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VP Leni gustong malinawan ang sakop ng trabaho bilang anti-drug chair

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 07:16 PM

Hiniling ni Vice President Leni Robredo kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na linawin ang sakop ng kaniyang trabaho bilang co-chairperson ng Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs.  Read more »

Robredo warns Duterte vs 'fake news' that she invited UN prosecutor

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 20 04:01 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo on Wednesday cautioned President Rodrigo Duterte against buying into “fake news” that she had invited United Nations bodies to look into his drug war, now that she’s coordinating government anti-narcotics efforts.   Read more »

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 »

Free Leila: Robredo, et al seek De Lima's release after 1,000th day in detention

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 20 03:20 PM

MANILA—Leaders, activists and organizations from around the world is urging the Philippine government to free Sen. Leila de Lima, who is spending her 1,000th day in jail over what they called trumped-up and politically-motivated illegal drug charges. Read more »

6 na magkakabarkada timbog sa QC buy-bust

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 05:49 AM

MAYNILA—Arestado ang 6 na magkakabarkada sa buy-bust operation sa Quezon City Martes ng gabi. Read more »

Duterte threatens to slap human rights advocate in front of Robredo

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 20 03:24 AM

MANILA (UPDATE)—President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday night warned that he will slap a foreign human rights advocate if he enters the country to help Vice President Leni Robredo end the drug war. Read more »

'I don't trust her': Duterte says no need for Robredo to get classified information

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 20 01:57 AM

MANILA (UPDATE)—President Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday night he wanted to set "parameters" on Vice President Leni Robredo’s role as "drug czar," adding the latter could allegedly "jeopardize" the republic. Read more »

VP Leni tuloy sa tungkulin bilang anti-drug chair kahit walang Cabinet rank

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 08:03 PM

May Cabinet rank man o wala, sinabi ni Vice President Leni Robredo na magpapatuloy siya sa kaniyang tungkulin bilang co-chairperson ng Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs. Read more »

Robredo: I will continue my job, Cabinet post or not

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 19 11:08 PM

Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo earlier said President Rodrigo Duterte is no longer inclined to appoint Robredo to his Cabinet after she sought advice from foreign institutions, such as the US government and United Nations, on the country's controversial drug war. Read more »

Chemistry professors busted for cooking meth, 'Breaking Bad' style

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 19 08:38 AM

WASHINGTON - In a case of reality imitating art, two chemistry professors in the US state of Arkansas have been arrested for cooking up methamphetamine in a university lab -- in an uncanny echo of the hit series "Breaking Bad." Read more »

Duterte allies in Senate grill CHR during 2020 budget deliberations

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 06:02 AM

MANILA—The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) faced rough sailing during the Senate’s public debates on the agency’s proposed P863-million budget in 2020. Read more »

8 arestado sa QC buy-bust

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 05:07 AM

MAYNILA—Arestado ang 8 katao sa buy-bust operation sa Barangay Sangandaan, Quezon City Lunes ng gabi. Read more »

CHR inusisa ng ilang kaalyado ni Duterte sa 2020 budget hearing

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 12:33 AM

Binusisi sa deliberasyon ng Senado kanina ang panukalang halos P900 milyong-budget ng Commission on Human Rights sa susunod na taon.  Read more »

VP Robredo says DOH needs bigger budget for rehab of drug users

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 18 07:48 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday said that while the Department of Health was doing “commendable” work rehabilitating drug addicts, it needs more funds for its operations. Read more »

VP Leni tiniyak na di niya ibubunyag ang sensitibong impormasyon sa drug war

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 18 11:09 PM

Tiniyak ni Vice President Leni Robredo na hindi niya isasapubliko ang mga sensitibong impormasyon ukol sa kampanya ng pamahalaan kontra droga. Read more »

VP Robredo assures Duterte she won't leak drug war info

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 18 11:15 AM

MANILA - Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday said she won't leak confidential information on the drug war amid concerns that she will share it with foreign entities. Read more »

P1.7-M halaga ng droga nasamsam sa 3 suspek sa QC

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 18 09:18 AM

Nasabat ang P1.7 milyong halaga ng droga mula sa 3 high-value target sa isang condominium sa Quezon City nitong Lunes. Read more »

PNP wants Robredo out of law enforcement matters on anti-drug campaign

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 17 11:47 PM

The Philippine National Police wants Vice President Leni Robredo out of law enforcement matters when it comes to the government's war on drugs. Read more »

Robredo, binantaang sisibakin sa ICAD kapag nagbulgar ng 'sikreto': Palasyo

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 17 07:29 PM

Nagpaalala si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte matapos ang pakikipagpulong ni Robredo sa United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) at mga opisyal ng Amerika. Read more »

P1.5-M halaga ng 'shabu' nasamsam, 3 timbog sa Navotas drug bust

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 17 01:01 PM

Nasa P1.5 milyong halaga ng hinihinalang shabu ang nakuha ng mga awtoridad sa buy-bust operation sa Navotas City noong madaling araw ng Linggo, kung saan naaresto ang 3 suspek.   Read more »