‘Drug war continues’: Duterte names new drug enforcement chief

May 27, 2020 | Nation

President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Wilkins Villanueva as new Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) director general, replacing Aaron Aquino. Villanueva served as PDEA director of Northern Mindanao and the National Capital Region. He also headed the Bureau of...

PNP to rethink its drug war strategy

Nov 15, 2019 | Nation

Vice President Leni Robredo said the Philippine National Police (PNP) has assured her that it is open to re-thinking its anti-drug strategy. Robredo met with the law enforcement cluster of the Inter-agency Committee on Anti-illegal Drugs (ICAD) which she co-chairs...

Leni’s drug war: ‘Evidence-based, no senseless deaths’

Nov 8, 2019 | Top Stories

Vice President Leni Robredo (right) and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency chief Aaron Aquino speak to reporters at the Quezon City Reception House on Friday, Nov. 8, 2019. OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT Now that she’s leading the government’s war on drugs,...

Robredo accepts ‘drug czar challenge,’ vows to stop killings

Nov 6, 2019 | Top Stories

Vice President Maria Leonor Robredo addressrd the media on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019, to announce that she was accepting the designation to lead the anti-illegal drug campaign. CHARLIE VILLEGAS/OVP Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo on Wednesday...

Senate panel recommends graft charges against Albayalde and ‘ninja cops’

Oct 18, 2019 | Nation

A Senate panel is recommending graft charges against resigned PNP Chief Oscar Albayalde (pictured) and ‘ninja cops’ The Philippine Senate Blue Ribbon Committee is recommending graft charges against former Police Chief Oscar Albayalde and 13 Pampanga cops...