War On Drugs

PH debt hits record ₱18.16T in February, driven by local borrowing push

MANILA  (April 2)  --- The Philippines’ total outstanding debt climbed to a new high of ₱18.16 trillion in February, as the government leaned more heavily on domestic borrowing to...

DOLE sets Holy Week pay rules, warns firms to comply

DAVAO CITY (April 2)  --- The Department of Labor and Employment has laid out mandatory pay rules for...

BARMM bets on youth research—but will P1M grants translate to real policy change?

COTABATO CITY (April 2)  -- Bangsamoro Youth Commission has awarded ₱1 million in research grants to five young...

Ambush exposes cracks in Bangsamoro peace deal as monitors warn of ‘utter failure’

DAVAO CITY (April 2) --- A deadly ambush that killed five police officers in Maguindanao del Sur is...

High-Tech Hope, Hard Realities: AI Drones Enter Davao’s Banana Fight

DAVAO CITY (April 1)  — In the banana heartland of southern Philippines, a new experiment is taking flight—promising...
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₱6.8-M worth of suspected shabu seized in Sulu drug bust; One arrested, another escapes

DAVAO CITY – Authorities confiscated approximately ₱6.8 million worth of suspected shabu in a joint anti-drug operation conducted by the Philippine Drug Enforcement...

Police seize nearly P1 million of suspected shabu in Davao del Sur

DAVAO CITY --- An estimated P904,000 of illegal drugs were seized and purchased in a joint anti-illegal drug operation conducted by the Philippine...

One kilo of suspected Shabu seized at Task Force Davao checkpoint

DAVAO CITY --- Authorities intercepted over one kilo of suspected shabu at the Task Force Davao (TF-Davao) Checkpoint in Barangay Sirawan at around 11:00...

Father caught smuggling illegal drugs during visit to imprisoned son

DAVAO CITY – What was meant to be a reunion between a father and his incarcerated son turned into an arrest after authorities...

PDEA agents destroy ₱2.2M worth of marijuana plants in Sarangani

DAVAO CITY – Anti-narcotics agents uprooted and burned 11,043 marijuana shrubs during a raid in Barangay Blaan, Malungon, Sarangani, on Thursday, February 6, 2025. According...

Government employee, U.S. national nabbed in drug bust

DAVAO CITY – A government employee and his alleged accomplice were arrested in a drug buy-bust operation conducted by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency...
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