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.
Drug war whistleblower Royina Garma returns to PH after US detention
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://ohpl-gmv-aql-qdxs.xs888999.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.
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.
- NBI slaps Alice Guo, 35 Others with new graft, misconduct cases
- Repairs on Chinese ship in Bajo de Masinloc collision may take 2 months - PH Navy
- 2 LPAs monitored inside PAR, bringing rain to Luzon
- DOTr denies ordering shutdown of online selling platforms
- LPA may still develop into short-lived tropical cyclone
- ₱1.7M shabu seized in Taguig buy-bust
- Comelec at 85: Garcia vows reforms
- Sara says govt corruption probe a 'zarzuela,' plans to meet Robredo im Bicol festival
- Tokyo protests to Beijing over gas field in East China Sea
- Indonesia turns down ear-splitting 'haram' street parties
