PB commends 2 “drug-cleared” barangays

CEBU, Philippines — The Cebu Provincial Board approved has separate resolutions commending two “drug-cleared” barangays in Barili and Compostela.

Barangay Campangga in Barili and Barangay Canamucan in Compostela were declared “drug-cleared” by the Region VII Oversight Committee on Barangay Drug Clearing Operation.

The declarations were in accordance with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Memorandum Circular no. 2020 – 026 and Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) Regulation no. 4, series of 2021 sustaining the implementation of Barangay Drug Clearing Program (BDCP).

Both barangays have satisfactorily complied with all the requirements provided under PDEA Memorandum Circular No. 2020 – 06 or the Omnibus Procedures in Declaring a Drug-Affected Barangay as “Drug-Cleared” as well as DDB Regulation no.4, series of 2021 sustaining the implementation of BDCP.

According to the resolutions, the two barangays were officially declared as “Drug Cleared” after a thorough deliberation conducted by the committee chaired by the Regional Director of PDEA Regional Office 7.

“The entire officialdom of the Cebu Provincial Government is grateful for the success of these endeavors and the unrelenting support of the local government units in the implementation of the Barangay Drug Clearing Program in cities and municipalities down to the barangay levels,” read a portion of both resolutions authored by Provincial Board Member Thadeo Jovito Ouno, who chairs the PB Committee on Public safety, Peace and Order; and Dangerous Drugs Prevention.

“It is the paramount concern of the local government unit to maintain peace and order and to effectively curb the proliferation of dangerous drugs and substance,” it added.