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Dating
Journal News Online's article is stamped 31 October 2026 and says the court sentenced her "last Monday", which was 26 October. The Philippine Star writes "In a 14-page decision dated Oct. 26". The item is dated to the judgment, and the interdiction on 14 August 2024 is named in the headline.
Source discrepancies
The two outlets differ on what they report of the penalties and the seizure.
| Point | Journal News Online | Philippine Star |
|---|---|---|
| Fine with the life term | not given | "She was fined P2 million." |
| Customs Act penalty | "an Indeterminate penalty of imprisonment of eight years and one day, as minimum, to 12 years" and "a P5 million fine" | "up to 12 years in prison" and "ordered to pay P5 million" |
| Quantity | "13,169 grams of dried marijuana leaves" valued at "₱18,436,600" | "13.16 kilos of cannabis worth P18.43 million" |
The Daily Tribune's report of the interception on 15 August 2024 gave "13 vacuum-sealed plastic bags containing 14,825 grams" with "an estimated street value of P20.755 million". The item follows Journal News Online for the weight.
Category
The item records a court outcome, so it is recorded as Policy, as with the other news items on court sentences. No news item records the interception of August 2024.
Map pin
The court is in Pasay and Wikidata has no entry for it. The pin is Wikidata's point for the city of Pasay (Q17189), rounded to two decimals, as a jurisdiction centre. It does not mark the court or the airport.
These notes were recorded when the news item was prepared. Éloise 04:27, 6 November 2026 (+07)