President Rodrigo Duterte has emphasized the need to “double” the government’s efforts to stop the proliferation of illegal drugs in the country. In his pre-recorded Talk to the People delivered Friday night but aired Saturday morning, Duterte renewed his commitment to continue his relentless campaign against rampant narcotics trade. “Hindi ako nagbibiro kung sinasabi ko na natatakot ako sa anong mangyari ng bayan ko pagka hindi maghinto talaga itong pasok ng droga (I am not joking when I say I’m afraid of what might happen to the country if the illegal drug trade continues). It would require more than just
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said it continues to adapt to the changing security landscape to protect the country from terror threats. “Two decades since, we continue to adapt to the changing security landscape and as threats evolve, we must also evolve,” AFP spokesperson Army Col. Ramon Zagala said in a statement on Saturday, in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks in the United States that killed thousands of American civilians. Zagala added that the incident “has forever changed the security environment, as well as strengthened international cooperation in fighting violent extremism and
President Rodrigo Duterte has left to the medical professionals and their patients the decision to use anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin to prevent or treat the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Duterte made the remarks in a pre-recorded Talk to the People delivered Friday night but aired Saturday morning. He said he would let anyone who wants to take a “good gamble” in terms of trying the effectiveness of Ivermectin against Covid-19. “I leave it really to the doctor-patient relationship. If the doctor believes in good faith that it can help, and the patient also believes in his heart that he will get
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) assured voter applicants that satellite voter registration in malls will also be open on weekdays. “They’re open not just weekends, there are voter registration centers in malls that are open even during weekdays. There are many opportunities for voters to register. We are open until Sept. 30, so there is still time,” Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said in a press briefing during the launch of the nationwide synchronized mall registration day at the Robinsons Place Manila on Saturday. Jimenez said the poll body has tapped malls as venues for voter registration as these have wide
Authorities are tracking down the suspects who killed two anti-drug personnel here on Friday night. Col. Rhoderick Campo, provincial director of the Nueva Ecija Police Provincial Office, said on Saturday they are now looking into the case to ensure that justice will be served to the families of Staff Sgts. Allan Capinpin and Aries Dichoso, both assigned at the Drug Enforcement Unit of Cabanatuan City Police Station. Investigation showed that the two cops were killed by still unidentified motorcycle-riding men inside one of the victims’ house in Barangay Magsaysay Sur at about 10:30 p.m. Campo said the two police officers
Still reeling from a setback brought by the capture of 10 rebels on Sept. 8, the New People’s Army (NPA) in Bukidnon figured anew in two clashes with Army soldiers that resulted in the death of one, arrest of four including 2 minors, and seizure of eight firearms. Brig. Gen. Ferdinand T Barandon, 403rd Brigade commander, in a press release on Saturday, confirmed the firefights with NPA rebels in Talakag and Valencia City in Bukidnon on Sept. 9 and 10, respectively, a day after a clash in Barangay Mabuhay, San Fernando, Bukidnon. Barandon said soldiers of the 88th Infantry Battalion
