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DELIBERATION. The Regional Oversight Committee on Barangay Drug Clearing approves the retention of the drug-cleared status of 169 barangays in Western Visayas and approved declared 36 new villages as drug-cleared during their latest deliberation on Nov. 23, 2021. In an interview Wednesday (Nov. 24), PDEA spokesperson Shey Tanaleon said none of the 454 drug-cleared barangays in the region from 2017 and 2018 were revoked of their status.(Photo courtesy of PDEA VI) ILOILO CITY - A total of 454 villages in Western Visayas that have been declared cleared of illegal drugs have each developed their policing systems to maintain their status. "Our barangays (villages) have become self-reliant and they developed self-policing in their communities. This means they are always on watch and are always monitoring possible illegal drug activities that are reported in their barangays," said Shey Tanaleon, spokesperson for the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in an interview Wednesday