11 more barangays in Negros Occidental declared drug-cleared
BACOLOD CITY, Dec 19 (PNA) –- From only 30 earlier this month, the number of drug-cleared villages in Negros Occidental has increased to 41.
The 11 additional barangays, this time in Himamaylan City, were declared cleared from drugs during the ceremonial signing held Monday at New City Health Conference Room of Barangay I-Poblacion.
These include Caradio-an, Carabalan, Cabadiangan, Libacao, Buenavista, Nabali-an, Sara-et, To-oy, San Antonio, Mambagaton, and Cabanbanan, a report released by the Himamaylan City Police Station showed.
The rites was witnessed by Superintendent Antonietto Cañete, chief of police, and his deputy Inspector Raymundo Franco, with Mayor Agustin Ernesto Bascon and the village chiefs of the 11 barangays.
The last three drug-cleared barangays in Negros Occidental were those in San Enrique town, including Tabao Rizal, Tibsoc, and Baliwagan.
Earlier, two villages in Cadiz City, including Barangays Dr. V.F. Gustilo and Celestino Villacin, were also declared drug-cleared.
Others are 10 barangays in Sipalay City. These are Barangays 1, 2, 3, 4, Cabadiangan, Camindangan, Cayhagan, Mambaroto, Manlucahoc, and Nauhang.
Another 10 in La Carlota City were also declared drug-cleared, including Ara-al, Ayungon, Balabag, Cubay, Haguimit, La Granja, Nagasi, RSB, San Miguel and Yubo and the five in Salvador Benedicto town, including Pinoyawan, Bago, Bagong Silang, Kumaliskis and Pandanon.
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said the barangays declared drug-free have complied with the requirements assessed by the Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Council (BADAC) and the police, with the validation of the mayor.
Under the new classification, a barangay is considered seriously-affected if there is one clandestine drug laboratory or marijuana plantation in the community and that the identified pushers and users are more than 20 percent of the barangay’s total population.
Moderately-affected are those with two percent to 20 percent of the barangay’s total population considered as drug personalities while slightly-affected are barangays with reported presence of drug personalities of less than two percent of the total population.(PNA)
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