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://ykur-edgo-soj-km.jyxingfa.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.
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.
- Discaya companies' licenses revoked for bid-rigging
- China displays its weaponry in a tightly controlled military parade
- Corruption crackdown: VP Sara Duterte, lawmakers call for deeper probe into government
- Need to pee? Japan has QR code for that
- North Korea test-fires two 'new' air defense missiles
- Denmark summons US envoy over 'attempts to influence' Greenland
- Thousands protest in Indonesia as military deployed in capital
- Prompt release of educational aids sought
- Bonoan resigns, Dizon named DPWH chief
- ChatGPT to get parental controls after teen's death
