Category Archives for Illegal Drugs

Sana magkaroon ng katuturan ang pagpalaya sa Alabang Boys

Maayos naman ang mga reaksyun ng dating hepe ng Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency na si Dionisio Santiago at ni Marine Major Ferdinand Marcelino ng dating hepe ng PDEA Special Enforcement Service sa pagpawalang sala sa dalawa sa tatlong akusado sa … Continue reading

28. August 2011 by Ellen
Categories: Abante, Illegal Drugs | Tags: , | 87 comments

‘Alabang Boys’ acquitted on technicality

By Marlon Ramos, Miko Morelos Philippine Daily Inquirer A “glaring blunder” in the handling of evidence has led to the acquittal of two of the so-called “Alabang Boys” arrested in 2008 for the alleged possession and sale of 60 “ecstasy” … Continue reading

27. August 2011 by Ellen
Categories: Illegal Drugs | Tags: | 31 comments

Of Azkals and Pusakals

Never mind the 3-0 score. What was amazing in Kuwait last Saturday was OFW power for the Azkals. The photos posted by “Pamatay Homesick” in his Facebook Wall give us an exhilarating feeling. Filipinos in Kuwait came in droves, most … Continue reading

24. July 2011 by Ellen
Categories: Illegal Drugs, Justice, Sports | Tags: , | 59 comments

Media’s skewed coverage of execution of Filipino drug mules

A relative of one of the executed drug mule in China, snapped at a journalist at the airport,”Are you happy with what you are doing?” Noli de Castro and other broadcasters and journalists who feasted on this story of the … Continue reading

01. April 2011 by Ellen
Categories: Illegal Drugs, Media | Tags: , | 90 comments

Stop giving false hopes

It’s not surprising that China, after giving in to the request of President Aquino to spare the three Filipinos in the death row for drug trafficking, has decided to push through with the execution. Chinese Ambassador Liu Jianchao said in … Continue reading

18. March 2011 by Ellen
Categories: Foreign Affairs, Illegal Drugs, Malaya | Tags: | 87 comments

Spratlys in exchange for free freedom of drug mules?

I’m trying hard to understand why reason seem to have left the Aquino government in the case of the Filipinos who are in China’s death row for drug trafficking. Aquino sent Vice President Jejomar Binay to Beijing last week to … Continue reading

20. February 2011 by Ellen
Categories: Foreign Affairs, Illegal Drugs | Tags: , | 64 comments

Prosecution flaws bog down fight vs drugs

By IBARRA C. MATEO AND YVONNE T. CHUA VERA Files Cai Qing HaiFOR many years, Chinese national Cai Qing Hai had been on the list of Asia’s “most wanted drug manufacturers and traffickers,” with law enforcers from three countries—the Philippines, … Continue reading

28. January 2011 by Ellen
Categories: Illegal Drugs, Vera Files | Tags: , | Leave a comment

Sanga-sangang problema dahil sa palpak na desisyon sa trahedya ng Agosto 23

Sinabi ni Pangulong Aquino sa Inquirer na kaya daw yumuko ang Pilipinas sa kagustuhan ng China na boykotin ang awarding ceremonies ng prestihoso na Nobel Peace Prize sa Intsik na aktibista na si Liu Xiaobo ay dahil daw sa limang … Continue reading

12. December 2010 by Ellen
Categories: Benigno Aquino III, Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Illegal Drugs | Tags: , , , | 50 comments

Is Aquino saying that protection of drug traffickers is national interest?

There is something wrong here. President Aquino said the Philippine government boycotted the awarding of the Nobel peace prize to Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo in exchange for the freedom of five Filipinos in the death row in China for drug … Continue reading

12. December 2010 by Ellen
Categories: Benigno Aquino III, Human Rights, Illegal Drugs | Tags: , , | 82 comments

Ang anak ni Chavit

Tinanong si Chavit Singson, gubernador ng Ilocos Sur, kung dadalawin ni Gloria Arroyo ang kanyang anak na si Rep. Ronald Singson sa kulungan sa Hongkong at mariing niyang itinanggi. At bakit hindi? Di ba magkakaibigan silang matalik? Di ba dapat … Continue reading

25. July 2010 by Ellen
Categories: Illegal Drugs | Tags: | 34 comments

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