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, This news data comes from:http://www.gyglfs.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.
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.
- Indonesian finance minister's home looted as protest anger grows
- Wawao Builders exec ‘not sure’ if company has flood control project in Bulacan
- Eight towns in Cotabato cancel classes on Monday
- Modi: India, Japan to 'shape the Asian century'
- Judge reverses Trump administration's cuts of billions of dollars to Harvard University
- Zelenskyy seeks talks with Trump and European leaders on slow progress of peace efforts with Russia
- Pope demands end to 'collective punishment' and forced displacement of Palestinians in Gaza
- 15 drug war victims cleared to join Duterte's ICC case
- Philippines to work more closely with US amid regional challenges
- Filipino priest wins Ramon Magsaysay Award for activism against Duterte's drug war
