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THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 20, 2019

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Posted at Nov 21 01:34 AM

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VP Robredo meets with Dangerous Drugs Board

Jay Ganzon, OVP
Updated as of Nov 20 12:53 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo meet with officials of the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) led by its Chairman Catalino Cuy at the DDB-PDEA Building in Quezon City on Wednesday to harmonize the efforts of the Inter-agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs (ICAD), where she sits as co-chair.  Read more »

Anti-narcotics agency: Robredo ‘misled’ over remarks on drug war

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Posted at Oct 26 10:43 PM

Robredo has called on Duterte to allow the UN to investigate the illegal-drugs war, and abandon it because she said it was “obviously not working.” Read more »

PDEA opposes proposed bill dissolving agency

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 26 12:15 PM

MANILA - The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Thursday told the Senate it opposes a bill seeking to dissolve the agency, saying it will hurt government’s efforts in the war on drugs. Read more »

Know your rights: Ateneo study cites rights violated in ‘Tokhang’

Michael Joe Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 26 06:20 PM

At least 8 rights guaranteed by the Philippine Constitution have been violated by the enforcement and implementation of the policies created by the government for its intensified anti-drug campaign, based on a study presented by the Ateneo Human Rights Center (AHRC) on Friday. Read more »

Duterte tells gov’t agencies to take ‘active role’ in drug war

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 12:34 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered all government offices to take an “active role” in the war on drugs, even as human rights groups continue to criticize the campaign. Read more »

Mga kompanya, pinaalalahanan sa drug policy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 15 09:12 PM

Nagpaalala ang Dangerous Drugs Board sa mga pribadong kompanya na may 10 empleyado o higit pa na magsagawa ng drug test at magbalangkas ng kanilang anti-drug abuse policy. Read more »

Duterte institutionalizes PH anti-illegal drugs strategy

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 31 04:02 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an order institutionalizing the Philippine Anti-Illegal Drugs Strategy (PADS), Read more »

Palace nixes drug test for candidates

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 04:39 PM

MANILA - Malacañang on Friday rejected the proposal of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) to subject candidates in the upcoming elections to a drug test. Read more »

DDB: 18,000 barangay, apektado pa rin ng droga

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Posted at Sep 11 02:22 AM

Nasa 8,000 barangay na dating pugad ng droga ang naideklara nang drug-free ngayon.  Read more »

PDEA: Ilang halaman, nakakaadik

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Posted at Aug 02 01:22 AM

Ilang halaman ang gustong ipasama ng Dangerous Drugs Board at PDEA sa listahan ng dangerous drugs. Read more »

SONASERYE: 'War on drugs' may epekto ba sa pagpapababa ng kriminalidad?

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Updated as of Jul 03 01:02 PM

Sa tala ng Philippine National Police, pumalo na sa higit 100,000 ang naaresto sa drug operations habang 4,320 naman ang napatay simula nang maupo si Duterte sa Malacañang. Read more »

OPINION: Duterte revises his number of drug addicts in the Philippines

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Mar 12 12:12 AM

From three million drug addicts, a figure which President Duterte attributed to former head of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Dionisio Santiago, he increased it to four million in less than a year. Read more »

More blood on our streets: FLAG warns vs police return to drug war

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 29 04:44 PM

The Free Legal Assistance Group on Wednesday said it fears that the number of drug-related killings may increase if the police will again be at the forefront of the government's anti-narcotics campaign.  Read more »

Roque says allegations vs Santiago not ‘gospel truth’

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 21 06:00 PM

Malacañang on Tuesday said allegations in a supposed complaint letter against former Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) chief Dionisio Santiago may not be “gospel truth” but that President Rodrigo Duterte has the final say when to sack an appointee who has lost his trust and confidence. Read more »

Palace: Santiago sacked over foreign trips, corruption allegations

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 20 11:57 PM

Former Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) chief Dionisio Santiago was sacked not only because of his comments against a mega drug rehabilitation project in the country, but also due to complaints over his ‘junkets’ and alleged receiving of a gift from a suspected narco-politician, Malacañang said Monday. Read more »

Palace says mega drug rehab center not a permanent facility

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 09 05:53 PM

Malacañang on Thursday welcomed the proposal of Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III to turn the mega drug rehabilitation facility in Nueva Ecija into a drug enforcement training center as it noted that the structure was not envisioned to be permanent. Read more »

Duterte says he was 'offended' by Santiago’s comment on mega rehab center

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 08 05:11 PM

Baring the reason for Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) chief Dionisio Santiago's resignation, President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday said he was offended by his comment that building the mega drug rehabilitation facility in Nueva Ecija was a mistake.   Read more »

Will new DOH chief back legalization of medical marijuana?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 07 09:59 PM

Newly appointed Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Tuesday said he is open to legalizing medical marijuana but only for research purposes and only in its pharmaceutical form. Read more »

DDB chair na pumuna sa mega rehab center, nagbitiw sa utos ni Duterte

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 07 08:28 PM

Nagbitiw sa puwesto si Dionisio Santiago bilang pinuno ng Dangerous Drug Board alinsunod sa utos ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »