MANILA: Brig. Gen. Romeo Caramat on Monday assumed as the new chief of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), the primary investigation arm of the Philippine National Police (PNP).Caramat replaced Brig. Gen. Ronald Lee in a turnover cer…

HOUSTON, United States: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday approved a new drug that appears to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.   The FDA said Leqembi — known chemically as lecanemab — will be prescribed to patients with mild or early stages of the brain-deteriorating disease.   The drug is the first of its kind to convincingly show researchers that it can slow the decline in memory and thinking.   However, experts said the delay in cognitive deterioration caused by the drug will likely amount to just several months, which in some cases is a very

DUMAGUETE CITY: At least eight police chiefs and unit commanders in Negros Oriental were reassigned Friday, hours before top officials of the Philippine National Police (PNP)-Central Visayas tendered their courtesy resignation.   Negros Oriental Provincial police chief Col. Reynaldo Lizardo ordered the transfer of Lt. Col. Richard Gadingan, chief of the Police Community Affairs Development Unit (PCADU) of Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO), as Tanjay City chief of police. He replaced Lt. Col. Ronoel Fungo, who was assigned as the new head of the Dumaguete police.   Fungo replaced Lt. Col. Joeson Parallag, who will now head the PCADU.

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday vowed to build a strong case against Philippine National Police (PNP) officials who are involved in the illegal drug trade.   In an interview, Marcos said the government will form a commission to look into the records of all of the officers to decide “what do we do with those that are implicated to being involved in the drug trade” in a bid to cleanse the ranks of the PNP.   The commission, Marcos said, would slowly reinstate those who are cleared of any drug links and build cases against those found

ZAMBOANGA CITY: Personnel of the Police Regional Office in Zamboanga Peninsula (PRO-9) have been directed to focus on their job as protectors of the people amid the reported existence of “ninja cops” in the police organization.   Brig. Gen. Neil Alinsañgan, the PRO-9 director, issued the order to uplift the morale of the region’s police force amid accusations of cops linked to illegal drug activities in the Philippine National Police (PNP).   “Our RD (regional director) told us to just work, perform our duties, and not to get affected by the issue,” said Maj. Shellamie Chang, PRO-9 information officer, in

Pangasinan: The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has declared eight villages and Balungao town in Pangasinan province as drug-cleared.   In a virtual forum organized by the Philippine Information Agency in Dagupan on Friday, PDEA Pangasinan investigation agent Francisco Lomas-e said eight barangays in San Fabian, Bani, Asingan and Infanta towns and Dagupan and San Carlos cities, as well as the town of Balungao were declared drug-cleared last December.   Out of the 1,364 barangays in the province, Lomas-e said there are now 1,089 drug-cleared barangays while 183 are still pending and the rest are drug-unaffected.   “We are now