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The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA, / p iː ˈ d eɪ ə /; [1] Filipino: Ahensiya ng Pilipinas sa Pagpapatupad ng Batas Laban sa Bawal na Gamot [2]) is the lead anti-drug law enforcement agency, responsible for preventing, investigating and combating any dangerous drugs, controlled precursors and essential chemicals within the Philippines.
The Philippines is a signatory of the United Nations Convention on Narcotic Drugs which lists psilocybin as a Schedule I substance. [36] However, the PDEA has conducted arrests of illegal drug peddlers who also sold psilocybin mushrooms alongside explicitly recognized illegal substances in the past. [37] [38]
The law took effect on June 22, 2002, 15 days after it was signed by Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.Its primary implementing agency is the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency.The list of illegal drugs may be modified by the DDB through a proceeding initiated by the PDEA, the Department of Health, or any petition by a concerned party.
The Philippines' drug war is now going after celebrities. At least that's what Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Director General Aaron Aquino seemed to say today when he urged local ...
The Philippine police temporarily suspended its operations in October 2017 after a directive by President Duterte amidst reports of abuse by the police with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) taking over as the leading agency against illegal drug activities in the Philippines. The police resumed operations in January 2018 with the ...
PDEA may refer to: Public Domain Enhancement Act , a bill in the United States Congress. Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency , law enforcement agency of the Philippines tasked with combating the trade of illegal drugs in the country.
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Director General Moro Virgilio Lazo also confirmed that Mabilog was never included in the PDEA's narcotics drug list under the Duterte administration, despite his name appearing on the list produced by Duterte, alongside other political figures allegedly involved in illegal drugs.
Skims Names Rosé Its 2025 Valentine in Heart-Filled Campaign. Skims has lots of go-to celebrity collaborators, but for Valentine’s Day this year, the brand handed its heart to Rosé from ...