{"id":246851,"date":"2020-03-03T19:09:25","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T00:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=246851"},"modified":"2020-03-03T19:09:25","modified_gmt":"2020-03-04T00:09:25","slug":"prrd-says-over-18k-villages-now-drug-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/03\/03\/prrd-says-over-18k-villages-now-drug-free\/","title":{"rendered":"PRRD says over 18K villages now drug-free"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte at the Malaca\u00f1an Palace on January 7, 2020. ALFRED FRIAS\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 President Rodrigo Duterte\u2018s administration has been able to clear more than half of 34,032 drug-affected villages in the country, as it continues to step up its fight against narcotics trade.<\/p>\n

Around 18,284 out of 42,045 villages nationwide have already been declared drug-free from July 1, 2016 to January 31, 2020, according to the latest and official data from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency released on Monday.<\/p>\n

Only 15,748 villages have yet to be cleared of illegal drugs — these barangays are either slightly, moderately or seriously affected. Over 8,000 out of the 42,055 villages are considered \u201cunaffected\u201d.<\/p>\n

A total of 508,364 drug suspects have so far turned themselves in to authorities and availed of the government\u2019s recovery and reformation programs.<\/p>\n

The conduct of about 157,275 anti-drug operations has led to the arrest of 228,678 drug offenders and the death of 5,601 others, as of January 31.<\/p>\n

Data showed some 8,811 high-value drug targets have been arrested by authorities.<\/p>\n

Three hundred and six of these 8,811 high-value drug personalities are elected public officials, 85 are uniformed personnel, and 350 are government employees.<\/p>\n

Around 10 prominent personalities, 726 leaders and members of drug syndicates, 856 drug den maintainers, 61 armed group members, and 225 foreign nationals are likewise considered high-value targets.<\/p>\n

Also deemed high-value drug personalities are the 3,349 individuals arrested from \u201chigh impact operations\u201d and the 2,259 others included in the \u201ctarget list.\u201d<\/p>\n

The government has likewise been able to rescue around 2,915 children aged four to 17 who have links to illegal drugs.<\/p>\n

It has also dismantled some 508 drug dens and 114 clandestine laboratories in the country.<\/p>\n

More than 5,000 kilos of shabu worth PHP32.92 billion have so far been seized by authorities.<\/p>\n

Duterte has repeatedly vowed to go after drug personalities in his remaining years in office.<\/p>\n

In a February 26 speech delivered at Malaca\u00f1an Palace, Duterte said his war on illegal drugs remains relentless.<\/p>\n

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  1. \u201cSa mga durugista, sinabi ko talaga<\/em>\u00a0(I\u2019m telling you) — and I admit without any excuses — I said,\u00a0\u2018Huwag mong sirain ang bayan ko. P***** i** mo, papatayin kita<\/em>\u00a0(Do not ruin my country. I will kill you, son of a b****),\u201d he said.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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