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(File photo) MANILA - President Rodrigo Roa Duterte's administration is making significant strides in its relentless campaign against illegal drugs, Malacanang said Thursday. Acting Presidential spokesperson and Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said the anti-narcotics drive led to the seizure of multi billion-peso worth of illegal drugs and the dismantling of drug dens and clandestine shabu laboratories. "The Palace, thus, maintains that the Duterte Administration's campaign against illegal drugs remains unprecedented as it is able to produce significant accomplishments in ...

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (File photo) MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday directed the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) to furnish human rights groups with a copy of the report on the government's anti-narcotics campaign. Duterte said human rights organizations critical of the current administration need to see the drug war report to enlighten them about the gravity of the drug problem in the country. "Itong batikos nang batikos sa gobyerno, I suggest that 'yung lahat or pati PDEA, if you are listening now, magbigay kayo ng isang report lang siguro PDEA, la...

MANILA - Rodrigo R. Duterte, the oldest to get elected as Philippine president and the first chief executive from Mindanao, turns 77 on Monday (March 28). Being the top leader of the country, he has faced the country's problems with his promise of "Tapang at Malasakit" or courage and empathy to the Filipino people. While it is Duterte's last to celebrate his birthday as the country's president, he would be remembered by his fellow Filipinos for his legacy. Let us take a look at how Duterte fulfilled his promises through his remarkable and tough stance on several issues. I...

(File photo) MANILA - Children in schools affected by Typhoon Odette will return to in-person schooling, two years after the Covid-19 pandemic and the super typhoon destroyed many of their school supplies and classrooms. The Department of Education (DepEd) earlier said some 4,000 schools have resumed in-person classes after 39 areas, including the National Capital Region, have been placed under the lowest Covid-19 Alert Level 1. Around 34 schools in Maasin City, Southern Leyte have resumed face-to-face classes while 51 schools in Caraga and 187 schools in Central Visayas have likewise taught s...

(File photo) MANILA - For the first time in more than a week, the number of daily coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in the police force decreased to less than 200. In its latest Covid-19 bulletin on Monday, the Philippine National Police (PNP) recorded 169 new infections, a 69-percent drop from a peak of 548 new infections recorded on January 14. Despite Monday's new cases, the number of active infections dropped to 3,016 from Sunday's 3,151. Another 304 new recoveries, meanwhile, raised the total recovery tally to 44,192 out of a total of 47,334 confirmed infections since the ...