MANILA, Philippines — Drug war whistleblower and former police officer Royina Garma returned to the Philippines on Saturday after nearly 10 months in the United States, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) confirmed.
Immigration spokesman Dana Sandoval said Garma arrived at about 7 p.m. and underwent standard arrival procedures just like any other Filipino returning from abroad., This news data comes from:http://052298.com
Garma left the country in November 2024, days after publicly confirming the existence of former president Rodrigo Duterte’s so-called Davao Death Squad and the reward system tied to his bloody drug war.
Drug war whistleblower Royina Garma returns to PH after US detention
She was apprehended upon arrival in San Francisco and detained at the South Louisiana Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Processing Center while seeking political asylum.
Her asylum bid was denied, and she was placed under US custody for eight months before her return.
Drug war whistleblower Royina Garma returns to PH after US detention
- San Juan commemorates first revolution under Spanish rule in 129th Araw ng Pinaglabanan
- House tackles P881B public works budget amid flood control anomalies
- Trump hails Department of War rebrand as 'message of victory'
- 'Blood Moon' to rise during total lunar eclipse Sunday night
- Thousands protest in Nepal over social media ban, corruption
- Police general suspended for ‘obstruction’ of evidence in case of missing sabungeros
- Heavy rains flood parts of Metro Manila anew
- Two foreigners face trafficking complaint in Pasay City
- UN watchdog finds uranium traces at suspected Syrian former nuclear site
- Trump says he wants to meet North Korea's Kim again
