{"version":1,"id":"ph","name":"Philippines","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/country/ph/","count":8,"totals":{"reports":8,"arrested":8,"plants_destroyed":50350,"hectares":0.6,"kg_seized":27.3,"deaths":0},"by_type":{"eradication":2,"seizure":2,"raid":1,"arrest":1,"prosecution":2,"sentence":0,"execution":0,"death":0},"latest":"2026-10-26","reports":[{"id":"kibungan-taba-ao-eradication","code":"CET-4JJWV8","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/kibungan-taba-ao-eradication/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/4JJWV8/","date":"2026-10-26","country":"ph","country_name":"Philippines","place":"Sitio Taba-ao, Poblacion, Kibungan","coordinates":[16.69,120.65],"precision":"locality","type":"eradication","also":[],"title":"1,200 marijuana plants destroyed in Kibungan in Oplan Grass Cutter","summary":"A joint police and PDEA team destroyed 1,200 marijuana plants and 400 seedlings worth P256,000 at Sitio Taba-ao in Kibungan on 26 October 2026. The operation was part of Oplan Grass Cutter.","status":"verified","figures":{"plants_destroyed":1200,"value":{"amount":256000,"currency":"PHP"}},"tags":["benguet"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"sources":[{"title":"Oplan Grass Cutter clips marijuana volume in Benguet","url":"https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/10/28/regions/oplan-grass-cutter-clips-marijuana-volume-in-benguet/2455211","publisher":"The Manila Times","date":"2026-10-28","archived":null}]},{"id":"manila-naia-7335g-kush-luggage","code":"CET-RQD659","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/manila-naia-7335g-kush-luggage/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/RQD659/","date":"2026-10-26","country":"ph","country_name":"Philippines","place":"Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Manila","coordinates":[14.509,121.019],"precision":"locality","type":"seizure","also":[],"title":"7.3 kg of kush found in abandoned luggage at Manila airport","summary":"Customs found 7,335 grams of kush hidden in food-labelled foil inside three unclaimed bags at NAIA on 26 October, linked to two Bangkok arrivals from September. PDEA, inter-agency police and canine units joined the inspection; no owner has been identified.","status":"verified","figures":{"kg_seized":7.335,"value":{"amount":7335000,"currency":"PHP"}},"tags":["kush","airport","bangkok-route"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"sources":[{"title":"PDEA seizes P7.3-M kush hidden in food packaging in abandoned NAIA luggage","url":"https://x-files-news.com/2026/10/28/pdea-seizes-p7-3-m-kush-hidden-in-food-packaging-in-abandoned-naia-luggage/","publisher":"X Files News","date":"2026-10-28","archived":null},{"title":"Marijuana in luggage seized at NAIA","url":"https://balita.org/n/marijuana-in-luggage-seized-at-naia/110104","publisher":"Balita","date":"2026-10-28","archived":null}]},{"id":"cordillera-oct19-25-drug-roundup","code":"CET-C0GDJK","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/cordillera-oct19-25-drug-roundup/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/C0GDJK/","date":"2026-10-25","country":"ph","country_name":"Philippines","place":"Cordillera Administrative Region","coordinates":[16.402,120.596],"precision":"region","type":"arrest","also":["eradication","seizure"],"title":"Cordillera police seize P2.7M in drugs, arrest 8 in week of operations","summary":"Police ran 12 anti-drug operations across the Cordillera from 19 to 25 October, arresting eight suspects and seizing P2.7 million in drugs. Officers destroyed 1,150 marijuana plants and 1,200 seedlings and seized 20 kilograms of leaves and fruiting tops.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":8,"kg_seized":20,"plants_destroyed":1150,"value":{"amount":2700000,"currency":"PHP"}},"tags":["cordillera","roundup"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"sources":[{"title":"Cordillera police seize P2.7M drugs, arrest 8","url":"https://luzonwidenewscorrespondent.net/cordillera-police-seize-p2-7m-drugs-arrest-8/","publisher":"Luzonwide News Correspondent","date":"2026-10-29","archived":null}]},{"id":"kalinga-tinglayan-butbut-48000-plants","code":"CET-44AQZD","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/kalinga-tinglayan-butbut-48000-plants/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/44AQZD/","date":"2026-08-03","country":"ph","country_name":"Philippines","place":"Butbut Proper, Tinglayan, Kalinga","coordinates":[17.26,121.15],"precision":"district","type":"eradication","also":[],"title":"48,000 cannabis plants burned in a Kalinga communal forest","summary":"Drug agents and police spent two days uprooting and burning 48,000 cannabis plants on 6,000 square metres of a communal forest in Tinglayan, in the mountains of northern Luzon. No one was arrested.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":0,"plants_destroyed":48000,"hectares":0.6,"value":{"amount":9600000,"currency":"PHP"}},"tags":["cordillera","communal-land"],"cover":{"url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/_astro/kalinga-tinglayan-eradication-2026.CLEK5SDS.jpg","alt":"Police and drug agents in uniform climb a steep, cleared mountain slope in Tinglayan, with misty green ridges behind them","credit":"PDEA Cordillera, via Daily Tribune","licence":"Work of the Government of the Philippines (no copyright, RA 8293 §176)","source":"https://tribune.net.ph/2026/08/04/p96-million-worth-of-weeds-destroyed-in-kalinga"},"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"sources":[{"title":"P9.6 million worth of weeds destroyed in Kalinga","url":"https://tribune.net.ph/2026/08/04/p96-million-worth-of-weeds-destroyed-in-kalinga","publisher":"Daily Tribune","date":"2026-08-04","archived":null}]},{"id":"philippines-drug-war-10-years-2026","code":"CET-F8XSHJ","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/philippines-drug-war-10-years-2026/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/F8XSHJ/","date":"2026-06-30","country":"ph","country_name":"Philippines","place":null,"coordinates":[11.729,122.919],"precision":"country","type":"seizure","also":[],"title":"Ten years on, drug-war killings continue under Marcos","summary":"Human Rights Watch marked ten years since Duterte launched the drug war with a report that Marcos had never repudiated it or rescinded its orders. The Dahas Project counted 1,273 killings in the anti-drug campaign since Marcos took office in June 2022, including 330 in 2023–2025, while police reported about 6,200 deaths under Duterte and rights groups estimated up to 30,000.","status":"verified","figures":{},"tags":[],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":"philippines-drug-war-10-years-2026","sources":[{"title":"Philippines: 'Drug War' Abuses Persist 10 Years On (30 June 2026)","url":"https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/06/30/philippines-drug-war-abuses-persist-10-years-on","publisher":"Human Rights Watch","date":null,"archived":null}]},{"id":"philippines-kian-conviction-affirmed-2025","code":"CET-296KS3","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/philippines-kian-conviction-affirmed-2025/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/296KS3/","date":"2025-12-22","country":"ph","country_name":"Philippines","place":null,"coordinates":[11.729,122.919],"precision":"country","type":"prosecution","also":[],"title":"The Supreme Court upholds the Kian delos Santos murder conviction","summary":"The Supreme Court affirmed the murder conviction of three policemen for killing 17-year-old Kian delos Santos during a 2017 anti-drug operation in Caloocan. It upheld reclusion perpetua without parole and 275,000 pesos in damages, rejecting the officers' claim that the teenager had fought back. The decision was dated 11 August 2025 and made public on 22 December.","status":"verified","figures":{},"tags":[],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":"philippines-kian-conviction-affirmed-2025","sources":[{"title":"SC affirms murder conviction of police officers in Kian delos Santos case (22 December 2025)","url":"https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/20251222-PR-Cases-People-v.-Pereda-FINAL.pdf","publisher":"Supreme Court of the Philippines","date":null,"archived":null},{"title":"People v. Pereda and People v. Oares, G.R. Nos. 268510 and 274142 (11 August 2025)","url":"https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/268510-274142-people-of-the-philippines-vs-jeremias-t-pereda-people-of-the-philippines-vs-po3-arnel-oares-y-gastillo-po1-jeremias-pereda-y-tolete-and-po1-jerwin-cruz-y-roque-accused-po3-arnel/","publisher":"Supreme Court of the Philippines","date":null,"archived":null}]},{"id":"philippines-bonifacio-conviction-2024","code":"CET-ZCKDJP","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/philippines-bonifacio-conviction-2024/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/ZCKDJP/","date":"2024-06-18","country":"ph","country_name":"Philippines","place":null,"coordinates":[11.729,122.919],"precision":"country","type":"prosecution","also":[],"title":"A Philippine court convicts four police for a drug-war killing","summary":"A Caloocan court found four policemen guilty of homicide for killing Luis and Gabriel Bonifacio during a September 2016 drug raid. The officers were sentenced to up to ten years in prison and ordered to pay damages to the family. It was only the fourth known conviction of police for a drug-war killing, out of thousands of deaths.","status":"verified","figures":{},"tags":[],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":"philippines-bonifacio-conviction-2024","sources":[{"title":"Caloocan cops convicted of homicide over killing of father, son in 2016 drug operation (18 June 2024)","url":"https://www.rappler.com/philippines/metro-manila/caloocan-court-convicts-cops-homicide-killing-father-son-luis-gabriel-bonifacio","publisher":"Rappler","date":null,"archived":null},{"title":"Philippine court convicts four police officers for killings in Duterte drug war (18 June 2024)","url":"https://www.benarnews.org/english/news/philippine/philippine-court-convicts-four-police-officers-drug-war-killings-06182024115154.html","publisher":"Benar News","date":null,"archived":null}]},{"id":"philippines-micp-kush-hash-2024","code":"CET-Z4B4AA","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/philippines-micp-kush-hash-2024/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/Z4B4AA/","date":"2024-03-07","country":"ph","country_name":"Philippines","place":null,"coordinates":[11.729,122.919],"precision":"country","type":"raid","also":[],"title":"Manila port raid finds kush, hash and vape oil in one shipment","summary":"PDEA, Customs and the PNP Maritime Group seized 278.32 kg of marijuana kush, 2.36 litres of liquid marijuana in vape cartridges and 880.25 grams of hash at the Manila International Container Port. The same operation found 1.06 kg of dried mushroom.","status":"verified","figures":{},"tags":[],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":"philippines-micp-kush-hash-2024","sources":[{"title":"ASEAN Drug Monitoring Report 2024","url":"https://asean.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/ADM-Report-2024.pdf","publisher":"asean.org","date":null,"archived":null}]}]}