*BY RICHIELYN CANLAS * Around 670 Pasigueño participants joined the “Lakad Laban sa Droga para sa Bida” advocacy march on Saturday, June 24, in celebration of International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking (IDADAIT) in Pasig City. The IDADAIT 2023, themed "People first: stop...
CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – A total of P51-million worth of illegal drugs were seized in Central Luzon in over three months. Police Regional Office-3 Director Police Brig. Gen. Jose S Hidalgo Jr. reported on Tuesday, June 6, that a total of 1,684 anti-illegal drug operations...
CAMP RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – The Police Regional Office-13 seized suspected shabu and marijuana worth P1.8 million in the campaign against illegal drugs in the Caraga region last month. PRO-13 Director Police Brig. Gen. Pablo G. Labra II said 73 drug suspects were arrested from April 1...
CEBU CITY – The Police Regional Office (PRO)-7 has enlisted at enlisted 600 former drug users to help in the battle against illegal drugs in Central Visayas. Lt. Col. Gerard Ace Pelare, spokesperson of PRO-7 director Brig. Gen. Jerry Bearis, said these Anti-Illegal Drug Advocates (AIDA) members...
The Caloocan City government was recognized by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) for its exemplary performance in combating illegal drugs and its rehabilitation efforts for the victims. The DILG handed the Regional Anti-Drug Abuse Council “Glass Marker” award to...
Fourteen local government units (LGUs) in Northern Mindanao were cited for their exemplary performances in enforcing the national government’s anti-illegal drug campaign, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) disclosed on Wednesday, Dec. 21. During the National Anti-Drug...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. defended on Sunday, Dec. 17, the government’s illegal drug drive amid criticisms that the current drug war is too weak. Abalos said the campaign against illegal drugs today is geared towards due...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. has rejected the proposed decriminalization of drug use, as he insisted that it would not help the government’s intense campaign against illegal drugs. He issued the pronouncement in reaction to...
The administration of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. officially launched on Saturday, Nov. 26, the Buhay Ay Ingatan, Droga Ayawan (BIDA), a coordinated anti-illegal drugs program which is described as more holistic in approach. Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) called on the public Friday, Nov. 25, to help the government put an end to the country’s illegal drug woes by supporting the "Buhay Ingatan, Droga’y Ayawan" (BIDA) program. DILG Sec. Benjamin "Benhur" Abalos Jr. (File photo courtesy of...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. urged the local government units (LGUs) on Thursday, Nov. 24, to organize their respective anti-illegal drug initiatives ahead of the grand launch of the Buhay Ingatan, Droga’y Ayawan (BIDA) Program....
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is set to choose the top local government units (LGUs) with best performing local Anti-Drug Abuse Council (ADACs). Consisting of 81, provinces, 146 cities and 1,488 municipalities nationwide, DILG Secretary Eduardo Año said the best anti...