Windows26: Drug war ‘poster boy’ turns against Bato dela Rosa, Bong Go, Army sends troops for Quiboloy search, and US escort offer stands but PH still lead in resupply

August 29, 2024

Hello, reader! Today, we bring you updates regarding the war on drugs, the army sending troops to search for Kingdom of Jesus Christ's fugitive leader, Apollo Quiboloy, and the US escort offer for resupply missions in the West Philippine Sea.

Drug war 'poster boy' turns against Bato dela Rosa, Bong Go

The former "poster boy" of the war on drugs on Wednesday said that the closest associates of former President Rodrigo Duterte, Senators Christopher "Bong" Go and Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa, ordered police officers to use "all means necessary" to eradicate drug suspects — including killing them — and rewarding the deed.

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More cops arrive, Army sending troops for Quiboloy search

The Philippine National Police sent more personnel here for deployment at various points of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC) compound, as the search for the religious group's fugitive leader, Apollo Quiboloy, entered its fifth day.

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Pentagon: US escort offer stands but PH still lead in resupply missions

The Philippines would continue to be "the lead for its own operations" in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) even after the chief of the US Indo-Pacific Command said American ships could escort Filipino vessels on resupply missions, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.

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Vice President Duterte may have set 'bad precedent'

Pun intended or not, they all agreed that Vice President Sara Duterte may have just set a "bad precedent" at the hearing on the 2025 budget of the Office of the Vice President.

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Fil-Am police officer killed in fiery crash during pursuit of suspect

A Filipino American police officer with the San Diego Police Department was killed and a second was clinging to life Tuesday following a fiery traffic crash in San Diego that also killed a motorist, who allegedly fled from an attempted late-night traffic stop.

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EDITORIAL: Cracking down on corruption at BI

It's about time for President Marcos to confront the issue of corruption at the Bureau of Immigration, a good place to start the difficult but necessary battle against the menace that has long plagued the government.

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