The remaining 119 barangays out of 180 villages in Iloilo City will be subjected to the next round of drug-clearing deliberation by the Regional Oversight Committee on Feb. 27.
There are already 61 drug-cleared barangays in the metropolis.
Mayor Jerry P. Treñas, who also serves as chairman of the Iloilo City Anti-Drug Abuse Council, wants all villages to be declared drug-cleared.
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) City Director Roy D. Defiño urges barangay officials to encourage tokhang surrenderees to undergo community-based rehabilitation, as part of protocols in drug-cleared declaration.
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-6 chairs the Regional Oversight Committee with member representatives from DILG, Department of Health (DOH), Philippine National Police (PNP) and Local Government Units (LGUs).
Dangerous Drugs Board sets guidelines for drug-cleared barangay without the following: illegal drugs supply; transit or transshipment activity; laboratory; clandestine chemical warehouse; marijuana cultivation site; drug den, dive or resort; drug pusher, user or dependent; drug protector, coddler or financier.
There should be active barangay officials in anti-drug activities; involvement of Sangguniang Kabataan to maintain drug-free community; awareness, preventive education and information programs; and voluntary and compulsory drug treatment rehabilitation processing desk.Iloilo City PIO
