KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato (PIA) -- The barangay drug clearing program for 63 barangays in North Cotabato, which voted to join the Bangsamoro region in a plebiscite in February 2019, is no longer under the supervision of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Region 12.
In an interview with Philippine Information Agency, PDEA 12 information officer Kat Abad revealed they are no longer in charge of the barangay drug clearing program for these villages under the Special Geographic Area-BARMM (SGA-BARMM).
Abad said the transfer of official documents, which started earlier this year, have been fully endorsed to their PDEA-BARMM counterpart.
“Staring June 2022, lahat po ng 63 barangays from SGA-BARMM ay tututukan na ng aming partners sa PDEA-BARMM doon sa pagimplement nila ng barangay drug clearing program,” Abad said.
The 63 barangays include the following: Dunguan and Tapodoc in Aleosan municipality; Manarapan, Nasapian, Kibayao, Ktulaan, Langogan, Pebpoloan and Tupig in Carmen; Nanga-an, Simbuhay, Sanggadong, Buluan, Pedtad, Simone and Tamped in Kabacan; Damatulan, Kadigasan, Kadingilan, Kapinpilan, Kudarangan, Central Labas, Malingao, Mudseng, Nabalawag, Olandang, Sambulawan, Tugal and Tumbras in Midsayap; Lower Baguer, Balacayon, Buricain, Datu Binasing, Kadingilan, Matilac, Patot, Lower Pangangkalan, Datu Mantil, Libungan Torreta, Upper Pangangkalan and Simsiman in Pigcawayan; and Bagoinged, S. Balong, S. Balongis, Batulaawan, Buliok, Gokotan, Kabasalan, Lagunde, Macabual, Macasendeg, Barungis, Bualan, Bulol, Fort Pikit, Gli-gli, Manaulanan, Nabundas, Nalapaan, Nunguan, Pamalian, Panicupan and Rajah Muda. (PIA XII)
