CEBU CITY – Almost P100-million worth of confiscated illegal drugs were destroyed here Monday, May 30. The illegal drugs that were destroyed through the thermal facility of the Cosmopolitan Funeral Homes were part of those seized in various anti-illegal drug operations conducted in previous years b
DRUGS DESTROYED. PDEA-7 regional director Levi Ortiz (center) and RTC Branch 21 Judge Pamela Baring-Uy (2nd from right) answer media queries during a press briefing after the burning of PHP99.6-million worth of illegal drugs in Cebu City on Monday (May 30, 2022). The drugs included 13.3 kilos of shabu, over 74 kilos of marijuana and 4.44 grams of prescription drugs. (PNA photo by John Rey Saavedra) CEBU CITY - The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas (PDEA-7) on Monday burned a total of PHP99.6-million worth of drugs seized from various anti-drug operations in Cebu. PDEA-7 regional director Levi Ortiz said they destroyed 13.3 kilos of shabu worth PHP90.7 million using a thermal facility of the Cosmopolitan Funeral Homes in the downtown area here. Also disposed of were over 74 kilos of marijuana worth PHP8.9 million and 4.44 grams of prescription drug ephedrine worth PHP7,097. In a press briefing after the destruction of the drugs, Ortiz thanked the stakeholders for their
LAST RESPECTS. Cebu City officials and residents pay their last respects to the late Mayor Edgardo Labella at the Cosmopolitan Funeral Homes in Barangay Lahug. Michael Rama, the vice mayor who took oath as new city mayor by virtue of succession, said the remains of Labella will be transferred to the Cebu City Hall on Wednesday afternoon (Nov. 24, 2021) for public viewing until Friday. (Photo courtesy of Cebu City Hall PIO) CEBU CITY - The remains of the late Mayor Edgardo Labella will be at the Cebu City Hall from Wednesday until Friday for viewing by those who would like to pay their last respects. Mayor Michael Rama, who took his oath as "mayor by virtue of succession" on Saturday, said in a press briefing on Monday that he and city officials anticipate an influx of people from the lowland and hinterland villages here. The transfer of the remains from Cosmopolitan Funeral Homes in Barangay Lahug will be done on Wednesday afternoon. Those in charge of the preparations are in
DRUG DESTRUCTION. Lapu-Lapu City Executive Judge Joseph Stephen Ygnacio (left) witnesses the destruction of PHP62.3-million worth of illegal drugs led by PDEA-7 regional director Levi Ortiz (center). Destroyed during the activity on Thursday (Oct. 14, 2021) were more than eight kilograms of shabu, over 177 grams of marijuana and more than 20 milliliters of nubain. (Photo courtesy of PDEA-7) CEBU CITY - The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Region 7 (Central Visayas) on Thursday destroyed PHP62.3-million worth of dangerous drugs using a thermal facility of a private funeral parlor here. Levi Ortiz, PDEA-7 regional director, led other law enforcement agencies in throwing more than eight kilograms of shabu, more than 177 grams of marijuana, and more than 20 milliliters of nubain into the crematory chamber of the Cosmopolitan Funeral Homes in this city's downtown district. Ortiz said this is the third destruction of illegal drugs this year, the first being in March and the seco