REFERENCE AND RESEARCH BUREAU LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH SERVICE

ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA Fact Finding Committee (AIFOCOM) 7TH Meeting H! C"i #in"$ Re%&bli' !( Vietnam A%ril ))-)*$ )+,+ PROGRESS REPORT ON THE ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE PHI IPPINE GO!ERNMENT TO COMBAT I EGA "R#GS

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INTRO"#CTION A$ I%%ega% "&'g(

T"e %r!blem !( ille-al .r&-s in t"e P"ili%%ines '!ntin&es t! %!se a si-ni(i'ant t"reat t! nati!nal se'&rity/ 0n 1an&ary )++2$ Presi.ent Gl!ria #a'a%a-al-Arr!y! .ire'te. la3 en(!r'ement a-en'ies t! 3a-e a (ier'er 3ar a-ainst ille-al .r&-s/ T"e %rimary .r&- in t"e P"ili%%ines is #et"am%"etamine Hy.r!'"l!ri.e$ (!ll!3e. by #ari4&ana$ C!'aine an. E'stasy/ T"e Dan-er!&s Dr&-s B!ar. (DDB estimate. t"at t"ere are 5/6 milli!n .r&- &sers in a s&r7ey in )++8-+5/ T! (&rt"er '!m%!&n. ille-al .r&- %r!blems$ 9est A(ri'an Dr&-s Syn.i'ates (9ADS '!ntin&e t! %ersist in establis"in- !%erati!ns in t"e P"ili%%ines/ T"ey re'r&it Fili%in!s$ es%e'ially 07erseas Fili%in! 9!r:ers (0F9s t! sm&--le '!'aine an. "er!in in an. !&t !( t"e '!&ntry/

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Met)am*)etamine H+d&oc)%o&ide

Sin'e t"e year )+++ &% t! t"e %resent time$ b&l: tra.in- !( met"am%"etamine "y.r!'"l!ri.e (t"e .r&- !( '"!i'e !( m!st Fili%in!s $ l!'ally :n!3n as ;s"ab&<$ '!ntin&es 3it" t"e P"ili%%ines as a trans-s"i%ment %!int t! 1a%an$ A&stralia$ t"e Unite. States an. s!me E&r!%ean '!&ntries/ L!'al %r!.&'ti!n !( s"ab& is t"e ma4!r (!'&s !( l!'al .r&- syn.i'ates 3"i'" 3as e7i.ent in t"e nine (2 s"ab& lab!rat!ries an. 3are"!&ses rai.e. an. .ismantle. by t"e P"ili%%ine Dr&- En(!r'ement A-en'y (PDEA an. !t"er la3 en(!r'ement a-en'ies in )++2/ In De'ember )++2$ a t!tal !( ==/=6 :il!s !( s"ab& 3as re'!7ere. in A&r!ra Pr!7in'e$ 3it" an estimate. street 7al&e !( 5++ milli!n %es!s/ In t"e (irst >&arter !( )+,+$ t3! () m!re 'lan.estine .r&lab!rat!ries 3ere .ismantle./ C$ Ma&i,'ana

F!r t"e year )++2$ a t!tal !( ,=5 mari4&ana %lantati!n sites 3ere .estr!ye.$ 3it" an estimate. street 7al&e !( 5?+/65 milli!n %es!s/ In 1an&ary )+,+$ t"e bi--est mari4&ana %lantati!n !%erati!n in t"e trib!&n.aries !( t"e N!rt"ern L&@!n %r!7in'es !( Ben-&et$ La Uni!n an. Il!'!s S&r 3as era.i'ate.$ res&ltin- in t"e .estr&'ti!n !( (&lly -r!3n mari4&ana %lants$ see.lin-s an. see.s 3it" an estimate. street 7al&e !( ,/?2 billi!n %es!s/ "$ Cocaine

In De'ember )++2$ .r&- en(!r'ement a-en'ies sei@e. siAteen (,5 :il!s !( "i-" -ra.e '!'aine in Da7a! City in t"e S!&t"ern P"ili%%ines$ 3it" a street 7al&e !( ,,) milli!n %es!s/ A m!t"er l!a. !( )++ :il!s !( '!'aine 3as als! re'!7ere. al!nt"e s"!relines !( Samar Pr!7in'e 3it" a street 7al&e !( 8++ milli!n %es!s/ E$ O*e&ation(- A&&e(t( and Ca(e( Fi%ed

In )++2$ a t!tal !( =$=,+ anti-.r&- !%erati!ns 3ere '!n.&'te. 3"i'" res&lte. in t"e arrest !( =$85= %ers!nalities an. 6$)*? 'ases (ile. in '!&rt/

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"R#G ENFORCEMENT A$ Com*&e)en(i.e "ange&o'( "&'g( Act o/ 0110 (Re*'2%ic Act No$ 3456)

Ena'te. int! la3 in 1&ne )++)$ Re%&bli' A't N!/ 2,5* !t"er3ise :n!3n as t"e ;C!m%re"ensi7e Dan-er!&s Dr&-s A't !( )++)< lai. .!3n an eAtensi7e le-al (rame3!r: (!r .r&- en(!r'ement in t"e P"ili%%ines/ T"e la3 im%!ses sti((er %enalties
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(!r .r&- relate. 'rimes an. all!3s (!r m!re '!n'rete '!&rses !( a'ti!n (!r t"e nati!nal anti-.r&- 'am%ai-n/ T"e la3 man.ates .r&- ab&se e.&'ati!n in s'"!!ls$ t"e establis"ment !( Pr!7in'ial Dr&- E.&'ati!n Centers$ .e7el!%ment !( .r&- (ree 3!r:%la'e %r!-rams an. !t"er .eman. re.&'ti!n strate-ies/ B$ Admini(t&ati.e O&de& No$ 073

0n Febr&ary =$ )+,+$ Presi.ent Gl!ria #a'a%a-al-Arr!y! iss&e. A.ministrati7e 0r.er N!/ )62$ 'reatin- an inter-a-en'y tas: (!r'e (!r t"e %re7enti!n !( Fili%in!s (r!m bein- &se. as .r&- '!&riers by internati!nal .r&- tra((i':insyn.i'ates/ C$ P)i%i**ine "&'g En/o&cement Agenc+ (P"EA)

T"e PDEA is t"e lea. '!&nternar'!ti's a-en'y/ It is t"e '"ie( im%lement!r !( t"e ;Nati!nal Anti-Dr&- Strate-y< (!rm&late. by t"e Dan-er!&s Dr&-s B!ar. (DDB / T"e strate-y is eAe'&te. by t"e ;Nati!nal Anti-Dr&- Pr!-ram !( A'ti!n< 3"i'" '!ntains %r!7isi!ns (!r '!&nternar'!ti's la3 en(!r'ement$ .r&- treatment an. %re7enti!n an. internal '!!%erati!n in '!&nternar'!ti's/ "$ O*e&ation 7P&i.ate E+e8

T! en'!&ra-e ;3"istle bl!3ers< !n ille-al .r&-s$ t"e PDEA t"r!&-" t"e %r!7isi!n !( t"e Presi.ential Anti-Gra(t F&n.$ %&t &% a , billi!n %es! (&n. t! (inan'e a re3ar. system/ A Re3ar.s C!mmittee 3as (!rme. t! ens&re t"at !nly >&ali(ie. in(!rmants 3ill be a''!r.e. m!netary rem&nerati!ns/ As a res&lt$ re3ar. m!ney t!talin- ?)/5 milli!n %es!s "as been a3ar.e. t! 5* in(!rmants 3"! %r!7i.e. in(!rmati!n t"at le. t! s&''ess(&l anti-.r&- !%erati!ns/ E$ Co'&t 9atc) P&o,ect

T! ens&re t"e s%ee.y %r!se'&ti!n !( .r&- 'ases$ t"e PDEA 'reate. a PDEA S%e'ial Le-al A'ti!n Gr!&% (SLAG Ble-al retainers t! %r!7i.e le-al assistan'e t! !%erati!ns &nits/ T"ese le-al retainers "el%e. in -reatly ens&rin- s&''ess(&l %r!se'&ti!n !( 'ases a-ainst .r&- %ers!nalities/ T"e SLAG ens&re. %r!%er .!'&mentati!n !( all 'ase (!l.ers t! ma:e s&re t"at t"e 'ases 3!&l. stan. in '!&rt/ SLAG als! %re%are. la3 en(!r'ers (!r '!&rt .&ties t"r!&-" a m!!t '!&rt/ In a..iti!n$ t"e SLAG als! (a'ilitate. t"e iss&an'e !( '!mmitment !r.ers (!r .etainees an. '!&rt !r.ers (!r t"e .estr&'ti!n !( .r&- e7i.en'e n! l!n-er nee.e. in '!&rt/

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E(ta2%i()ment o/ E.idence Sto&age and "e(t&'ction Faci%itie(

In s&%%!rt !( t"e PDEA man.ate t! ta:e '&st!.y !( all .r&- e7i.en'es (!r %r!%er .is%!siti!n$ a PDEA st!ra-e (a'ility 3as establis"e.$ 3"i'" 3ill als! e7ent&ally "!&se t"e C-2 &nit !( t"e a-en'y/ A %!rtable in'inerat!r is als! s'"e.&le. t! be a'>&ire. t! enable PDEA t! (a'ilitate t"e .estr&'ti!n !( .r&- e7i.en'e &%!n iss&an'e !( a '!&rt !r.er/

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"EMAN" RE"#CTION A$ P&e.enti.e Ed'cation

As !( .ate$ t"e PDEA "as s&staine. its %re7enti7e e.&'ati!n 'am%ai-n t"r!&-" t"e '!n.&'t !( 5$5+* le't&resBseminars an. atten.e. )$5)8 meetin-sB'!n(eren'es in b!t" .!mesti' an. (!rei-n 7en&es/ B$ B'i%ding St&ategic Pa&tne&()i*(

T"e PDEA '!ntin&es t! 3!r: an. '!!r.inate 'l!sely 3it" !t"er la3 en(!r'ement a-en'ies s&'" as t"e Nati!nal B&rea& !( In7esti-ati!n (NBI $ P"ili%%ine Nati!nal P!li'e (PNP $ an. t"e Arme. F!r'es !( t"e P"ili%%ines (AFP $ as 3ell as !t"er (!rei-n anti-nar'!ti's a-en'ies s&'" as t"e Unite. States Dr&- En(!r'ement A-en'y (DEA t! b&il. an. s&stain str!n- l!'al inter-a-en'y ties/ C$ Ha&m Red'ction

T"ere are (!rty (i7e (8* De%artment !( Healt" (D0H a''re.ite. .r&- ab&se treatment an. re"abilitati!n 'enters in t"e P"ili%%ines/ T"e %rimary m!.e !( treatment is t"e t"era%e&ti' '!mm&nity a%%r!a'"/ 0t"er m!.es !( .r&- ab&se treatment s&'" as #et"a.!ne S&bstit&ti!n Treatment is n!t &se. .&e t! t"e (a't t"at t"e ma4!r a..i'ti!n .r&-s in t"e P"ili%%inesD #et"am%"etamine Hy.r!'"l!ri.e (s"ab& $ #ari4&ana an. E'stasy$ .! n!t (all &n.er t"e .r&-s '!&ntera'te. by met"a.!ne treatment/

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EGA

FRAME9ORK

T"e le-islati7e (rame3!r: t! a..ress .r&- ab&se in t"e P"ili%%ines is in %la'e as %r!7i.e. (!r by Re%&bli' A't N!/ 2,5*$ ;T"e C!m%re"ensi7e Dan-er!&s Dr&-s A't !( )++)</ It lai. .!3n an eAtensi7e le-al (rame3!r: (!r .r&- en(!r'ement/ T"e la3 im%!ses sti((er %enalties an. all!3s (!r m!re '!n'rete '!&rses !( a'ti!n (!r t"e Nati!nal Anti Dr&-s Cam%ai-n/
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So'&ce(: P"ili%%ine Dr&- En(!r'ement A-en'y )++= Ann&al Re%!rt P"ili%%ine Dr&- En(!r'ement A-en'y )+,+ P"ili%%ine Dr&- Sit&ati!n P"ili%%ine Dr&- En(!r'ement A-en'y S&mmary !( Dr&- Sei@&res as !( Febr&ary )+,+ Dan-er!&s Dr&-s B!ar. Ann&al Re%!rt )++= B&rea& !( Healt" Fa'ilities an. Ser7i'es$ De%artment !( Healt" Dan-er!&s Dr&-s an. Dr&- Ab&se Pre7enti!n Treatment Pr!-ram$ De%t !( Healt" Unite. States De%artment !( StateBB&rea& (!r Internati!nal Nar'!ti's an. La3 En(!r'ement A((airsE ;Internati!nal Nar'!ti's C!ntr!l Strate-y Re%!rt<$ V!l/ I$ )++2 an. )+,+/

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