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(File photo) MANILA - The Philippine National Police (PNP) has confiscated around PHP5.8 billion worth of various illegal drugs in operations by its Drug Enforcement Group (DEG) from July 1 to Aug. 20. "From July 1 to August 20, 2022, the PNP, mainly through the efforts of the PNP Drug Enforcement Group, gained significant headway in the campaign against illegal drugs with the arrest of 8,934 suspects and high-profile players in the drug trade, and confiscation of 805.63 kilograms of crysta...

(File photo courtesy of PIA Abra) MANILA - The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Friday called on local chief executives (LCEs) in northern Luzon to monitor their areas of jurisdiction for aftershocks and other related incidents, following Wednesday's magnitude 7 earthquake. "LGUs in the hard hit areas of Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley and the Cordillera Administrative Region are on top of the situation and will continue to respond to the needs of our citizens,&qu...

President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong'' Marcos Jr. (File photo) MANILA - The Philippine National Police (PNP) and the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) are more than willing to secure President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong'' Marcos Jr. against threats posed by the communist movement. Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Ano said they have yet to confirm the information ...

Negros Oriental provincial police director Col. Germano Mallari (left) and Comelec provincial election supervisor-designate lawyer Lionel Marco Castillano. (Photo by Judy Flores Partlow) DUMAGUETE CITY - The Provincial Joint Security Control Center (PJSCC) in Negros Oriental has recommended at least nine election areas of concern in the province to be placed under the "red" category - the highest classification under the color-coded system adopted for the May 9 polls. The list is await...

RECOVERED. The firearm and anti-personnel mine recovered after a clash between the New People's Army and government troops in Barangay Sta. Lourdes, Barcelona town in Sorsogon province on Friday (Jan.21, 2021). A rebel was killed during the encounter.(Photo courtesy of 9ID, PA) LEGAZPI CITY - A member of the New People's Army (NPA) was killed while high-powered guns were seized after a three-hour armed clash between the rebels and government forces in Barangay Sta. Lourdes, Barcelona tow...

RECOVERED. The firearm and anti-personnel mine recovered after a clash between the New People's Army and government troops in Barangay Sta. Lourdes, Barcelona town in Sorsogon province on Friday (Jan.21, 2021). A rebel was killed during the encounter.(Photo courtesy of 9ID, PA) LEGAZPI CITY - A member of the New People's Army (NPA) was killed while high-powered guns were seized after a three-hour armed clash between the rebels and government forces in Barangay Sta. Lourdes, Barcelona tow...

(PNA photo by Gil Calinga) MANILA - The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday said it is closely coordinating with barangay officials and other village peacekeepers following the pronouncement of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) giving village workers the authority to apprehend firecracker ban violators for the New Year revelry. "The Barangay and local PNP units' partnership will ensure that there is proper enforcement of local Executive Orders and a stron...

(File photo) MANILA - Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Gen. Dionardo Carlos, on Wednesday ordered police units to constantly coordinate with the Department of Health (DOH) to synchronize the data on firecracker-related injuries in their areas of jurisdiction. "We have previous experiences that some victims aren't reporting to the PNP, especially those with only minor injuries. The tendency is, these cases will not be recorded in our police blotter while the hospitals or the DOH h...

(File photo) MANILA - The Department of Health (DOH) has reported four new cases of fireworks-related injuries (FWRI) on Tuesday, pushing the total tally to 23. "These were 92 percent higher compared to 2020 with 12 cases and 64 percent lower than the five-year average of 65 cases during the same period," the DOH said in its latest report. The agency's data showed that all cases were injuries due to fireworks - nine cases or 39 percent occurred in Western Visayas while the rest of ...

(PNA photo by Joey Razon) MANILA - The Dangerous Drug Board (DDB) on Tuesday lauded the state lottery agency for its contributions to the country's anti-drug campaign and for being among the government's lead humanitarian agencies. This after the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) turned over checks worth PHP67 million to the DDB, Philippine National Police (PNP), National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), Commission on Higher Education (CHED), and the Philippine Sports Commission...