The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) declared 26 barangays in Western Visayas drug cleared, 21 of which are in Negros Occidental, on Thursday, August 31.
Personnel of PDEA-VI led by Acting Regional Director Melvin Suarez Seroquel with Assistant Regional Director Marjorie V. Ballesteros spearheaded the 49th Regional Oversight Committee Deliberation on the Barangay Drug Clearing Program in Iloilo City.
The 21 barangays declared drug cleared in Negros Occidental are: Poblacion in Bago City, Paglaum in Binalbagan, 3 Poblacion and Alicante in EB Magalona, Sta. Rosa in Murcia, Poblacion 1, 2 and 3 in Pontevedra;
Lopez Jaena, Rafael Barrera and Taba-ao in Sagay City, Punao in San Carlos City, Poblacion 1 and 2 in Silay City, Zones 6, 9 and 10 in Talisay City, Tabao Proper in Valladolid, 6-A and 19 in Victorias City, and 21 in Bacolod City.*