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PDEA Negros Oriental provincial director Elmer Ebona (PNA photo by Mary Judaline Partlow DUMAGUETE CITY - A total of 210 out of the 557 barangays in Negros Oriental province have been classified either as drug-free or cleared of the illegal drugs problem, an official of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said on Monday. PDEA-Negros Oriental provincial director Elmer Ebona told the Philippine News Agency that of the total, 53 barangays fall under the "drug-free" classification while the 157 others are "drug-cleared". "This is based on consolidated data from both the PDEA and the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) as of Dec. 31, 2022, and this is a positive accomplishment over the past two years considering the challenges we faced during the Covid-19 pandemic with many restrictions," Ebona said. Drug-free barangays are those that do not have the presence of pushers, users, or illegal activities after having implemented the Barangay D