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., This news data comes from:http://utncktvl.gyglfs.com
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.
- New Zealand to allow some wealthy foreign investors onto property market
- House panel defers 2026 DPWH budget until agency submit changes
- PTFOMS and CHR sign agreement to improve Filipino media workers' safety
- Sarah Discaya grilled by Senate over alleged DPWH links
- Petitioners challenge claim NAIA fees lowest in Southeast Asia
- Lacson lauds Leviste for arrest of DPWH engineer who offered P360M bribe
- 100K Pakistanis flee amid flood threat
- Former Bulacan district engineer admits going to casinos
- Corruption crackdown: VP Sara Duterte, lawmakers call for deeper probe into government
- Duterte defense files more motions challenging ICC prosecutor
