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.
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://ycyzqzxyh.com
Drug war whistleblower Royina Garma returns to PH after US detention
- Australia's 'mushroom murderer' handed life in prison with parole
- Made in China? The remarkable tale of Venice's iconic winged lion
- Sotto willing to testify in Senate probe of flood control anomalies if summoned
- 4 of 15 contractors on Marcos list have clean records – DPWH
- LPA has big chance of intensifying into tropical cyclone to be named ‘Kiko’
- National Guard troops begin carrying weapons in US capital
- Police general suspended for ‘obstruction’ of evidence in case of missing sabungeros
- Prompt release of educational aids sought
- Sotto ousts Escudero in Senate coup
- DPWH Secretary Dizon vows to slash 'staggering' P268B flood control budget
