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Private properties are becoming more favorable to drug syndicates as sites of illegal drug production. [6] Methamphetamine remains more feasible to sell in the Philippines than cocaine, a more costly illegal drug. [7] Owing to its geographical location, international drug syndicates use the Philippines as a transit hub for the illegal drug trade.
Illegal drug trade is a major concern in the Philippines. Meth ("shabu") and marijuana, are the most common drugs accounting most drug-related arrests. Most of the illegal drug trade involved members of large Chinese triad groups operating in the Philippines, owing to its location on drug smuggling routes. [4]
This perceived growth of illegal drugs in the Philippines led to the nomination of Rodrigo Duterte in the 2016 presidential election, owing to his time as mayor in Davao City which was allegedly the 9th "safest city in the world" according to the non-peer-reviewed crowd-sourced rating site Numbeo, [52] which has been criticized for inaccuracy ...
Coronavirus infections in the Philippines surged past 100,000 Sunday in a troubling milestone after medical groups declared that the country was waging “a losing battle” against the virus and ...
Confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Philippines by region (Region Cases Deaths Active Recoveries # % # % # % Metro Manila: 867,874 11,151: 1.28 7,838: 0.90 848,885:
President Rodrigo Duterte presents a chart illustrating a drug trade network of high level drug syndicates in the Philippines during a press conference Following his victory in the May 2016 elections , Duterte launched an intensified anti-drug campaign and ordered the investigation of the personalities behind the proliferation of illegal drug ...
From October 8 to 9 2022, the Philippine National Police Drug Enforcement Group (PDEG) led a law enforcement operations in Manila and Pasig which led to the seizure of about 990 kilograms (2,180 lb) of illegal drugs. This led to the arrest of several people including PDEG member Rodolfo Mayo Jr. bringing to public attention the alleged ...
In Phase 3 it took in 4,000 soldiers while in Phase 4 it accommodated 500 COVID-19 patients. A February 2022 report by the Department of Health concedes that it was unrealistic to run the facility at full capacity as it is only one of 30 run by the government around the Philippines. By mid 2022, the Mega DATRC helped 3,200 residents recover.