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.
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., This news data comes from:http://052298.com
Her asylum bid was denied, and she was placed under US custody for eight months before her return.
- Taiwan: China illegally deploying oil rigs in its waters
- SSS rolls out historic pension reform program
- 15 drug war victims cleared to join Duterte's ICC case
- Alice Guo faces new cases over POGO land
- Govt debt swells to record P17.58T
- Chinese sleeper agents' and PLA operatives a threat, Lacson warns
- Konektadong Pinoy Bill has lapsed into law — Palace
- A summit and parade in China may signal a geopolitical shift
- Ballots for oct 13 BARMM polls completed – Comelec
- Court orders Immigration to release of Global Ferronickel Chairman Joseph Sy
