News Roundup 15 November 2019
Nov 15, 2019 • 1 min Read
Leni Robredo: Check China as top drug source | INQUIRER.NET – Speaking to reporters in Quezon City after a meeting with the law-enforcement cluster of the Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs, of which she is now co-chair, Robredo said she wanted more information after learning that China was the biggest source of narcotics traded in the Philippines. “Even those who are arrested that operate within the Philippines, they are mostly Chinese nationals or [Chinese-Filipinos]. So it is something that we should look into,” she said.
NBI arrests POGO agent, two other foreigners over Pasay sex ring | PHILSTAR.COM – Three Chinese nationals, including one Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations operator, were arrested in a sting this week by the National Bureau of Investigation for using hotel rooms in Pasay to prostitute Chinese women. The sex ring caters exclusively to Chinese POGO operators, according to a report by The STAR.
Senators back Robredo’s plan to seek other countries’ help in PH’s war on drugs | Manila Bulletin – Senators on Friday welcomed Vice President Leni Robredo’s initiative to meet with other countries, including China, to gather information and find ways to address the illegal drugs problem.
Court convicts ex-Isabela gov. Padaca of graft, malversation | Manila Times – The Sandiganbayan’s Third Division has convicted former Isabela governor Maria Gracia Cielo “Grace” Padaca of graft and of malversation. Based on the promulgated decision on Friday morning, the court sentenced Padaca from 12 years up to 14 years in prison in the malversation case and fined her P18 million while she was sentenced from six years up to 10 years in prison for the graft case.
