DAVAO CITY — President Rodrigo Duterte recently said he wants illegal narcotics in government storage destroyed within a week to prevent unscrupulous anti-drug operatives from recycling the contrabands and peddling them on the streets. “So I want all the shabu residual or otherwise, however minimal, destroyed, the whole of it by next week. You have […]
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President Duterte defends Lapeña and Faeldon: “Nalusutan talaga sila”
MANILA (October 28)— President Rodrigo Duterte defended former Customs commissioner Isidro Lapeña and his predecessor Nicanor Faeldon, saying that both were not involved in any corruption. Lapeña andFaeldon were both dragged in a separate multi-billion peso drug smuggling cases involving the Bureau of Customs. Lapeña, amid the P11-billion shabu shipment controversy while Faeldon resigned after he […]
Duterte, Trump talk about free trade, illegal drugs, Marawi Aid
MANILA, Philippines— Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and United States President Donald Trump talked about the country’s war on drugs, terrorism and Marawi City rehabilitation and fair trade during their bilateral meeting. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque Jr. a press briefing on Monday, November 13, revealed that Duterte discussed with US President Donald Trump the Philippine government’s campaign […]
Steven Seagal meets President Duterte
MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte and action star Steven Seagal met in Malacanang on Thursday after the actor arrived in the country scouting for a location for his new movie about illegal drugs. The President in his meeting with Seagal told the actor that movies are a reflection of life. He reiterated his strong stance against illegal […]