Maguindanao was a province of the Philippines located in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). From 2014 to 2022,its provincial capital was Buluan,but the legislative branch of government,the Maguindanao Provincial Board,convened at the old provincial capitol in Sultan Kudarat. It bordered Lanao del Sur to the north,Cotabato to the east,Sultan Kudarat to the south,and Illana Bay to the west.
Panfilo "Ping" Morena Lacson Sr. is a Filipino former politician and police general who served as a Senator for three terms:from 2001 to 2013 and from 2016 to 2022. He was the Director General of the Philippine National Police (PNP) from 1999 to 2001,and was a candidate in the 2004 and 2022 Philippine presidential elections.
Alabel,officially the Municipality of Alabel,is a 1st class municipality and capital of the province of Sarangani,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 88,294 people.
The Philippine National Police is the armed national police force in the Philippines. Its national headquarters is located at Camp Crame in Bagong Lipunan ng Crame,Quezon City. Currently,it has approximately 228,000 personnel to police a population in excess of 100 million.
The legislative districts of San Jose del Monte are the representations of the component city of San Jose del Monte in the Congress of the Philippines. The city is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress through its lone congressional district.
The legislative districts of South Cotabato are the representations of the province of South Cotabato and the urbanized city of General Santos in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through its first and second congressional districts.
The legislative districts of Southern Leyte are the representations of the province of Southern Leyte in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through its first and second congressional districts.
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency is the lead anti-drug law enforcement agency,responsible for preventing,investigating and combating any dangerous drugs,controlled precursors and essential chemicals within the Philippines. The agency is tasked with the enforcement of the penal and regulatory provisions of Republic Act No. 9165,otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
Sema v. COMELEC and Dilangalen is a court case that was ruled on by the Supreme Court of the Philippines on July 16,2008. It was consolidated with Marquez v. COMELEC. It held that the Regional Assembly of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao does not have the power to create provinces and cities. Thus,the creation of the province of Shariff Kabunsuan was unconstitutional ab initio and that province no longer exists as a political entity in the Philippines. All its employees and officials,elected or otherwise,were declared as not holding validly created offices.
In the Philippines,local government is divided into three levels:provinces and independent cities,component cities and municipalities,and barangays,all of which are collectively known as local government units (LGUs). In some areas,above provinces and independent chartered cities are autonomous regions,such as the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. In towns and some cities they remit their revenue to national government and goes back in a form of IRA. Below barangays in some cities and municipalities are sitios and puroks. All of these,with the exception of sitios and puroks,elect their own executives and legislatures. Sitios and puroks are often but not necessarily led by an elected barangay councilor.
The Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002,officially designated as Republic Act No. 9165,is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 1858 and House Bill No. 4433. It was enacted and passed by the Senate of the Philippines and House of Representatives of the Philippines on May 30,2002,and May 29,2002,respectively. It was signed into law by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on June 7,2002.
The following are the events in related to Philippine law in 2016. This includes developments in criminal investigations of national notability.
Ronald Marapon dela Rosa,also known as Bato,is a Filipino politician and retired police officer who is currently serving as a senator of the Philippines since 2019. He served under the Duterte administration as the chief of the Philippine National Police from July 1,2016,to April 19,2018,overseeing the government's anti-drug campaign;he also served as the Director General of the Bureau of Corrections from April 30 to October 12,2018.
Engr. Richard Albano Albano is a retired Filipino general who is the author of Oplan Lambat-Sibat,a nationwide anti-crime program. Since the launch of this program,Albano was lauded by the national government for the number of successful arrests during his stints at the Quezon City Police District and Police Regional Office 4-A.
The cultivation and use of cannabis is illegal in the Philippines under Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. As the Philippines is a signatory to the 1961 United Nations Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs,Cannabis is classified as a Schedule I drug,which limits its use to medical and scientific purposes. Marijuana is the second most used drug in the Philippines,after shabu (methamphetamine),and most cultivation in the country is for local consumption. Cannabis is cultivated mostly in the remote,mountainous regions of Luzon and Mindanao.
Oscar David Albayalde is a retired Filipino police officer who served as the Chief of the Philippine National Police from April 2018 until his optional retirement in October 2019.
The legislative district of General Santos,officially the Lone district of General Santos,is the representation of the highly urbanized city of General Santos in the Congress of the Philippines. The city is represented in the lower house of the Congress through its lone congressional district after the 2022 Philippine general elections.
Darwin Dioso Dormitorio died as the result of maltreatment at the Philippine Military Academy (PMA),Baguio,Benguet,Philippines. He was laid to rest on September 25,2019,in his hometown of Cagayan de Oro and was given full military honors. In 2019,the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP),along with the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI),announced plans to investigate his death,and a House of Representatives resolution was filed seeking a congressional inquiry into the incident. In 2020,two PMA cadets were indicted for murder and three PMA doctors were also charged with participation in the crime.
Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) in the Philippines were held on October 30,2023. The elected barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan officials will begin their terms at noon on November 30,2023. The barangay is the smallest administrative division in the country.
Debold Menorias Sinas is a Filipino retired police general who served as Chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) from November 2020 to May 2021. During his tenure,he oversaw the COVID-19 community quarantines in the Philippines. However,he was also accused of violating the COVID-19 lockdown rules himself.
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