The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency announced another milestone for the Marcos administration after making 70% of the barangay in the Philippines ‘drug-free.’
In a statement released on January 9, 2025, PDEA said that around 29,390 out of 42,000 barangay in the Philippines are already considered as ‘drug-free’ after they passed the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) Regulation 4 Series of 2021, also known as “Sustaining the Implementation of BDCP and Repealing for Such Purpose Board Regulation No. 3 Series of 2017.”
Meanwhile, PDEA said that there are still 6,113 barangay which was considered as ‘drug-affected’ and still required to be monitored.
It can be recalled that the current administration boasted their ‘bloodless’ approach in fighting illegal drugs, compared to the Oplan Tokhang launched by the administration of former President Rodrigo Duterte.