PNP record: 1 conviction per 5 drug cases filed

Hi Edward, Here are the most important news that you need to know.     PNP record: 1 conviction per 5 drug cases filed The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have ordered a review of the qualifications of police investigators in the country, citing the dismal conviction rate of crime suspects arrested.     Inquirer Plus offers FREE 30 day trial   Former PDEA exec is new Customs chief President Marcos has named Yogi Filemon Ruiz, a former regional director of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Central Visayas, as head of the Bureau of Customs (BOC).    PROTECTIVE MIST A local government worker fumigates a neighborhood in Paco, Manila, against dengue on Thursday. As public attention and resources tend to be focused on COVID-19, the mosquito-borne disease has stricken more than 65,000 people and claimed more than 260 lives nationwide so far this year, according to government data. —NIÑO JESUS ORBETA   Doc in student’s slay out on bail DAVAO CITY—A doctor accused of shooting a student dead at a bar here on July 2 was given temporary liberty on Thursday. Dr. Marvin Rey Andrew Pepino, member of the Davao regional police’s nonuniformed personnel, posted bail worth P180,000 after his case was downgraded from murder to homicide by the City Prosecutor’s Office.    LEARN MORE   Opinion: Lifeline for PH nurses The group’s demands might well be a to-do list for the new administration: a P50,000 entry level wage in government and private hospitals, a safe nurse-patient ratio to prevent burnout and provide better care, and the regularization of contractual nurses as an incentive for them to stay.       © 2022 PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to Inquirer Newsletters. Unsubscribe