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Dela Rosa says 'ninja cops' list should be made public
(UPDATED) Senator Ronald dela Rosa vouches for the integrity of PNP chief Oscar Albayalde, clearing him of links with cops who recycle drugs seized during operations

Supreme Court acts on complaint against Duterte's narcolist
The High Court issues a writ of habeas data to Leyte 3rd District Representative Vicente Veloso who wants the government to strike his name off of its narcolist
Ineffective? 27 of 36 bets in Duterte drug list win in 2019 polls
In an upset to the Duterte administration, 3 of 4 candidates named in the narcolist win in the 2019 elections

'I will kill you all'
At a time when alleged narco politicians named by the President are being killed with impunity, officials on a kill list in Cebu are gunned down one after another

33 mayors in Duterte narco list to be stripped of police powers – DILG
DILG Secretary Eduardo Año, the ex-officio chairman of the Napolcom, will move for the removal of police powers of mayors named in President Rodrigo Duterte's drug list

PNP to track down man in 'Totoong Narco List' video
Philippine National Police chief Oscar Albayalde doubts the claims of the man called 'Bikoy,' saying his video seems 'self-serving' and that having a dragon tattoo doesn't prove anything

Otso Diretso dares Paolo Duterte: Show your tattoo, clear your name
'Kung talagang walang basehan, 'yon 'yong pinakamadaling gawin,' says Otso Diretso candidate Florin Hilbay on Paolo Duterte showing his tattoo to counter allegations against him

Robredo: LP has no resources to make video linking Paolo Duterte to drugs
Robredo says the once-ruling LP does not have the resources to mount what President Rodrigo Duterte tags as 'black propaganda' against his son

Trillanes to Duterte: Face drug allegations vs son squarely
'Kahit bumula pa bibig mo sa galit, babalik at babalik 'yang issue na 'yan sa mukha mo,' Senator Trillanes tells President Duterte as the lawmaker denies involvement in a viral video on the alleged drug links of Paolo Duterte

Duterte blames Trillanes, 'yellows’ for viral video linking Paolo to illegal drugs
'Ang mga yellows ngayon may ginawa na naman propaganda, si Polong drug [lord].…pati ako,' says President Rodrigo Duterte

Duterte won't release list of celebrities into illegal drugs
'Hindi naman sila seeking public office,' says President Rodrigo Duterte, adding that this does not mean celebrities won't get arrested for involvement in narcotics

Malacañang dismisses 'Totoong Narco List' video as black propaganda
(UPDATED) Paolo Duterte calls the allegations in the video an 'invention' and blames a certain 'J.S.' for it

Mayors face admin complaints over lack of anti-drug councils
(UPDATED) The Department of the Interior and Local Government will file similar complaints against 800 more mayors, which include the names of 46 alleged ‘narco-politicians’

Duterte narco list aims to ‘control’ May elections, say Otso Diretso bets
President Duterte is committing ‘abuse of power and discretion which tramples on the rights of every individual to due process,’ says senatorial candidate Gary Alejano

Duterte names 8 party mates in new drug list
(UPDATED) The PDP-Laban says it will ask these candidates to explain. If they do not give a 'satisfactory' statement, they will be expelled from the party.

Duterte releases drug list ahead of 2019 elections
(4th UPDATE) The drug list is made public in President Rodrigo Duterte's home city of Davao City during a meeting with top police and military officials

Journalists urged not to aid trial by publicity over narco list
‘Government, media can’t play fast, loose with due process and rule of law,’ says the statement of journalists and media organizations on list of alleged ‘narco politicians’

[ANALYSIS | Deep Dive] The problems with the list
It cannot be denied that the drug list is simply another 'Order of Battle,' which is unlawful

Palace on releasing drug list: Politicians can just file libel if not true
Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo says releasing the list is part of the 'duty' of the government to inform the voters of who they should vote for

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Bets in narco list? Comelec stresses need for due process
Being on the narco list should not automatically mean disqualification, says Commission on Elections Chairman Sheriff Abas

Cebu town mayor Vicente Loot survives ambush
(UPDATED) Mayor Vicente Loot of Daanbantayan, Cebu, is one of the retired police generals linked by President Rodrigo Duterte to the illegal drug trade

13 barangay candidates on Baguio Tokhang list
Not content with the two barangay candidates in the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency’s list, Baguio decided to look at its own list and found 11 more

'Around 25' BuCor personnel in Duterte drug list – Dela Rosa
'Actually meron kaming mga Bucor personnel na kasama don sa drug watchlist ni presidente, so hinahanap natin yung mga tao na 'yan,' says BuCor chief Dela Rosa

Masbate barangay officials face complaints over lack of anti-drug councils
The officials did not create barangay anti-drug abuse councils, which are required by the Department of the Interior and Local Government
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PDEA drug list includes councilor shot dead in 2017
(UPDATED) Barangay councilor Lauro Vicencio has been dead for over a year already and was not part of the local police's drug watchlist

League of Barangays tells PDEA to file cases if drug list 'verified'
'If there are no evidence yet sufficient even for the filing of cases, releasing names of barangay officials may result in constitutional and legal challenges,' says league president Edmund Abesamis

PDEA names hundreds of barangay officials linked to drugs
The PDEA admits, however, they don't hold enough evidence to prove their public allegations before the courts – at least not yet

Duterte: 'Not yet time' to name barangay officials in narco list
This comes after PDEA said it will release the names two weeks before the May 14 barangay elections, and that this has been approved by Malacañang

PDEA admits cases vs officials in drug list 'not airtight'
Director General Aaron Aquino says, however, that the PDEA stands by the intelligence the government has gathered

PDEA to release barangay drug list ahead of May 14 elections
(UPDATED) Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Director General Aaron Aquino says the move has been approved by Malacañang

Ex-Lanao del Sur mayor on Duterte’s drug list indicted for non-filing of SALN
Rasmia Macabago, former mayor of Saguiaran town in Lanao del Sur, says she didn't file her SALNs from 2007 to 2010 because she didn't know of any local official who did

Duterte narco list now 6,000 names long and counting – PDEA
The PDEA and the PNP are currently pushing for the its revalidation, but the President will still decide in the end who stays or gets taken off the infamous drug list

Duterte to Iloilo Mayor Mabilog: 'You're next'
President Rodrigo Duterte also admits he personally ordered the raid that killed Ozamiz City Mayor Reynaldo Parojinog Sr

Duterte admits wiretapping narcopoliticians
'It was a whisper from god I was listening to. So they were all tapped,' says President Rodrigo Duterte in Marawi City

Ozamiz police chief to get ‘special award,’ new assignment after Parojinog raid
Chief Inspector Jovie Espenido was the chief of police in Albuera Leyte and in Ozamiz City Misamis Occidental when their mayors were killed in the drug war

[Newspoint] Duterte's own numbers game
The Duterte presidency is about tricks a numbers game If truth has no value to him only illusions what use do the media and other truth seekers and reporters have?

1 of 3 lawmakers out of Duterte’s narco list – Fariñas
Majority Leader Rodolfo Fariñas says the remaining two congressmen on the list will be meeting with the heads of PDEA and PNP to further probe into the inclusion of their names

3rd lawmaker tagged in Duterte drug list – Speaker
Two lawmakers are from Luzon and the other one is from Mindanao says House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez

Cagayan town mayor denies family's alleged drug links
Buguey Mayor Lloyd Antiporda says President Rodrigo Duterte s accusation that they are involved in the drug trade is an absolute lie

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After mayors, Duterte summons governors to discuss drug list
This is the second time the President will summon local government leaders en masse to discuss the spread of drugs in their communities

Duterte to mayors on 'final' drug list: Resign or die
UPDATED Hanapin mo yung pangalan mo diyan mayor Putang ina pag nandiyan pangalan mo may problema ka papatayin kita says the President

Duterte tags former Iligan congressman, mayor in drug list
President Rodrigo Duterte says ex Iligan City representative Vicente Belmonte Jr and ex Iligan City mayor Lawrence Cruz are included in his final drug list

Duterte gives final drug list to Pimentel, Alvarez, Sereno
President Rodrigo Duterte says he also shared the list with new AFP chief General Eduardo Año because he needs the military to help the fractured PNP in the war on drugs

SC clears 3 judges named in Duterte's drug list
The SC also slams the premature public announcement of the judges alleged involvement in the illegal drug trade saying it put the judges in danger

Duterte may submit final 'drug list' to NSC next week
President Rodrigo Duterte says the National Security Council will formulate a plan to protect the next generation from the drug menace

Gordon to call for probe into Espinosa killing
Senator Richard Gordon says he will talk to Senator Ping Lacson about the resumption of investigations on alleged extrajudicial killings

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