South Cotabato Police Provincial Office main building in Koronadal City (PNA-GenSan file photo) GENERAL SANTOS CITY - Police authorities in South Cotabato are pushing for the clearing of illegal drugs by next year of the 32 remaining drug-affected barangays in the province. Maj. Virlen Pampolina, operations section chief of the South Cotabato Police Provincial Office, said Thursday the drug-clearing operations are in the concerned villages in coordination with other law enforcement agencies and local stakeholders. He said a number of barangays have complied with the requirements of the drug-clearing program and submitted the necessary reports and documentation to the regional oversight committee. "Some of them are just waiting for the certification from the chairman of the committee," he told reporters. The oversight committee, which is co-chaired by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government, includes the Department