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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) |
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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