SIXTY-TWO more barangays in the Central Visayas have been declared drug cleared by the Regional Oversight Committee on Barangay Drug Clearing (ROCBDC) during a blended online-and-face-to-face deliberation on May 29-30, 2024, at the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA 7) headquarters.
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More than P500 million worth of illegal drugs were seized and more than 2,700 drug personalities were apprehended by the Police Regional Office (PRO 7) during their five-month anti-illegal drug operations from January to May 2024.
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The Philippines' jail congestion rate went down to 348 percent in 2023 from 367 percent in 2022, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said.