By Christopher Lloyd Caliwan CRACKDOWN. Philippine National Police chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. (left) and Central Luzon police chief Brig. Gen. Ponce Rogelio Peñones Jr. inspect the seized illicit cigarettes in a warehouse in Barangay Dela Paz, San Simon, Pampanga on Feb. 16, 2026. Nartatez on Monday (Feb. 23) ordered police units to immediately turn over confiscated illegal cigarettes to the Bureau of Customs, the Bureau of Internal R…
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