PDEA Negros Oriental provincial director Elmer Ebona (PNA photo by Mary Judaline Partlow DUMAGUETE CITY - A total of 210 out of the 557 barangays in Negros Oriental province have been classified either as drug-free or cleared of the illegal drugs problem, an official of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said on Monday. PDEA-Negros Oriental provincial director Elmer Ebona told the Philippine News Agency that of the total, 53 barangays fall under the "drug-free" classification while the 157 others are "drug-cleared". "This is based on consolidated data from both the PDEA and the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) as of Dec. 31, 2022, and this is a positive accomplishment over the past two years considering the challenges we faced during the Covid-19 pandemic with many restrictions," Ebona said. Drug-free barangays are those that do not have the presence of pushers, users, or illegal activities after having implemented the Barangay D
DRUG-CLEARED. At least 13 barangays in the Bicol region are now included in the drug-cleared list of the Regional Oversight Committee on Barangay Drug Clearing. The Police Regional Office in Bicol reported on Monday (Feb. 13, 2023) that a total of 2,183 barangays in the region had been declared drug-cleared. (Photo courtesy of PRO-5) LEGAZPI CITY - The Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO-5) reported on Monday that 2,183 barangays in the region have been declared as drug-cleared. Lt. Col. Maria Luisa Calubaquib, PRO-5 spokesperson, said the latest 13 barangays to be included in the list were declared as drug-cleared last Feb. 9, in a conference conducted by the Regional Oversight Committee on Barangay Drug Clearing (ROCBDC). "From its 2,170 drug-cleared barangays, Bicol Region now has 2,183 barangays confirmed as drug-free," Calubaquib said in an interview. The 13 newly declared drug-free villages are: Calabaca, Capalonga in Camarines Norte; Baligang and Nasisi in Ligao City,
CAMP BGEN OSCAR M. FLORENDO, San Fernando City, La Union – Police Regional Office 1 reported Wednesday that 41 barangays and two municipalities (Balungao in Pangasinan and Dingras in Ilocos Norte) have been declared as drug-free.
Four other barangays were categorized as having no presence of activ
The Cebu City government made sure that it is not only the senior citizens that are going to have a happy Christmas but also the persons with disabilities as they finally got their financial assistance for the last two months of 2022 over the weekend.