Drugs

by Kristine Joy Patag – Philstar.com, 20 Oct 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Information released by the Department of Justice from its review of 50 “war on drugs” operations that resulted in deaths showed that most police officers involved were only suspended for lapses, with cops in one case only getting a reprimand.

by Alexis Romero, Evelyn Macairan (The Philippine Star), 2 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The government cannot release all records of the controversial war on drugs because of “national security” issues, President Duterte said yesterday as he urged human rights groups to be careful in assessing deaths linked to the campaign.

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by Christina Mendez (The Philippine Star ), 28 Feb 2020 MANILA, Philippines — A Philippine delegation raced against time to turn the tide in favor of President Duterte as the administration presented last night its stand on human rights before the 43rd session of the Human Rights Council, High Level Segment in the United Nations…

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(The Philippine Star), Aug 10, 2017 Schools must do their part in fighting the drug menace. Under normal circumstances, screening students for drug abuse is a reasonable measure. Under the extraordinary circumstances that have prevailed in this country for a year now, however, school administrators and education officials must bear in mind that this measure…

By Janvic Mateo (The Philippine Star), Aug 6, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has allowed higher education institutions (HEIs) to conduct mandatory drug testing on college students.

by Kristine Joy V. Patag, Businessworld, Apr 4, 2017 THE Civil Service Commission (CSC), in a resolution dated March 15, has released guidelines on random, mandatory drug testing for government employees who may face suspension should they be found positive of drug use.

http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/576363/news/nation/leftists-call-for-end-to-unabated-drug-killings They may have friendly relations with President Rodrigo Duterte but leftists under the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) have hit out at the surge of killings under the administration’s war on drugs and crime.

MANILA, Philippines – About 92 percent of barangays in Metro Manila were affected by illegal drugs in 2014, an official of the Philippine National Police (PNP) said yesterday.

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MANILA, Philippines – At least 787 Filipinos are facing drug-related cases worldwide, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said yesterday. Most of the cases are in Asia at 343, including 220 (59 males, 161 females) in China. There are 116 cases in the Americas, 104 in Europe and 244 in the Middle East and Africa.

MANILA, Philippines – An estimated 1.7 million Filipinos are hooked on drugs, with 1,700 of them dying each year due to their addiction, a Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) official said yesterday. DDB executive director Benjamin Reyes told the House committee on dangerous drugs that the 1.7 million represents an increase of 200,000 from the number…

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) expressed concern yesterday over the increasing number of women who are getting involved in illegal drug activities. Allegedly, more and more women are being arrested, particularly for drug pushing as evidenced by the 213 women who were nabbed nationwide during the last six months.

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines is one of the three Asian countries where amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS) are mainly produced, a United Nations report said. “Nowadays, ATS manufacture is concentrated mainly in China, Myanmar and the Philippines,” a report prepared by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said.

MANILA, Philippines – Stigma and discrimination are major barriers to the treatment of drug dependence, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

BANGKOK – The United Nations, in its latest global report on drug use and trafficking, says Asia is facing increasing trafficking and use of amphetamine type stimulants as well as a revival in the production of opium in Burma and Laos. A senior U.N. official says the illicit production and abuse of drugs is a…

THE Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Friday expressed concern over the alarming increase in the number of minors being involved in illegal drug activities in the country.

MANILA, Philippines – Foreign exchange students are now being groomed as “drug mules,” indicating a shifting trend in the recruitment process of narcotics couriers, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency said yesterday.

Justice Secretary Leila de Lima yesterday said government investigators have been tasked to go after recruiters for employment abroad who are being used as fronts for transnational criminal syndicates which use Filipino workers a drug couriers.

MANILA, Philippines—Sophisticated transnational drug-trafficking syndicates—including a West African group using overseas Filipino workers as couriers—remain the biggest challenge to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and other agencies involved in the campaign against illegal drugs, according to a report from the US State Department.

MANILA, Philippines—A total of 1.7 million Filipinos use illegal drugs, particularly the amphetamine-type stimulant “shabu” but the trend is on the decline, according to the latest narcotics report of the United Nations.

SAYS UN OFFICE ON DRUGS AND CRIME MANILA, Philippines—Ecstasy and methamphetamine are increasingly becoming the illegal drugs of choice in East and Southeast Asia, replacing heroin, opium, and cannabis, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime said in a report.

MANILA, Philippines – A coalition of doctors, pharmacists, drug regulators and distributors is sounding the alarm on the proliferation of fake medicines.

THE Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Tuesday morning conducted on-the-spot drug tests to bus drivers, conductors and employees plying the route of Southern Tagalog and Manila—to determine who are drug dependents. This was made after Homer Mercado, president of the Southern Luzon Bus Operators Association personally requested PDEA Director General Dionisio Santiago in his…

AS A MEASURE AGAINST ‘DRUG MULES’ MANILA, Philippines—The country’s maritime training schools and centers are now required to include in their maritime courses for seafarers topics on prevention of alcohol and drugs abuse in the maritime sector (Padams) and personal safety and social responsibility (PSSR).

What’s with buses in the Philippines? Why have they become instruments of death for dozens of people? Aside from the ill-fated tourist coach that a wild ex-cop hijacked on August 23 in Manila, other buses have brought death and injury to dozens of passengers with growing frequency in other parts of the country.

PUBLIC transport officials on Thursday agreed to police their ranks against drivers hooked on illegal drugs to assure the safety of the riding public. Several transport groups also agreed to asked for government support on the expenditures of their drivers who will undergo mandatory drug testing, aside from the regular drug testing they take whenever…

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines  – The Civil Service Commission (CSC) is embarking on a campaign for a drug-free bureaucracy.

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Education (DepEd) said that latest results of the nationwide random drug testing (RDT) administered in public and private secondary schools show a very low drug use rate among school children.