The more damaging but not entirely baseless conclusion here is that Duterte himself or some members of his family may be involved in
illegal drug trade. People cannot help but arrive at these conclusions because of the recent revelations about the relationship of Duterte and his son Paolo with some people allegedly engaged in
illegal drug trade.
The cases of OFWs involved in the
illegal drug trade are being reviewed, said Philippine ambassador to Malaysia Eduardo Malaya said.
Most drug users are not poor minorities, but these groups are most affected by the
illegal drug trade. "Each of our inner cities has become a bloody Bosnia," writes David Morrison, the journalist and former addict.
Acierto complained that instead of launching an investigation on Yang's supposed
illegal drug trade, they chose to come after him instead.
Veloso, who won reelection, has repeatedly denied any involvement in the
illegal drug trade.
International and local rights groups have criticised Duterte for the killing of 3,000 in his campaign to end
illegal drug trade in the Philippines.
'Sa sitwasyon ko, sangkatutak man ang mga kasinungalingan na nagdadawit sa akin sa
illegal drug trade, hinding hindi nito mababago ang katotohanan na ako ay inosente,' De Lima said.
"Since the alleged involvement of some unnamed judges in the
illegal drug trade has been made public by PDEA, it is the obligation of PDEA to provide not only the list but all the pertinent information to the SC, with the understanding that the same will be handled as classified information," Lacson told reporters yesterday.
Manila: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte vowed has to name over the weekend 1,000 more local leaders involved in
illegal drug trade in the Philippines, raising to almost 2,000 the number of people he has shamed in public ahead of the filing of charges against them.
The actress filed the complaint after Cheng supposedly posted a video on Facebook referring to Melendez as mistress of Subic Mayor Jay Khonghun and tagging her to the
illegal drug trade.