PDEA Conducts On-Site Validation on Manaoag’s Narco Cleared Status

 MANAOAG, Pangasinan - An on-site validation and verification activity is being conducted at the Health and Wellness Center here to assess the sustainability of the drug-cleared status of the Municipality of Manaoag and its 26 barangays.

“𝘉𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘳𝘶𝘨-𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵,” emphasized Philippines Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA Pangasinan Provincial Officer IA V Rechie Q. Camacho as he highlighs the importance of continued vigilance and community effort in the fight against illegal drugs.

The activity was attended by all 26 barangay lawmaking bodies led by their respective chiefs, their barangay secretaries, health workers and members of the Manaoag PNP headed by Police Major Peter Paul V. Sison. Together, they participated in the validation process to ensure the continued compliance with the parameters of being drug-cleared.

This first class town’s mayor Jeremy Agerico “Doc Ming” B. Rosario reaffirmed the local government’s unwavering commitment: “𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦—𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘴. 𝘓𝘦𝘵’𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘰𝘢𝘨 𝘥𝘳𝘶𝘨-𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦.”

The Rosario administration has made this campaign a top priority.

When Mayor Rosario assumed office in 2022, only three barangays were declared drug-cleared. As of today, all 26 barangays have successfully achieved and sustained their drug-cleared status—an accomplishment reached even before the end of his first term as local chief executive.