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The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA, , ;
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: ''Ahensiya ng Pilipinas sa Pagpapatupad ng Batas Laban sa Bawal na Gamot'') is the lead anti-drug
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, responsible for preventing, investigating and combating any dangerous drugs, controlled precursors and essential chemicals within the
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. The agency is tasked with the enforcement of the penal and regulatory provisions of
Republic Act This article contains a partial list of Philippine laws. Sources of Philippine laws ;Notes : *Customs may be considered as supplementary source of law, however, customs which are contrary to law, public order or public policy shall not be ...
No. 9165 (R.A. 9165), otherwise known as the
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. PDEA is the implementing arm of the
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(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
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History and mandate

For thirty years, the Republic Act No. 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. The high profitability of the illegal drug trade, compounded by the then existing laws that imposed relatively light penalties to offenders, greatly contributed to the gravity of the problem.


Republic Act No. 9165

Recognizing the need to further strengthen existing laws governing Philippine drug law enforcement system, the then Philippine President
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signed the Republic Act No. 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, on June 7, 2002, and it took effect on July 4, 2002. The R.A. 9165 defines more concrete courses of action for the national anti-drug campaign and imposes heavier penalties to offenders. The enactment of R.A. 9165 reorganized the Philippine drug law enforcement system. While the Dangerous Drugs Board remains as the policy-making and strategy-formulating body in planning and formulation of policies and program on drug control and prevention, it created the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency under the
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Creation of task forces

The R.A. 9165 abolished the National Drug Law Enforcement and Prevention Coordinating Center, which was created under Executive Order No. 61, and the Narcotics Group of
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(PNP-NG), Narcotics Division of National Bureau of Investigation (NBI-ND), and the Customs Narcotics Interdiction Unit of the
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(BOC-CNIU). Under Executive Order No.206 dated May 15, 2003, these law enforcement agencies have organized the following anti-illegal drugs task force to support the PDEA: *Philippine National Police – Anti-Illegal Drugs Special Operation Task Force (PNP-AIDSOTF); *National Bureau of Investigation – Anti-Illegal Drugs Task Force (NBI-AIDTF); *Bureau of Customs – Customs Task Group/Force in Dangerous Drugs and Controlled Chemicals (BOC-CTGFDDCC).


Organization


National Office

PDEA is headed by a Director General (DG) with the
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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 the rank of Assistant Secretary: one for Administration (DDGA) and the other one for Operations (DDGO). The office of the Director General is also supported by the Secretary for Directorial Staff, Chief of Public Information Office (PIO), Chief of Information Technology Systems Management Office (ITSMO) and Chief of Chemical Audit and Management Unit (CAMU). The Director General of the PDEA shall be responsible for the necessary changes in the organizational set-up which shall be submitted to the DDB for approval.


Command Group

* Office of the Director-General ** Chief of Staff * Office of the Deputy Director-General for Administration * Office of the Deputy Director-General for Operations


Administrative Cluster

* Human Resource Management Service (HRMS) * Financial Management Service (FMS) * Logistics and Administrative Management Service (LAMS) * Internal Affairs Service (IAS) * PDEA Academy


Operational Cluster

* Intelligence and Investigation Service (IIS) * Plans and Operations Service (POS) * Legal and Prosecution Service (LPS) * Compliance Service (CS) * International Cooperation and Foreign Affairs Service (ICFAS) * Preventive Education and Community Involvement Service (PECIS) * Special Enforcement Service (SES) * Laboratory Service (LS) * Public Information Office (PIO) ----


Regional Offices

The PDEA have established 17 Regional Offices headed by Directors in the different regions of the country which is responsible for the implementation of RA 9165 and the policies, programs, and projects of the agency in different regions. * Regional Office I – Camp Diego Silang, Carlatan, San Fernando City,
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* Regional Office II – Camp Adduru,
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* Regional Office III – Diosdado Macapagal Government Center, Brgy. Maimpis,
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* Regional Office IVA – Camp Vicente Lim,
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, Laguna * Regional Office MIMAROPA – Brgy. Sta. Isabel
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* Regional Office V – Camp General Simeon Ola,
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