Pubdate: Tue, 23 Nov 2004
Source: Manila Bulletin (The Philippines)
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Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/906
Author: Sel A. Baysa
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AGLIPAY VOWS TO REDUCE ILLEGAL DRUG USE

QUEZON CITY - PNP Director General Edgardo Aglipay vowed over the weekend 
to exert more effort against demand reduction on the use of prohibited 
drugs in Metro Manila.

"But of course, the move is anchored on the theory that to demand reaction 
is a key to help a user ward off from the destructive vice," General 
Aglipay told "Handog ng Pag-asa", a weekend anti-drug oriented program over 
Radyo ng Bayan (DZRB).

In the same radio interview, he stressed that the drug test for policemen 
will continue without let-up to rid the police organization from drug users 
and dependents.

"Walang ningas-kogon dito sa inyong PNP...ating ipagpapatuloy and ating 
nasimulan lalo na hinggil sa pagbaka sa ipinagbabawal na gamot" (There is 
no stopping in our quest to rid the society off drug users and dependent), 
Aglipay told program hosts Gem Bilasano, Ms. Belen Gonong and anti-drug 
advocate Ed Castillo.

Meanwhile, "Handog" hosts offered their services for the success of the 
undertakings of the newly appointed Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) executive 
director retired Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff, Gen. 
Dionisio Santiago.

They added that General Santiago is a best choice for the post vacated by 
Undersecretary Jose Calida.

Aglipay ordered police station and field commanders to establish a working 
tie-up with barangay officials to identify and arrest pushers and users in 
the community.

Aired from 2-3 p.m every Saturday, "Handog" is a joint undertaking of Radyo 
ng Bayan, the National Press Club Committee on Education and Scholarship 
(NPC-CES) and the Seagulls Flight Foundation Inc. (SFFI), the country's 
leading drug rehabilitation center.
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