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., This news data comes from:http://771bg.com
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.
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.
Drug war whistleblower Royina Garma returns to PH after US detention
Her asylum bid was denied, and she was placed under US custody for eight months before her return.
- Macron says 26 countries pledge troops as a reassurance force for Ukraine after war ends
- Recto: No exemption for US tech firms from digital tax
- PH, Australia, Canada hold maritime drills in West Philippine Sea
- Ukraine's children start new school year in underground classrooms to avoid Russian bombs
- North Korea test-fires two 'new' air defense missiles
- Veteran Thai politician Anutin Charnvirakul wins vote in Parliament to become next prime minister
- Cyclone's trough, habagat will bring cloudy skies, rain showers over PH
- 'No way' US troops can invade Venezuela, says Maduro
- Marcos signs law giving 99-year land lease to foreign investors
- Marcos wants subpoena power for body investigating flood projects
