RMC No. 106-2018 — Publishes the full text of Memorandum Circular No. 53 entitled “Directing All Government Offices, Agencies and Instrumentalities, Including Government-Owned or –Controlled Corporations and State Universities and Colleges, to take an active role in Anti-Illegal Drugs Campaign”

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SUBJECT: Publishing the Full Text of Memorandum Circular No. 53 dated November 12, 2018 entitied "DIRECTING ALL GOVERNMENT ANd StAtE unIVerSitiES And CoLLEgeS, to taKE An ACtiVe ROLE IN THE ANTI-ILLEGAL DRUGS CAMPAIGN" OFFICES, AgENCIES AND INStRUMENtALitIES, INCLUdiNg GOVERNMENT-OWNED OR -CONTROLLED CORPORATIONS

TO : All Internal Revenue Officials, Employees and Others Concerned

Atty. Concepcion Zeny E. Ferrolino-Enad, Director IV of Malacanang Records Office OR -CONTROLLED CORPORATIONS AND STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES, TO TAKE AN ACTIVE ROLE IN THE ANTI-ILLEGAL DRUGS concerned, attached is the letter dated November 16, 2018 and a certified copy of Memorandum Circular No. 53 which was approved on November 12, 20i8, entitled "DIRECTING ALL GOVERNMENT'OFFICES, AGENCIES AND INSTRUMENTALITIES, INCLUDING GOVERNMENT-OWNED CampaiGn". For the information and guidance of all internal revenue officials and others from

Circular a wide publicity as possible. All concerned are hereby enjoined to be guided accordingly and give this

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MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO.53

DiReCting ALL gOVERniMent OEFiCeS. AgeNcies AND INStRUMENTALITIES, INCLUDING GOVERNMENT- OWNED OR-CONTROLLED CORPORATIONS AND STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES, TO TAKE AN ACtiVE RoLE In THE Anti-iLLeGAL DrUGS CAMPAIGn

trafficking and use of dangerous drugs through an integrated systern of planning implementation and enforcement of anti-illegal drug abuse policies, programs, and WHEREAS, it is the policy of the State to pursue an effective campaign against

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and formulation of policies and programs on drug prevention and controi: Republic Act (RA) No. 9165, otherwise known as "The Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002," as the policy-making and strategy-formulating body in the planning WHEREAS, the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) was established under

WHEREAS, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) was created pursuant to RA No. 9165, to be responsibie for the efficient and effective law enforcement of all the relevant provisions on dangerous drugs and/or controlled control strategy formulated by the DDB; precursors and essential chemicais, including the impiementation of the national drug

Committee on Anti-Hllegal Drugs (ICAD) and the National Anti-Illegal Drug Task Force to suppress the drug problem in the country: WHEREAS, Executive Order (EO) No. 15 (s. 2017) created the Inter-Agency

Task Force composed of members of law enforcement agencies, including members of the institutions called upon for assistance, shall undertake sustained anti-illegal drug WHEREAS, Section 4 of EO No. 15 provides that the National Anti-lllegal Drug

operations:

government-owned or - controlled corporations (GOcCs) and state universities and mandates; Anti-Ilegal Drugs Strategy (PADS) by directing all government offices, including colleges (SUCs) to implement the PADS in `accordance with their respective WHEREAS, Executive Order No. 66 (s. 2018) institutionalized the Philippine

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undermining the rule of law, and has evolved as a national security problem: WHEREAS, the drug problem continues to degrade the moral fiber of society.

accordance with their respective mandates. agencies and instrumentalities, including GOCCs and SUCs, to immediately mobilize their assets and take an active role in the government's anti-illegal drugs campaign, in NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby DIRECTED that all government offices.

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By authority of the President:

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