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Cannabis still a 'dangerous drug,' says PH anti-narcotics body

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Posted at Dec 10 10:54 AM

Cannabis or marijuana remains a "dangerous drug" under Philippine law, government said Thursday after the United Nations removed it from the category of narcotic drugs to allow medical research easier. Read more »

DDB chief: Marijuana only for medical, not recreational use in PH

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 04 10:31 PM

MANILA — A Philippine official on Friday said marijuana is limited for medical use in the country, and warned the public that using it for recreational purposes is still illegal.  Read more »

Drug users sa bansa kumaunti: anti-narcotics body

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Posted at Nov 24 08:16 PM

Bumaba ang bilang ng mga nalulong sa ilegal na droga, ayon sa pinakahuling survey ng Dangerous Drugs Board.  Read more »

PH anti-narcotics body says drop in users of illegal drugs shows campaign is succeeding

Angel Movido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 23 07:33 PM

The Philippines' anti-narcotics board said Monday that the decrease in the number of illegal drugs users in the country to just 1.67 million shows that the Duterte administration's campaign is succeeding. Read more »

PDEA: Pagtutok sa drug recovery programs hamon dahil sa pandemya

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Posted at Nov 11 04:30 PM

Umaasa ang barangay na sana madeklara na ang modified GCQ sa Metro Manila para payagan ang gathering at masimulan na rin ang livelihood programs. Read more »

Duterte supports use of cannabidiol for epilepsy: spokesman

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 17 03:58 PM

Malacañang said Monday it does not see President Rodrigo Duterte having a problem with the recent landmark decision of the Dangerous Drugs Board to approve the use of cannabidiol (CBD), a pain reliever containing cannabis to treat epilepsy. Read more »

Duterte reappoints Catalino Cuy as drugs board chair

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 23 05:43 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has reappointed Catalino Cuy as chairman of the Dangerous Drugs Board. Read more »

Duterte reappoints Catalino Cuy as drugs board chair

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 23 05:33 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has reappointed Catalino Cuy as chairman of the Dangerous Drugs Board. Read more »

VP Robredo seeks 'unified data' on gov't drug war

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Updated as of Jan 08 02:49 PM

MANILA - Vice President Leni Robredo on Wednesday urged government agencies to come up with "unified" data on the administration's anti-narcotics campaign. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 20, 2019

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Posted at Nov 21 01:34 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

VP Robredo meets with Dangerous Drugs Board

Jay Ganzon, OVP
Updated as of Nov 20 12:53 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo meet with officials of the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) led by its Chairman Catalino Cuy at the DDB-PDEA Building in Quezon City on Wednesday to harmonize the efforts of the Inter-agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs (ICAD), where she sits as co-chair.  Read more »

Anti-narcotics agency: Robredo ‘misled’ over remarks on drug war

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Posted at Oct 26 10:43 PM

Robredo has called on Duterte to allow the UN to investigate the illegal-drugs war, and abandon it because she said it was “obviously not working.” Read more »

PDEA opposes proposed bill dissolving agency

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 26 12:15 PM

MANILA - The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Thursday told the Senate it opposes a bill seeking to dissolve the agency, saying it will hurt government’s efforts in the war on drugs. Read more »

Know your rights: Ateneo study cites rights violated in ‘Tokhang’

Michael Joe Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 26 06:20 PM

At least 8 rights guaranteed by the Philippine Constitution have been violated by the enforcement and implementation of the policies created by the government for its intensified anti-drug campaign, based on a study presented by the Ateneo Human Rights Center (AHRC) on Friday. Read more »

Duterte tells gov’t agencies to take ‘active role’ in drug war

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 12:34 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered all government offices to take an “active role” in the war on drugs, even as human rights groups continue to criticize the campaign. Read more »

Mga kompanya, pinaalalahanan sa drug policy

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Updated as of Feb 26 12:25 PM

Nagpaalala ang Dangerous Drugs Board sa mga pribadong kompanya na may 10 empleyado o higit pa na magsagawa ng drug test at magbalangkas ng kanilang anti-drug abuse policy. Read more »

Duterte institutionalizes PH anti-illegal drugs strategy

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 31 04:02 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an order institutionalizing the Philippine Anti-Illegal Drugs Strategy (PADS), Read more »

Palace nixes drug test for candidates

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 04:39 PM

MANILA - Malacañang on Friday rejected the proposal of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) to subject candidates in the upcoming elections to a drug test. Read more »

DDB: 18,000 barangay, apektado pa rin ng droga

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Posted at Sep 11 02:22 AM

Nasa 8,000 barangay na dating pugad ng droga ang naideklara nang drug-free ngayon.  Read more »

PDEA: Ilang halaman, nakakaadik

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 02 01:22 AM

Ilang halaman ang gustong ipasama ng Dangerous Drugs Board at PDEA sa listahan ng dangerous drugs. Read more »