As President Duterte’s Deadline Nears, 41% Of Barangays In Pampanga Are Now Drug-Cleared
In line with the intensive war against illegal drugs of
President Rodrigo Duterte, some 171 villages from this province were cleared
from the proliferation of illegal drugs by the Philippine National Police (PNP)
and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency.
The drug-cleared barangays represents some 41 percent of the
total 414 drug-infested villages in the 19 municipalities and two components
cities in the province as of November 30.
The 171 villages were cleared from the proliferation of
illegal drugs after barangay officials succesfully complied with the IMPLAN
12-2016, otherwise known as the PNP Illegal Drugs Campaign Plan Project
Double-Barrel.
More than 80 percent of the total 10,770 users and 522
pushers who voluntarily surrendered to the authorities have disengaged in their
illegal activities are undergoing reformation program under 30 Bahay Pagbabago
around the province.
However, there are still 200 villages in the province which
are subjected to comply with the said requirements and cleanse their
communities before the year-end deadline of President Duterte and the
Philippine National Police.
Earlier, PNP Region III Director Chief Superintendent Aaron
Aquino directed Pampanga PNP Director Senior Superintendent Joel Consulta and
police chiefs from all cities and municipalities to abide by the initial
deadline set by President Duterte in eradicating drug menace in the country six
months after he assumed the presidency.
The PNP’s intensive campaign against illegal drugs, a
priority program of President Duterte, commenced on July 1 through Oplan
Tokhang and Oplan Double Barrel and is supposed to end by December 31 of this
year.
Aquino said that cities and municipalities with low
performance will become subjects for investigation to see if there is a
coddling happening between local officials or police force and drug suspects.
As President Duterte’s Deadline Nears, 41% Of Barangays In Pampanga Are Now Drug-Cleared
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