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EXCLUSIVE: Duterte names "big three" drug lords in the country

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 President Duterte on Thursday identified three alleged “top tier” drug lords operating in the country, two of them currently detained at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP). 
 Mr. Duterte said drug lords were disrespecting the country, and destroying the youth and the land. 
“My appeal to them is since they are beyond redemption, they can stop and commit suicide  because I will not allow these idiots to run their show, not [on] my watch,” he said. 
 The President identified the drug lords as Luzon Triad member Wu Tuan, alias Peter Co; Visayan Triad member Peter Lim, alias Jaguar, and Herbert Colangco, alias Ampang, who is allied with the Parojinog drug syndicate or Kuratong Baleleng. 
 Triad refers to a criminal syndicate with origins in China. The Kuratong Baleleng is a gang that figured in a shootout with agents led by crime czar Panfilo Lacson, now a senator, in which 11 members were killed in 1996. 
Co and Colangco are both detained in NBP in Muntinlupa City. 
 Mr. Duterte also identified retired PNP Deputy Director General Marcelo Garbo as the alleged associate or protector of Lim. Garbo was one of five police officials named by the President on Tuesday as alleged protectors of drug syndicates. 
 “This would show to you how corrosive or how broad the dimension of our problems regarding drugs,” he said in comments aired over PTV 4 last night. 
 Lim, Co, and Colangco supposedly get their supply from China and are all Level 5, or top tier drug lords, meaning they supply the largest number of drugs per shipment, according to Solicitor General Jose Calida. 
 Lim, or Jaguar, is believed to be out of the Philippines, Calida said. 
Another drug lord, Jeffrey Diaz, also alias Jaguar, was killed recently in Las Piñas City. 
 Below these Level 5 drug lords are persons of interest composed of Chinese nationals, Philippine National Police  officials, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology officials, and local government officials, Calida said. 
 “Our President will divulge their identities in succeeding press conferences,” Calida said. 
Commenting on Lim, Mr. Duterte warned him about returning to the country. 
 “The moment he steps out of the plane, he will die. That is my assurance to the people of the Philippines. How? Never mind. He should just not return here,” Mr. Duterte said. 
 He also warned Co and Colangco against escaping from prison. “You will die,” he said.

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Sen. Tito Sotto being bashed by netizens after his 'victim-shaming'

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The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) has summoned the producers of "Eat Bulaga" after Filipinos online cried foul over the controversial victim-blaming remarks Senator Vicente "Tito" Sotto III made on live television.

The regulatory agency, in a letter dated July 11, invited TAPE Inc. president Antonio Tuviera, senior vice president Malou Choa-Fagar, and "Eat Bulaga" creative head Jenny Ferre, to an inquiry "over the remarks alleged to be insensitive to women." 
 
Sotto, in an episode of the noontime show last Saturday, drew criticism when he implied that it was the victim's fault that she was taken advantage of by a male friend while she was drunk. He also called out the woman for wearing revealing clothes. 
 
"Kasalanan ng lahat ng iyan eh ang paginom. Kababae mong tao pa-shot shot ka?" Sotto asked the woman, also the winner of the program's "Juan for All, All for Juan" segment. 
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Newly appointed MTRCB chair Eugenio Villareal said that they have noticed "concerns raised over social media" regarding Sotto's remarks. He attached two articles on the issue and a post on Twitter urging MTRCB to investigate a video of the incident to his letter. 
 
The inquiry is scheduled on July 21. 
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During the "Eat Bulaga" episode in question, the woman alleged that her male friend took advantage of her while she was drunk. She claimed to have no recollection of the incident, which led to her and her husband's separation.</div>
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The woman's confession prompted Sotto, as well as the other hosts, to suggest that a woman should not be drinking. The senator went on to criticize her choice of clothing, exclaiming: "Naka-shorts habang nagsho-shot?"</div>
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SWAT member in Cebu was arrested after being caught in the act of using shabu

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A member of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) group in Cebu was arrested after he was caught in the act of using illegal drugs during a buy-bust in Toledo City, Cebu. 
 Cebu Provincial Police Director Senior Superintendent Clifford Gairanod confirmed that Bogo SWAT member PO2 Ronjie Nadora, 36, was not only a drug user but also a drug protector. 
 Gairanod said Nadora has been included in the watch list of police officers engaged in illegal drugs. 
 He said they received reports from concerned citizens that Nadora served as an escort in the delivery of illegal drugs to the house of a certain Neil Enriquez to make sure that it will arrive safely. 
 Nadora was arrested during the buy-bust operation against Enriquez, 38, in Sitio Harag, Barangay Talavera, Toledo City. 
 Enriquez was the subject of the police operation.According to Gairanod, Enriquez was wearing a SWAT shirt with the name of Nadora when caught by the police inside the house of the subject, together with the SWAT officer. 
 Aside from the two, Richard Flores, 30, and Nanding Abella, 23, were also arrested for allegedly using drugs with Nadora. 
 Recovered from the suspects were a .357 revolver with four live ammunitions, an improvised shotgun with four live ammunitions and 19 small sachets believed to contain shabu. 
 Nadora is an active member of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and assigned in Bogo City as part of SWAT, right after he was relieved from Naga City in Cebu. 
 The arrested police officer will be facing violation of Section 6 of RA 9165 for visiting a drug den. Nadora will also be facing administrative charges. 
 Enriquez and the rest will also be charged Section 11 and 12 of RA 9165. 
 Meanwhile, Gairanod added that there are still other police officers in the watch list of Cebu Provincial Police Officer who are under surveillance. 
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A member of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) group in Cebu was arrested after he was caught in the act of using illegal drugs during a...