{"id":208265,"date":"2019-04-03T04:44:03","date_gmt":"2019-04-03T08:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=208265"},"modified":"2019-04-03T04:44:03","modified_gmt":"2019-04-03T08:44:03","slug":"mayor-oreta-says-malabon-city-has-been-combating-illegal-drugs-even-before-drug-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/04\/03\/mayor-oreta-says-malabon-city-has-been-combating-illegal-drugs-even-before-drug-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Mayor Oreta says Malabon City has been combating illegal drugs even before drug war"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Citing data from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), the lead anti-drug law enforcement agency, Oreta said the number of barangays in the city declared as drug-free went up to nine in February. (File photo<\/a>: Len Len Oreta\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Incumbent Malabon City Mayor Antolin “Lenlen” Oreta III on Wednesday, April 3, said his city has been fighting illegal drugs even before President Rodrigo Duterte started his anti-illegal drug campaign in the country.<\/p>\n

“Bago pa man magdeklara ang Pangulo ng kampanya kontra droga, pinaigting na natin sa lungsod ng<\/i> Malabon ang ating mga programa para masigurong malinis, ligtas, at maayos ang <\/i>Malabon (Even before the President declared the war on drugs, we already intensified our programs in the city of Malabon to ensure that the city is clean, safe, and well-regulated),” Oreta said in a statement posted on his Facebook page.<\/p>\n

Citing data from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), the lead anti-drug law enforcement agency, Oreta said the number of barangays in the city declared as drug-free went up to nine in February.<\/p>\n

“Ibig sabihin ay<\/i> 40% ng lahat ng barangay sa <\/i>Malabon ang<\/i> drug-cleared na, isa sa pinakamataas sa <\/i>Metro Manila (This means that 40 percent of all barangays in Malabon have already been declared drug-cleared, the highest figure in Metro Manila),” he noted.<\/p>\n

The mayor even added that Malabon City received a silver award for Anti-drug Abuse Functionality Audit for its ‘effective’ anti-illegal drug campaign.<\/p>\n

He issued this statement after the President told him that he would have the mayor arrested if the latter was not able to rid Malabon City of illegal drugs within a month.<\/p>\n

“Ganito ang<\/i> Malabon ngayon<\/i>, it\u2019s your choice. Pinili ninyo eh. Droga, pinili ninyo <\/i>(This is Malabon now. It is your choice. You chose drugs),” <\/i>he said during the campaign rally of Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP Laban) in Barangay Potrero, Malabon City.<\/p>\n

Duterte also said he will order the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to arrest armed goons in the city.<\/p>\n

Oreta is seeking reelection in May 2019 polls under Liberal Party (LP). He is running against Vice Mayor Jeannie Sandoval who was endorsed by Duterte.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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