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CHMSU NSTP and DRRMO director Elmer Gumban (center) with Engr. Rex Casiple, CHED RO VI Chief Education Program Specialist (left) and CHED RO VI Regional
A total of 523 personnel of the Davao Prison and Penal Farm (DPPF) and its Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) in Davao del Norte had been subjected to mandatory tests for illegal drugs.
But the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has yet to release the results.
The mandatory drugs tests pr
(File photo) MANILA - The chairman of the House Dangerous Drugs Committee on Wednesday urged the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), the Philippine National Police (PNP), and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) not to let their guards down in their anti-drug campaign during the election period. Surigao del Norte Rep. Robert Ace Barbers made the call following reports that drug lords, "narco-politicians", and their henchmen are expected to intensify their operations to beef up their campaign funds for the May 2022 elections. Barbers said he has received some information that some drug lords, who are trying to "buy" influence from bets in the forthcoming polls, are actively pushing their merchandise in the drug market to provide funds for their patrons. "It is a fact that drug lords befriend and buy influence from some politicians and other government officials - from the national to the local level - who they expect in return to coddle and protect
Anti-Drug Abuse Councils (SBN 2215)
Today I sponsor Senate Bill No. 2215 under Committee Report No. 259, An Act Institutionalizing Anti-Drug Abuse Councils in Every Local Government Unit, And for Other Purposes.
According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, we are experiencing a global drug problem with at least 35 million people around the world who suffer from drug addiction.
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In the Philippines, with the proactive campaign of the Duterte administration against illegal drugs, the country s drug problem has significantly improved.
2 According to the data of the Dangerous Drugs Board, as of September 2020, only 40% of the 42,045 barangays nationwide are yet to be cleared by the PDEA and PNP,