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., This news data comes from:http://tsgyad.jyxingfa.com
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.
- Pasig fire kills child, injures mother as she tries to save him
- Modi: India, Japan to 'shape the Asian century'
- Pope Leo XIV to Israeli president: 2-state solution needed to end Gaza war
- PH, Australia commend ‘impressive’ joint sea drills
- Globe: Mobile data helps drive national progress
- Taiwan, China locked in historical word war
- Youth group asks SC to stop postponement of SK polls, cites age-limit concerns
- Chinese warships shadow Philippine, Australian, Canadian drills in Zambales
- 'Strangest' dinosaur covered in spiked armory – scientists
- ICC clears applications of 15 drug war victims to join proceedings vs Duterte
