PHILIPPINE DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

I. INTRODUCTION

The PDEA or The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency is a regular law enforcement
and regular agency which is responsible for the efficient and effective law enforcement of
all provisions on any dangerous drugs. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed the
Republic Act 9165 otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of
2002. It was signed into law on June 7, 2002 and took effect on July 4, 2002. This is to
give more teeth to the government's drive against illegal drugs. In approving the law the
president repeated the Dangerous Drugs Act of 1973 or the republic Act 6425 and led to
the creation of Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency. PDEA is the lead Agency of the
government responsible for preventing, investigating and combating the proliferation of
illegal drugs in the country. PDEA is the implementing arm of the Dangerous Drugs
Board or (DDB). The DDB is the policy making and strategy formulating body in the
planning and formulation of policies and programs on drug prevention and control.
PDEA and DDB are both under the supervision of the office of the President.

II. MISSION/VISION
• The mission of PDEA commits to champion the reduction of the drug affectations in the
country through the implementation of the Barangay Drug Clearing Program (BDCP)
integrating therein supply, demand and harm reduction and strategies.
• The vision of PDEA is that by 2030, we will have resistant and self-policing
communities.

III. HISTORY AND MANDATE

• The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency was created by virtue of Republic Act 9165,
otherwise known as The Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. It was signed
into law on June 7, 2002 and took effect on July 4 2002. 6425, or the Dangerous Drugs
Act of 1972, had been the backbone of the Drug law enforcement system in the
Philippines. Despite the efforts of various law enforcement agencies mandated to
implement the law, the Drug problem alarmingly escalated with orbiting Police officers
collecting drug money.

IV. ROLES/POWERS AND FUCTIONS/ DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Implement or cause the efficient and effective implementation of the national drug
control strategy formulated by the Dangerous Drugs Board;
• Undertake the enforcement of the provisions of Article II of RA 9165 relative to the
unlawful acts and penalties involving any dangerous drug and/or controlled precursor and
essential chemicals;
 • Arrest and apprehend as well as search all violators and seize or confiscate the effects or
proceeds of the crimes as provided by law;
• Monitor and if warranted by circumstances, in coordination with the Philippine Postal
Office and the Bureau of Customs, inspect all air cargo packages, parcels and mails in the
central post office;
• Establish and maintain close coordination, cooperation and linkages with international
drug control and administration agencies and organizations;
• Create and maintain an efficient special enforcement unit to conduct an investigation, file
charges and transmit evidence to the proper court;
• Take charge and have custody of all dangerous drugs and/or controlled precursors and
essential chemicals seized, confiscated or surrendered to any national, provincial or local
law enforcement agency;
• Submit annual and periodic reports to the DDB as may be required from time to time, and
perform such other functions as may be authorized or required under existing laws and as
directed by the President.
V. ORGANIZATION

PDEA is headed by a Director with the cabinet rank of undersecretary, who is responsible
for the general administration and management of the agency. The Director General is
assisted by two deputies director general with rank of assistant secretary, for administration
and other one for operation. The office of the director general is supported by the secretary
for directorial staff, chief of public office, the chief of information technology system
management of office and chief of chemical audit and management unit. Director General of
PDEA is the one who is responsible for some necessary changes in the organization that will
be submitted to the DDB for the approval.

Command group
=Office of the director general
=Office of the deputy director general for administration
=Office of the deputy director general for operations
Administrative cluster
=Human resource management service
=financial management service
=logistics and administrative management service
=internal affair service
=PDEA academy

Operation cluster
=Intelligence and investigation service
=plans and operation service
=compliance service
 =international cooperation and foreign affair service
=special enforcement service
=public information office

Regional offices
The PDEA have 17 regional offices headed by directors in different regions which is
responsible for the implementation of RA 9165 and the policies, programs, and projects
of the agency in different regions
1. Regional Office I – Camp Diego Silang, Carlatan, San Fernando City, La Union
2. Regional Office II – Camp Adduru, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan
3. Regional Office III – Diosdado Macapagal Government Center, Brgy. Maimpis, City
of San Fernando, Pampanga
4. Regional Office IVA – Camp Vicente Lim, Calamba City, Laguna
5. Regional Office MIMAROPA – Brgy. Sta. Isabel Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro
6. Regional Office V – Camp General Simeon Ola, Legazpi City, Albay
7. Regional Office VI – Camp Martin Delgado, Iloilo City
8. Regional Office VII – Doña Modesta Gaisano St., Lahug, Cebu City
9. Regional Office VIII – Near Payapay Bridge, Candahug, Palo, Leyte
10. Regional Office IX – Upper Calarlan, Zamboanga City
11. Regional Office X – Gordiel Bldg., Corrales Avenue, Cagayan de Oro City
12. Regional Office XI – Camp Captain Domingo E. Leonor, Davao City
13. Regional Office XII – Camp Fermin G. Lira Jr., General Santos City
14. Regional Office XIII – Camp R. Rodriguez, Libertad, Butuan City
15. Regional Office – Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (RO-
BARMM) – PC Hills, Cotabato City
16. Regional Office – Cordillera Administrative Region (RO-CAR) – Camp Bado
Dangwa, La Trinidad, Benguet
17. Regional Office – National Capital Region (RO-NCR) – PDEA Annex Bldg.,
National Government Center, Diliman, Quezon City
• PDEA maintains its own PDEA Academy temporarily located at Camp General Mariano
N. Castañeda in Silang, Cavite.
• The PDEA Academy is headed by a superintendent, with the rank of director. It is
responsible in the recruitment and training of all PDEA agents and personnel. The PDEA
Academy formulates programs of instructions on basic and specialized anti-drug training
courses as well as career courses for all PDEA Agents and Personnel.
• The DDB provides for the qualifications and requirements of its recruits who must be at
least 21 years old, a proven integrity and honesty, a Baccalaureate degree holder and with
Career Service Professional Eligibility from Civil Service Commission or Board License
from Professional Regulation Commission .

VI. ADMINISTRATION
• Responsible for efficient law enforcement of all provisions on any dangerous drugs
and/or precursors and essential chemical.
 • The responsible for the general administration and management of the PDEA is the office
of the general director. It shall direct and control the utilization of PDEA’s resources for
the accomplishments of its mission in accordance with R.A # 9165.
•
DIRECTOR TERM ADMINISTRATION
GENERAL
USEC. Anselmo S. July 2002- Pres. Gloria Macapagal
Avenido April 2006 Arroyo

USEC. Dionisio R. April 2006- Pres. Benigno

Santiago January 2011 Aquino III

USEC. Jose S. January 2011- Pres. Benigno

Gutierrez October 2012 Aquino III

USEC. Arturo G. October 2012- Pres. Benigno

Cacdac,Jr June 2016 Aquino III

USEC. Isidro S. July 2016- Pres. Rodrigo Roa

Lapena August 2017 Duterte

USEC. Aaron N. September 2017- Pres. Rodrigo Roa

Aquino May 2020 Duterte

USEC. Wilkins M. May 2020- Pres. Rodrigo Roa

Villanueva Present Duterte

VII. LEADERSHIP
• As a leader must be seen as a professional, dynamic, excellence-driven and accountable.
The duties and responsibilities of a leader must implements Dangerous Drug Board
policies.
• Controls and regulates the legitimate use of dangerous drug and controlled precursors and
essential chemicals, supervises the anti-drug activities of the drug law enforcement
agencies. Coordinates the participation of all stakeholders in the anti-drug campaign.
• For example in anti-drug campaign in discuss ways it resist peer pressure and through
social media can trivialize drug use. It can help individuals to prevent and avoid using of
illegal drugs.
VIII. OPERATION
• The PDEA will focus on high-value and high impact targets as it strengthens its resolve
to win the country’s war illegal on drugs.
 • To achieve the desired output, the agency has identified the conduct of anti-drug
operations as its main programs, activities and projects.
• The conduct of anti-drug operations is directly linked to the agency’s major final output
(MFO). This PAP shall encompass the following performance indicators of t6he agency.
A. Arrest of high-value targets.
B. Conduct of high-impact operations.
C. Drug related information acted upon within one (1) hour.
IX. WEAPONS AND EQUIPMENTS
• The Philippine Drug Enforcement (PDEA) on Friday distributed new high-powered
firearms and protective gear to its regional units to boost their capability in leading the
government's anti-illegal drugs drive.
• “All in all, the firearms and protective equipment procured have a total value of
PHP79,598,672, which will be distributed to PDEA operating units in the country,
boosting their capability in the fight against illegal drugs,” PDEA Director General said
in his speech during the turnover ceremony at the agency's headquarters in Quezon City.
The equipment includes caliber .45 pistols, bulletproof “sando” vests, and tactical
protective shields. PDEA procured 838 bulletproof sando-type vests (Level III A) worth
PHP50.28 million and 20 tactical protective/ballistic shields with a total value of
PHP13.96 million.
• Bulletproof sando vests are made of 100-percent Kevlar Aramid Ballistic Fabric capable
of reducing degradation when submerged in water due to its waterproof ballistic panel
sealing. It is a Level III-A vest designed to stop body penetration of firearm-fired
projectiles and explosives shrapnel and can absorb the impact of caliber 9mm, caliber .45,
and magnum .44. Tactical protective shields are also Level III-A capable of defeating
center fire caliber lead core projectile threats from caliber .45, magnum 44, and 7.62
bullets. Meanwhile, the short firearms consist of 479 caliber .45 (Jericho 941 FS) pistols
with a total value of PHP15.351 million. These are designed with advance technology
features to be used by PDEA agents in anti-drug operations.
X. RECRUITMENT

Is looking for qualified and competent individuals as intelligence officer 1 for its 2021
recruitment and their also continuously accepting application for next batch.

Details of recruitment process as well as requirements and qualifications are listed.

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 Details of recruitment process as well as requirements and qualifications are listed.

Minimum
Initial Documentary Requirement
Qualification Standard
Application letter addressed to:
21 – 35 years old
USEC. WILKINS M VILLANUEVA, MPA,
5’2” in height for males; CESE

5’ in height for females Director General, PDEA

*With NCIP-issued Certificate of Confirmation NIA Northside Road, National Government

(COC) Center

if under height Barangay Pinyahan, Quezon City

Baccalaureate degree holder (original copy)

Eligible for Career Service Second Level
Position
(CS Professional / Board exam passer /
qualified by CSC / under special laws)
Personal Data Sheet (PDS) (CSC Form
Number 212) (original copy)
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N.B.: Cell phone number/s & e-mail address/es
must be indicated in PDS.

Here are the minimum qualifications standard if you are graduated in college and if you are
board exam passer

Do not apply if you are not:

• Computer literate
• Of good moral background
• Physically fit
• Proficient in oral & written communication skills
• Willing to be assigned anywhere in the Philippines
• Willing to undergo rigid 6 months training

SECTION 1-D
13. PHILIPPINE DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

MEMBERS:
LUMIDAO, LORENZO H.
LUMIWAN, ARISTOTLE B.
MAGO, JENNY GAY V.
MANGHI, LANZ B.
NAHPADAN, MARGARITA A.
NAHYAHAN, SHEMEI R.
PADCHU, IVY M.
PAD-ONG, SHERWIN C.
PALLAY, CHERRY ANN R.
RUCACURBA, TRISHA FAYE C.