MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) will put up a more accurate and accessible database system on the nationwide campaign against illegal drugs.
Dubbed as the PNP’s Drug-Related Data Integration System (DRDIGS), the database system will serve as a digital library of all the records, intelligence reports and other pertinent information related to the war on drugs.
PNP Directorate for Operations chief Maj. Gen. Valeriano de Leon said the DO and the Information Technology Management Service are working to set up the database system in preparation for the incoming administration of president-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
“It is essential for us to have operational data to have an accurate picture of the drug war situation,” he said in a statement.
Once the database system is fully operational, De Leon said the PNP would be able to effectively manage operational accomplishments by storing, controlling and processing data, as well as providing quick, efficient, real-time reports and statistics on drug war.
De Leon said having more accurate data would help them see an honest evaluation of the PNP’s progress in the implementation of the campaign against drugs.
De Leon said the DRDIGS would serve as a guide for conducting anti-narcotics operations more effectively.
The collection and storage of operational data is crucial to the success of the PNP’s future strategies against illegal drugs, he said.
De Leon earlier assured the public that the aggressive fight against drugs, which President Duterte has started, would continue under the Marcos presidency.
P6. billion shabu seized
Meanwhile, police confiscated an estimated one kilo of shabu worth P6.8 million in Paranaque City on Wednesday night.
Probers said the drugs were recovered from Vicco Antonio Rodriguez, 26, and Janel Pagayon, 24.
The suspects were arrested during a sting in Barangay San Dionisio, according to Drug Enforcement Group director
Brig. Gen. Randy Peralta.
Police also confiscated a cell phone and assorted identification cards from the suspects.
Shabu in noodle
In Caloocan, a woman was nabbed after she allegedly concealed shabu inside a pack of pancit or noodle while visiting a relative at the city police custodial facility on Wednesday.
Ana Belen Morte, 29, was taken into police custody.
During inspection, police said they found two sachets of shabu worth P7,480 in the pack of noodles.
Morte is being held by police on drug charges. – Ghio Ong