MANILA, Philippines – Bilang pagsunod sa direktiba ni Pangulong Ferdinand R Marcos, Jr. na agad na wasakin ang lahat ng nasabat na mapanganib na droga, sinunog ng Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) at Philippine National Police (PNP) ang mga tuyong tangkay ng marijuana at mga fruiting top na nakaimpake sa 31 tubular form, na may kabuuang bigat na 30,234.9 gramo nitong Lunes, Hulyo 14, 2025.
Pinangunahan ng PDEA Regional Office – Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), kasama ang PNP Police Regional Office – CAR, ang ceremonial burning ng ilegal na damo sa Camp Bado Dangwa, La Trinidad, Benguet.

Sinaksihan ng mga kinatawan ng Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of the Public Attorney’s Office (PAO), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), civil society organization, local barangay officials at media partners, ang proseso ng pagsunog.
Pinuri ni PDEA Director General Undersecretary Isagani R. Nerez si Presiding Judge Isagani Calderon ng Regional Trial Court, Branch 8, La Trinidad, Benguet dahil sa pagpapalabas ng court order na sumira sa ilegal na droga.

“PDEA is thankful to Judge Calderon for the prompt issuance of the court order. While PDEA is the sole authority to have custody of all confiscated drugs, the decision to destroy them has to be ordered by the courts”, saad ni DG Nerez.
“The faster the court orders are issued, the faster the seized drug evidence are destroyed before the public eye. This addresses the lingering concern that those seized by authorities are being recycled or peddled back in the streets”, ayon sa PDEA Chief.







