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.
Drug war whistleblower Royina Garma returns to PH after US detention
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., This news data comes from:http://www.aichuwei.com
Drug war whistleblower Royina Garma returns to PH after US detention
- AboitizPower pushes growth with clean, renewable energy
- Fears of new political crisis grip France
- Public Works chief to press criminal charges against Bulacan engineer
- Manila marks National Heroes Day with job fair
- Marcos expresses support for ‘beleaguered’ Cabinet members
- Vatican puts Pope Francis' ecological preaching into practice with vocational farm center
- No winner in lotto draws for Aug 30
- 25,000 Filipinos register for Pag-IBIG's Expanded 4PH Housing Program
- Mandela grandson says he will join Gaza aid boat
- Sen. Bong Go files bill for better health worker protection, benefits
