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More than 11,400 participants joined the BIDA RISE and RUN organized by the Iloilo City Government and Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) recently. No less than DILG Secretary Benhur Abalos led the 5-kilometer run which started from City Hall at Plaza Libertad to Fort San Pedro, Parola, Muelle Loney, Grand Xing Hotel, […]
The Philippines needs a new “hard-hitting independent watchdog” against rampant police corruption and misconduct, Surigao del Sur Representative Johnny Pimentel, vice chairperson of the House good government and public accountability committee, said. “The illegal drug trade in particular is clearly having a monstrous corruptive influence on police officers, and we must counteract this,” Pimentel stressed. […]
Senator Bong Go emphasized the need to continue the government’s fight against illegal drugs as he cited the gains made by the administration of former president Rodrigo Duterte to tackle the problem. Go stressed that other societal ills, such as criminality and corruption, may also be addressed if the fight against illegal drugs is sustained. […]
The call of Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benhur Abalos asking all top-ranked police officials to submit their courtesy resignations is being supported by Surigao del Norte 2nd District Representative Ace Barbers. “As chairman of the House Committee on Dangerous Drugs, I am in full support of DILG Secretary Abalos’ call […]
The Metro Manila Council (MMC) issued a resolution expressing support to the appeal of the Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Benhur Abalos, Jr. for the courtesy resignation of the high-ranking officials of the Philippine National Police as part of its internal cleansing campaign. Based on the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Resolution […]
A ranking House leader warned against the ill effects of the operations of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) in the country, saying that offshore gaming undermines the government’s battle against illegal drugs, graft and corruption, money-laundering, and other gambling-related crimes. Surigao del Norte Representative Robert Ace Barbers, chairperson of the House Committee on Dangerous Drugs, reiterated […]
Senator Bato Dela Rosa urged the Philippine National Police (PNP) to be proactive in the campaign against illegal drugs and make it a ‘personal fight’ to protect their families from being victims of crimes linked to illegal drugs. Dela Rosa, the chairperson of the Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs, said policemen should […]
The fight against illegal drugs and terrorism gained a stronger ground in Nueva Ecija as provincial, village, and youth officials joined hands behind the Duterte administration’s drive for peace and order. During a summit at the Nueva Ecija Police Provincial Office (NEPPO) compound recently, Undersecretary Joel Sy Egco urged stakeholders, particularly leaders of Sangguniang Kabataan […]
Senator Bato dela Rosa has defended his proposal for the restoration of the death penalty, saying his bill will only cover drug trafficking and other drug-related crimes. “Yung aking proposed measure, sa drug trafficking lang yon. Yung ibang heinous crime hindi kasama kasi nakikita ko mahihirapang lumusot. (My proposed measure covers only drug trafficking. Other heinous crimes are not included because […]
Lawmakers have nothing to fear if they don’t steal money from public funds. Senator Bong Go made this remark as he urged fellow lawmakers to support the passage of the death penalty bill for plunder and heinous crimes related to illegal drugs. In his 4th State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 22, President […]