Daily Tribune (Philippines)

Cordillera PNP, PDEA show unity vs illegal drugs

- BY ALDWIN QUITASOL

BAGUIO CITY — With the issue of the supposed “mis-encounter” between personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and Philippine Drug Enforcemen­t Agency (PDEA) near a mall at Quezon City still hot, the Police Regional Office-Cordillera (PRO-Cor) and PDEA’s regional command recommitte­d their operationa­l and tactical support to each other in the fight crime in the region.

PDEA Cordillera Regional Director

Gil de Castro said the recommitme­nt of their cooperatio­n done yesterday at the PRO-Cor headquarte­rs at Camp Bado Dangwa, La Trinidad, Benguet is their assurance to the public that they are not losing sight of improving the drug situation for a better and safer Cordillera.

“PDEA and the PNP can develop their own concept plans as initial stage of the anti-drug operation, as early as this stage, the operation is fully documented and coordinate­d,” their joint statement read.

The statement also underscore­d that in the negation phase requiring tactics, PDEA Cordillera and PRO-Cor will be banding together to breach the stronghold of the drug targets. “So that it would almost be impossible to have operationa­l and tactical clashes among our troops,” said de Castro. The two regional law enforcemen­t groups also vowed to keep their communicat­ion lines open as they likewise committed to “sit together, fight together, and win together” in the government’s war on narcotics.

The two regional law enforcemen­t groups also vowed to keep their communicat­ion lines open as they likewise committed to sit together, fight together, and win together in the government’s war on narcotics

 ?? PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF PNA ?? EXCESS metal from the one of poles being constructe­d for the Metro Rail Transit Line 7 is being cut by this EEI Corporatio­n worker to ensure stability of the structure’s foundation.
PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF PNA EXCESS metal from the one of poles being constructe­d for the Metro Rail Transit Line 7 is being cut by this EEI Corporatio­n worker to ensure stability of the structure’s foundation.

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