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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said that the number of Filipinos using illegal drugs has significantly decreased during his administration. In his recent address to the nation, the President reported that based on the figures from the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB), there were about 1.67 million who are currently still hooked onto illegal drugs. He said that around two out of 100 Filipinos are still using drugs. Duterte said that this is significantly […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has reappointed Catalino Cuy as Dangerous Drugs Board chair. Cuy’s appointment papers were signed by the President on Tuesday, Jan. 21. “His reappointment assures us that the programs laid out will be pursued using the whole of nation approach in addressing the country’s drug problem,” DDB Executive Director Earl Saavedra said in a statement. Cuy was first appointed as chair of the body responsible for crafting policies and strategies […]
(Eagle News) — The chief of the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) Dionisio Santiago has already submitted his letter of irrevocable resignation to Malacanang, according to reports. This was after he spoke out against the construction of the mega drug rehabilitation center in Nueva Ecija saying this was an ill-advised move, and after a recent reorganization at the Dangerous Drugs Board itself. Malacanang is yet to acknowledge that it has received Santiago’s resignation, The latest news […]
