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Marcos Jr.: PNP mass resignations new tack vs drug trafficking

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 07 12:11 AM

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr claims the call for the mass resignation of the country's senior police officers is his administration's new approach to fight drug trafficking. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 10, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 10 11:48 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

US basketball star Griner appeals drug conviction in Russia

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 15 07:33 PM

US basketball star Brittney Griner, who was found guilty of drug possession and trafficking in Russia, has appealed her nine-year jail sentence. Read more »

Singapore executes 5th drug trafficker since March

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 22 01:17 PM

Singapore hanged a convicted drug trafficker on Friday, the fifth execution in the city-state since March. Read more »

Dela Rosa seeks to revive death penalty, mandatory ROTC

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 18 11:17 AM

Sen. Ronald 'Bato' dela Rosa said Monday he has filed bills to revive the death penalty and mandatory ROTC (Reserve Officers’ Training Corps). Read more »

PNP official backs death penalty for large-scale drug dealers

Jorge Cariño, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 06 06:16 PM

A police official backed Sen. Ronald dela Rosa’s renewed push to impose death penalty for large-scale illegal drug traffickers. Read more »

14-year-old among 2 arrested in Hong Kong over illegal drugs

Clifford Lo, South China Morning Post
Posted at May 16 08:58 PM

Officers stopped Form Three student for identity check in Tsuen Wan and found 8 grams of suspected cocaine in his possession. Raids on two Hong Kong factory units resulted in seizure of HK$530,000 worth of narcotics. Read more »

[OPINION] The First Avenger

Dean Dela Paz
Posted at Apr 28 02:05 AM

This May, the weight carried by the electorate to finally end gross injustices is heavy. Read more »

Singapore conducts first execution since 2019

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 30 04:33 PM

A Singaporean drug trafficker was hanged in the city-state's first execution since 2019, campaigners said, despite appeals for clemency. Read more »

Disease surveillance officer sa Davao del Norte nahulihan ng 'shabu'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 12 06:17 AM

Arestado ang opisyal ng isang ospital sa Tagum City, Davao del Norte matapos umano mahulihan ng hinihinalang shabu nitong Miyerkoles ng gabi. Read more »

Colombia's most-wanted drug lord 'Otoniel' captured

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 24 07:30 AM

Colombia's most-wanted drug trafficker, Dairo Antonio Usuga, also known as 'Otoniel,' was arrested by the country's authorities, the government said. Read more »

1.5 tons of buried cocaine unearthed in Honduras

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 07 08:25 AM

Tegucigalpa, Honduras - Police in Honduras, whose president the United States accuses of being a "co-conspirator" in drug-trafficking, unearthed 1.5 tons of cocaine buried in the ground in a small village in the country's north. Read more »

Dela Rosa confident death-penalty advocates in Senate have numbers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 03 07:21 AM

Dela Rosa said 7 of 24 senators have authored 11 versions of the death penalty bill. Read more »

SC stands by ruling allowing Veloso to testify thru deposition in Indonesia

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 14 06:31 PM

MANILA – The Supreme Court has stood by its earlier ruling allowing Mary Jane Veloso, the Filipina on death row in Indonesia, to testify in a Philippine case against her recruiters. Read more »

China sentences Canadian to death over drug charge

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 06 05:19 PM

A Chinese court sentenced a Canadian national to death on Thursday in a ruling that could further inflame tensions between China and Canada. Read more »

Angara wants 'compelling evidence' death penalty deters crimes

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 30 01:07 PM

Sen. Sonny Angara on Thursday said he needed "compelling evidence" that the death penalty could deter crimes and that "miscarriages of justice" could be avoided before he votes for its revival, which President Rodrigo Duterte sought again this week.    Read more »

Sotto hits PNP chief's claim 50 grams of drugs ‘enough’ to merit death penalty

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 29 06:37 PM

Senate President Tito Sotto on Wednesday refuted the Philippine National Police chief's claim that individuals who would be caught with at least 50 grams of illegal drugs can be sentenced to death should capital punishment be revived in the Philippines.   Read more »

50 grams of drugs ‘enough’ to merit death penalty: PNP chief

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 29 02:07 PM

The head of the Philippine National Police on Wednesday backed President Rodrigo Duterte’s call for the revival of death penalty, saying it should be meted out to those caught with at least 50 grams of narcotics.  Read more »

Pandemic leading to illegal drug shortages: UN report

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 07 07:39 AM

The wide-ranging disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic and its associated lockdowns are leading to shortages of illegal drugs in some countries, according to a UN report released Thursday.   Read more »

OPINION: A sober look at the proposed 'Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020’

Michael Henry Yusingco, LL.M
Posted at Mar 13 04:41 PM

While there is an urgent need to enact a robust anti-terrorism law, Congress cannot ignore the fact that Filipinos deserve and expect a dedicated law enforcement unit that can truly and professionally protect the state and the people from terrorism.    Read more »