ICC reopens drug war probe
DOJ chief slams move as 'not welcome, irritant'; gov't plans to appeal The International Criminal Court (ICC) has authorized the ...
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The war on drugs, Marcos-style
“The war on drugs will continue but we have to do it in a different way.” That was the answer ...
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Biggest drug haul
You would think that given the previous administration’s scorched-earth and take-no-prisoners approach to the problem of illegal drugs, the big-time ...
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PH and the ICC
"In the end, what is likely to happen is that justice will remain elusive for the families of the more ...
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Gov’t unveils new drug war plan
The government on Friday formally launched a campaign using a “whole-of-nation” approach against the drug menace. The campaign involved local ...
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‘PH can do drug probe on its own’
The Office of the Solicitor General on Sunday said the Philippines does not need the help of the International Criminal ...
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President bares new drug war by zeroing in on big fish, rehab
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said he will recalibrate the anti-narcotics campaign to focus on the big fish and to include ...
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Killing Won’t End Illegal Drugs
“To me, more than anything, the rehabilitation of victims of illegal drugs, the drug users and drug addicts, could be the answer ...
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Fear and defiance for families of Philippine drug war dead
By Cecil Morella Six years after four policemen burst into her Manila slum shack and shot dead her husband and ...
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Guevarra to let his successor complete review of drug war
Outgoing Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Sunday said it is now up to the incoming Marcos administration to continue the ...
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