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Thursday, May 10, 2018

Datu Salibo’s 2 more barangays now ‘drug-cleared’


DRUG CLEARING --- Mayor Norodin Salasal of Datu Salibo addresses 
stakeholders in the drive against illegal drugs in his municipality. To his 
left are MLGOO Monina Guialudin, PDEA-ARMM Operations Division chief
 Marlon Santos, and 1Lt. John S. Apaling of the 57th IB. (Anne Acosta)  

DATU SALIBO, Maguindanao --- The municipal government of this town is determined to drive away illegal drug activities following pronouncement of two more barangays as “drug-cleared” by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (PDEA-ARMM).
The two more barangays declared last May 2 as “drug-cleared” are Butilen under Chairwoman Faidza O. Sandigan and Andavit under Chairman Muktar Tulino.

Months ago, the PDEA-ARMM declared 10 out of 17 barangays in Datu Salibo municipality as “drug-free.” Later, after thorough validation and assessment, the agency  declared three more as “drug-cleared” out of seven remaining undeclared barangays.

And now finally, two more additional barangays are part in the list in the campaign for “drug-cleared” category. However, the two remaining undeclared barangays --- Tee and Sambolawan --- are still subject of thorough validation following reports on the presence of illegal drug personalities in these areas.

“We are hopeful that these two barangays will be counted as zero in illegal drug activities so this town can be declared as a drug-cleared municipality,” PDEA-ARMM agent Marlon P. Santos said. 

In an exclusive interview by this paper, Mayor Norodin Salasal mentioned his utmost desire for “law abiding citizenship” in his town.

The mayor said his municipal administration supports the pronounced mandates of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte in weeding out illegal drugs, extremism, and terrorism.

“I strongly support the development plans and programs of our Philippine government,” he stressed.

Datu Salibo is composed of 17 barangays, 10 of them declared as drug-free and five as drug-cleared.

The PDEA, Integrated Provincial Health Office, Department of Social Welfare and Development, and Department of the Interior and Local Government in the ARMM conduct further validation and assessment of two other barangays. (Anne Acosta/Mindanao Expose’)

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