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://lt-iyp-konr-jisy.aichuwei.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.
- One in four people lack access to safe drinking water – UN
- Comelec defers BARMM district reconstitution
- NKorea's Kim tells Xi hopes to 'steadily develop' ties – KCNA
- Washington makes military aid overtures to Sahel juntas
- Mexican boxer Chavez Jr. released from prison pending trial
- India warns Pakistan of more cross-border flooding due to heavy monsoon rains
- Japan PM decides to quit as opponents seek leadership election
- An AI simulation of a Mount Fuji eruption is being used to prepare Tokyo for the worst
- Isko files raps over demolition of sports complex
- 9 dead in Ecuador after bus plunges into ravine
