The director of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Region 6 is seeking the cooperation of the parents to help them in their fight against prohibited drugs, particularly during the opening of classes.

PDEA regional director Ronnie Delicana said that although the marching orders of their national headquarters are to concentrate on high value targets, they will go out of their way to bring their campaign against illegal drugs down to the school level.

“We should not forget that our Philippine National Police is also getting ready for the school opening,” he said in an interview over DYRL

Delicana said they have advised parents that their children have certain needs, especially money, with the opening of classes. “However, we should not give them more than what they need which could only lead them to engage or entertain vices because they have the resources,” he said.

The fight against illegal drugs cannot be resolved by the PDEA and the PNP alone. It should start in the home and it is the responsibility of the parents to make their children aware of the ill-effects of illegal drugs, Delicana said.

“If we guide them, at least we can protect them from engaging in illegal drugs and these would ease the job of the law enforcers,” he said.

Delicana said law enforcers cannot attend to all these problems, they need the cooperation of the parents in their campaign against illegal drugs.

He appealed to the parents to help monitor the activities of their children in school and to report any unusual activity to the PDEA or PNP.*CGS

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