Pulse and impressions of community residents on the illegal drug campaign of the philippine national police

Rampant consumption of the illegal drugs and criminal acts related to drug addiction are some of the major problems faced by the Philippine society. The Philippine government created different anti-drug laws to address drug abuse and committing crimes. Republic Act No. 9165, otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drug Act of 2002, was promulgated by the Philippine Government to safeguard citizen from the harmful effects of dangerous drugs. To ensure more efficient implementation of this act, it has provided the local government units with authority to control the increase of drug abuse within their locality. The Drug Prevention Campaign Program of the national and local government is fighting against the drug dependency among all levels of society. The drug prevention campaign efforts typically focus on minor children and teens. Also, the National Drug Strategy Health Education campaigns continue to increase the public's awareness of the health impacts of drug use. The emphasis is to increase the public's understanding of drug-related harm and the wider impacts of the drug use among individuals, families and communities. On the other hand, the law enforcement strategies and interventions against drug supply include all activities carried out by law enforcement agencies, both police and custom forces, from national to international level, to reduce drug supply. The efforts in law enforcement are undertaken by member agencies in coordination with Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the Philippine National Police and other attached agencies concerned with illegal drugs to curb the supply of dangerous drugs in the country. It is in this premise that this research endeavor was conceived to determine the pulse of the community residents regarding the illegal drug campaign of the Philippine National Police focusing on the residents of some selected barangays of Piat, Cagayan as the respondents of the study who represent the different sectors of the community on a random sampling method. This study utilizes the descriptive method of research and a questionnaire was used as a tool to gather the data needed in the study. Frequency count and percentage was used to treat the data gathered. As revealed in the study, respondents have a positive outlook on the drug campaign programs of the Philippine National Police thereby recommending the continuity of the said campaign program.