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18-year-old drug pusher who preyed on students arrested in Taguig
Police nab Princess Cordero during their simultaneous anti-criminality and law enforcement operations in Taguig City on June 21

Robredo urges police, military, Church to support drug rehab programs
'Sa inyo po kami huhugot ng pag-asa. Alam po namin na mas marami iyong matitino,' Vice President Leni Robredo tells police and military officers

Dalawang mukha ng giyera kontra-droga, sa mata ng media
Nariyan ang mukha ng gobyerno na layong puksain ang iligal na droga at nariyan din ang epekto ng kampanyang ito sa mga biktima at mga pamilya nila

Duterte on drug list: 'I had it revalidated again'
Kasi may mga nakita ako doon na mga kaibigan ko na hindi ko sukat akalain President Rodrigo Duterte says

DDB wants law institutionalizing community-based drug rehab
The Department of Health also supports proposals to put up at least one major in patient drug rehabilitation center per region

CBCP speaks up on killings: Respect human rights
Our fear of reprisal and our timidity born from misplaced prudence have brought about these upheavals says the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines

War on drugs: When the police come knocking in posh Makati villages
The scene is a sharp contrast from operations held along the dark alleys of poorer communities

PNP wages war on drugs despite P36-M budget in 2016
But Police Director Benjamin Magalong acting PNP deputy chief for operations says the strong support of President Rodrigo Duterte and PNP chief Ronald dela Rosa is boosting their confidence to fight illegal drugs

PNP conducts 'reinvigorated' Oplan TokHang in Forbes Park, Magallanes
Southern Police District chief Tomas Apolinario says the PNP is not giving any special treatment to residents of posh villages

Replace barangay officials with OICs until next polls – House minority
House Minority Leader Danilo Suarez says the prevalence of drug use in barangays nationwide puts into question the local officials ability to police their own backyards

PDEA to Congress: Allow scrutiny of drug suspects' bank records
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency also supports a bill that would allow law enforcement agencies to tap into conversations related to their anti illegal drug operations

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Alvarez: 'Nothing personal' vs De Lima with House probe
Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez says they will invite everyone who may have something to do with the illegal drug trade at the New Bilibid Prison

Summary killings under Duterte admin 'unprecedented' – CHR
As a result the Commission on Human Rights is unable to respond to every single case We are at less than 20 now investigating 170 cases says Chairperson Jose Luis Martin Gascon

WATCH: Robin Padilla clarifies his comments on showbiz drug users
It s important to distinguish between users and pushers says Robin Pag meron po kayong kilalang artista na nagpu push ng drugs sabihin nyo po sa akin ako mismo ang magsasabi kay Mayor [Duterte] at kay Bato

House leaders urge De Lima to attend probe into Bilibid drug use
Davao City 1st District Representative Karlo Nograles says they are also planning to invite Senator Leila De Lima s former bodyguard and driver who allegedly has links to drugs

In war on drugs, lives of police at risk too
UPDATED Mas lugi pa nga kami kasi naghihintay kaming barilin eh Naghihintay kami na may action kami bago kami gumalaw eh says a precinct commander in Manila

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House to probe drug use in Bilibid during De Lima’s time
Some Duterte allies in the House want a congressional inquiry – in aid of legislation – into the drug use at the maximum security prison when Senator Leila de Lima was still justice secretary

Suarez on Duterte's war on drugs: 'End justifies the means'
The objective is to eliminate the drug issue at all cost Kung ano man ang ginagawa ng Pangulong Duterte na pamamaraan as the minority leader in my personal capacity I support him says House Minority Leader Danilo Suarez

Kids unsafe in society that condones violence – female LP lawmakers
While their party is allied with President Rodrigo Duterte s PDP Laban 5 female legislators from LP say they oppose apparent summary executions committed in the name of the war on drugs

House has 'no jurisdiction' over mayor-turned-congressman on Duterte list
Deputy Speaker Miro Quimbo also says House leaders have yet to discuss their plans should the President accuse an incumbent lawmaker of involvement in drugs

'False empowerment' in Duterte’s society
Real people power lies in the hands of those who openly resist arbitrary rule of authority and terror tactics of the state not those who pledge allegiance to it behind masks and electronic devices

Ex-drug addict-turned-congressman proposes ‘cheap’ rehab program
Negros Oriental congressman Arnolfo Teves Jr proposes using public high school classrooms as rehabilitation centers from 5 pm to 8 pm
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De Lima files Senate reso to probe drug suspect killings
We know all too well of the several instances of police rub outs and the number of shortcuts taken by law enforcers in the guise of legitimate self defense or defense of others says Senator Leila de Lima

Duterte’s war vs drugs has 2 faces – lawmaker
Ifugao Representative Teddy Baguilar Jr says past congressional probes helped the Ombudsman determine cases to be filed against erring public officials

400 drug suspects surrender in Eastern Visayas
From June 29 to July 3 the Philippine National Police Regional Command 8 lists 271 alleged users and 210 alleged pushers under its Oplan Tokhang campaign

'They fired first': 2 suspected drug pushers killed in Bataan
Bataan Provincial Police Office says the suspects fired on undercover cops prompting the authorities to shoot back during a buy bust operation in Dinalupihan town
