MANILA: About 5,000 people were displaced by floods caused by continuous rains in Mindanao, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said. The agency said the affected residents came from 37 villages in six provinces in Mindanao.
The bad weather affecting the southern provinces of Agusan del Norte, Surigao del Norte, and Surigao del Sur also resulted in the suspension of classes in some schools
Top drug pusher held in Isabela
ZAMBOANGA CITY: A son of a former councillor and listed by police as a top drug pusher was arrested during a buy-bust operation on Thursday night in Isabela City, capital of Basilan province.
The arrested suspect was identified as Jose Ma Basilio Dayrit III, a resident of Barangay La Piedad and is allegedly a known shabu peddler in the area.
Police investigation disclosed that Dayrit was arrested after dealing with a cop who acted as poseur-buyer in the same village.
During the buy-bust, the elements of the City Police Anti-Illegal Drugs Special Operations Task Force recovered from Dayrit’s possesion eight heat-sealed plastic sachets believed to be shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride), drug paraphernalia and a magazine for calibre 22.
The Isabela City government earlier expressed alarm over the rampant peddling of illegal substance in the area, prompting the creation of the task force to run after the pushers operating in the city.
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