Panayam kay PDEA Spokesperson Atty. Joseph Frederick Calulut kaugnay ng patuloy na laban sa ilegal na droga

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00:00The government does not support the continued fight against illegal drugs.

00:05That's why the programs and operations of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, or PDEA, remain strong.

00:12Let's talk about the updates about this with Atty. Joseph Frederick Calulot,

00:17the spokesperson of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency.

00:20Atty., good afternoon and welcome to our program.

00:24Good afternoon, Asek Joey.

00:26Good afternoon, Asek Queng.

00:27And good afternoon to the viewers of our program.

00:31Sir, first and foremost, what are the new efforts of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency

00:35so that illegal drugs can be removed from our country?

00:40First and foremost, Asek, the program of our Director General is aligned with the program of our President

00:48that if we have anti-illegal drug operations, it must be human rights-based.

00:55So, in our program now, we can see that we are doing more demand reduction.

01:03What is this demand reduction?

01:05This is the preventive measures that the agency is doing

01:09so that the public can avoid the use of illegal drugs.

01:14Sir, in your drug bust operations, how many foreigners are involved?

01:18And what is the PDEA's plan to stop the entry of foreigners who are involved in illegal drugs?

01:24In the current time of the President, the number of foreigners we have arrested is slightly higher.

01:33If we can remember, this was several weeks ago,

01:36we have arrested three Nigerians who were dealing with ecstasy.

01:44Sir, as you mentioned earlier, in order to remove the use of illegal drugs,

01:52we have to start from the grassroots.

01:54So, how are your barangay clearing operations?

01:58And how many barangays, if you have the figures, are drug-free now?

02:05As of now, Asek, the total number of drug-cleared barangays is 29,390.

02:13So, this is a large number because the number of drug-affected barangays is 6,113.

02:21Where are those places? At least, even the province or city?

02:26These are different places.

02:29The 6,113, this is scattered around the country.

02:33So, it's not just limited to one province.

02:36Do we also have data, sir, on what kind of drugs are used in a specific area or province?

02:46And why are we able to get that data?

02:50Based on our data, shabu is the most prevalent drug that we use.

02:57And based on the data of our confiscations,

03:00shabu is also the drug that we confiscate the most in our bypass operations and search warrants.

03:07The second is marijuana.

03:10So, where is it in the province, sir?

03:12Although, of course, if there are people who really operate in the whole country,

03:18that's the reason why those drugs are available.

03:23But why are these drugs also available in small barangays, in remote provinces?

03:33In shabu, Asek, if we look at the geography of our country,

03:38we have a very vast coastline.

03:40So, the entire coastline of the Philippines cannot be monitored

03:46to prevent illegal drugs from entering the country.

03:50As for marijuana, in our mountains,

03:56that's where marijuana is grown.

03:58That's what's produced there.

04:00For example, in Cordilleras,

04:02we have a lot of marijuana plantation sites there.

04:05From the Cordilleras, that's what's produced in Cordilleras.

04:08It will be brought to the NCR and other provinces like regions for Apo.

04:17Sir, let me just go back to the drug-free barangays.

04:21Before, you said that Metro Manila has the highest number of cases.

04:25But is it still the same here in Metro Manila?

04:27Or at least there are a lot of barangays that are drug-free?

04:30There are a lot of barangays that are drug-free here in Metro Manila.

04:35When it comes to barangay drug-clearing,

04:39we have drug-affected and drug-unaffected,

04:44and drug-cleared.

04:45So, when we say drug-unaffected,

04:47there are very few barangays that have not had an incidence of drug-related activities.

04:58So, based on our data,

05:00in unaffected barangays,

05:02it's only 0.76%.

05:05That's 320 barangays.

05:08Since you were arrested and confiscated illegal drugs,

05:12can you explain to us how the process of disposing of illegal drugs is done?

05:20In terms of disposing,

05:23we have a facility where the bulk of the evidence that we confiscate,

05:32we bring it to, this is located in Cavite,

05:35we have a facility there that schedules the disposal of illegal drugs.

05:42So, this is what we burn there.

05:45Earlier, sir, you mentioned that because of our geography,

05:49there are many coastal towns,

05:53and our borders are very porous.

05:56So, how is PIDEA's partnership with the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center,

06:02or CICC, for data and technology sharing,

06:05up to drug importation and supply to the country?

06:09Our partnership with CICC is good

06:12because last January 28,

06:14we had a MOA signing between PIDEA and CICC,

06:18and with this, our information is linked together with other agencies.

06:24We are able to use technology to check on the use of cyber,

06:35what we call cybercrime link,

06:38or cybercrime-related drug transactions.

06:45Sir, because the midterm election is approaching,

06:47how is PIDEA monitoring the use of drug money,

06:51if there's such a thing as that?

06:53Regarding the use of drug money,

06:55this is not yet verified.

06:57Although, there are many who say that

07:00there are people who report running political rallies,

07:04this is very regular, especially during elections.

07:09Because there are many who report their opponents in politics,

07:14but these are all being verified by PIDEA.

07:17Sir, in our operations,

07:19how do you ensure that there is no violation of the rights of illegal drugs?

07:26One of the means is the use of body-worn cameras.

07:29So, the violation of human rights is the primary objective of PIDEA.

07:39If we look at our data,

07:42this is just a comparison,

07:46how many people have died compared to before?

07:51There's a big decrease, that's 95%.

07:54So, do you have data on drug-related crimes that are being reported now?

08:01For example, if someone is arrested for rape,

08:05and they say it's because of illegal drugs,

08:07do you have such data?

08:09They say that someone is arrested for drug-related crimes.

08:15We have a law in Republic Act 9165,

08:19which states that you can only test a person for drug use

08:24if he committed a crime specifically under Republic Act 9165.

08:30So, if someone is arrested for rape,

08:32you can't have them drug-tested immediately.

08:35What is the primary crime committed?

08:39That's rape, it's not under Republic Act 9165.

08:43So, what are you doing to the people who are being arrested?

08:48How are they being jailed? Are they being rehabilitated?

08:50The people who are being arrested, especially for bypass operations,

08:54are being jailed.

08:56So, they are being processed.

08:59Then, for the use of dangerous drugs,

09:03this is what we bring to the rehab.

09:07All right.

09:08Thank you very much for your time,

09:09Atty. Joseph Frederick Calulot,

09:11spokesperson of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, or PDEA.

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