(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Monday, 15 September 2025) Easterlies continue to affect Mindanao. Severe Tropical Storm TAPAH (formerly “Lannie”) – Outside PAR as of 3:00 AM today Location: 910 km west of Extreme Northern Luzon (20.8°N, 113.1°E) Maximum Sustained Winds: 95 km/h near the center Gustiness: Up to 115 km/h Movement: North-northwestward at 15 km/h šŸ”¹ Forecast: CARAGA Region: Cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to Easterlies. Moderate to heavy rains may cause flash floods and landslides in some areas. Rest of Mindanao: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms also due to Easterlies. Winds and Seas: Light to moderate winds from the east to northeast. Coastal waters will be slight to moderate (wave heights: 0.6 – 1.5 meters).


Wednesday, April 6, 2022

Interior chief reports P28.7-million drug haul

Authorities confiscated P28.7 million worth of illegal drugs during anti-drug operations conducted last week, Interior Secretary Eduardo AƱo said on Tuesday.

Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo AƱo gives an update to President Rodrigo Roa Duterte during a meeting with key government officials at the MalacaƱan Palace on April 5, 2022. ALFRED FRIAS/ PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO

Reporting to President Rodrigo Roa Duterte during the latter’s Talk to the People, AƱo said law enforcers from the Philippine National Police (PNP), Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), and National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), with the help of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), conducted 744 anti-illegal drug operations from March 27 to April 2.

Those operations resulted in the arrest of 1,091 violators, with 81 persons surrendering to authorities.  One person died during the raids, he reported.

“Iyon pong utos ninyo sa ating PDEA na magsagawa ng ulat sa lahat ng kabuuang nasamsam ay nag-comply naman po ang PDEA at ito po ay ipadadala nila sa mga kaukulang ahensiya na nagkukuwestyon sa ating mga operasyon against illegal drugs,” he told the President.

To ensure peace and order for the conduct of the May 9 polls, AƱo said recent data show the police’s dedication of maintaining peace during election campaign period.

Following Commission on Elections (Comelec) directive, he said the PNP has deployed 39,042 police personnel to 5,104 Comelec checkpoints across country.

Since the start of the election campaign period on January 9, the PNP implemented gun ban covering the entire Philippines to prevent election-related violence.

Data released on Monday showed 2,239 gun ban violations, and 13,895 surrendered firearms. Some 2,345 individual violated the gun ban and authorities confiscated 10,168 ammunitions.

“Patuloy po ang pagpapatupad ng mga batas upang mapangalagaan ang kaligtasan ng ating mga kababayan kasama na rin po ang kaligtasan nila laban sa COVID-19 pandemic,” AƱo said.  PND


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