Incidence of Filipinos Being Used as ‘Drug Mules’ Increasing

Villar Asks for Urgent Action from Authorities; filed Senate Resolution 1192 -Nacionalista Party President Senator Manny Villar says immediate action is needed to prevent the rise in the number of incidents of Filipinos being used ‘drug mules’ in other countries. He said this as the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) released a statement about 183 Filipinos, mostly women, “languishing in various jails in China due to drug trafficking”.

Villar has earlier filed Senate Resolution (SRN) 1192 directing the Senate Committee on Public Order and Illegal Drugs to conduct an investigation into the increasing number of Filipino drug mules which is heavily damaging the country’s reputation abroad. The senator’s Sagip OFW office has in fact rescued a number of Filipinos victimized by drug cartels.

Pacquiao Declares All-Out Support: People’s Champ for Villar

World boxing champion and Time magazine cover Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao declared his all-out support for Nacionalista Party (NP) president and standard-bearer Sen. Manny Villar.

Villar swore in Pacquiao, who is running for congressman of Saranggani, along with his People’s Champ Movement local party slate, in the boxing icon’s mansion in General Santos following his 31st birthday celebration at the KCC Events and Convention Center attended by over 2,000 guests including Villar.

“Manny Pacquiao, who has thrown his best punches to hoist our country’s pride and honor, is a deeply valued partner in our campaign to help keep our people from being knocked out by extreme hardships,” the NP standard-bearer who was born to poverty in Tondo said.