieutenant Samuel Evalle, […]
ICC should resume probe of drug war — political experts
By John Victor D. Ordoñez, Reporter THE INTERNATIONAL Criminal Court (ICC) should resume its investigation of the Philippine government’s deadly drug war, political experts said at the weekend. “Should the ICC continue to delay the proceedings, it will further abet the climate of impunity reigning in the Philippines, which in itself is an unfolding crime […]