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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr joins  Sec. Oscar F. Valenzuela of the Dangerous Drugs Board, DILG Sec. Jonvic Remulla, Usec. Isagani Nerez Director General of PDEA, Philippine National Poilce Chief Nicolas Torre and PDEA Asec. Renato Gumban during the inspection of 8.8-billion-peso worth of shabu, recovered in Pangasinan Bay, on June 24, 2025. Revoli Cortez/PPA POOL

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Marcos: P83-B drugs seized in 3 years, anti-drug operations continue

Marilyn Cahatol

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/175368281693020250626-marcos-pdea-inspection-shabu-haul-PPA.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="President Ferdinand Marcos Jr joins  Sec. Oscar F. Valenzuela of the Dangerous Drugs Board, DILG Sec. Jonvic Remulla, Usec. Isagani Nerez Director General of PDEA, Philippine National Poilce Chief Nicolas Torre and PDEA Asec. Renato Gumban during the inspection of 8.8-billion-peso worth of shabu, recovered in Pangasinan Bay, on June 24, 2025. Revoli Cortez/PPA POOL "/><span class="fr-inner" spellcheck="false" style="text-align:left">President Ferdinand Marcos Jr joins  Sec. Oscar F. Valenzuela of the Dangerous Drugs Board, DILG Sec. Jonvic Remulla, Usec. Isagani Nerez Director General of PDEA, Philippine National Poilce Chief Nicolas Torre and PDEA Asec. Renato Gumban during the inspection of 8.8-billion-peso worth of shabu, recovered in Pangasinan Bay, on June 24, 2025. <em>Revoli Cortez/PPA POOL </em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., in his fourth State of the Nation Address, said that the government&#x27;s anti-illegal drug operations continue to capture all drug-dealers, whether big-time or small-time, even after the administration already seized almost P83 billion worth of illegal drugs.</p><p>&quot;Sa mga isinagawang pagsakote sa mga bodega’t laboratoryo, at tangkang pagpasok, halos walumpu’t tatlong bilyong pisong halaga ng droga ang nakumpiska,&quot; he said.</p><p>The President also reported that almost one and a half tons of shabu and illegal drugs were destroyed last month under his order, which included the billions worth of &quot;<a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/6/24/marcos-orders-swift-transparent-disposal-of-floating-shabu-1151">floating shabu</a>&quot; found in the Philippine waters near the provinces of Zambales, Pangasinan, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur and Cagayan. </p><p>The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) believes a Chinese syndicate group was behind this.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/6/24/chinese-markings-seen-on-p10-b-shabu-seized-in-zambales-ph-navy-1452">&#x27;Chinese markings&#x27; seen on P10-B shabu seized in Zambales: PH Navy</a></div><p>According to Marcos Jr., more than 153,000 drug personalities were arrested, including 9,600 high targets, in the first half of his administration.  </p><p>Among these, 677 are government authorities—more than 100 are elected officials while over 50 are police officers.  </p><p>&quot;Sa tatlong taon lamang, halos mapantayan na ang kabuuang huli noong nakaraang administration,&quot; he said. </p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/6/25/over-p9-billion-worth-of-illegal-drugs-incinerated-in-tarlac-facility-1148">Over P9-billion worth of illegal drugs incinerated in Tarlac facility</a></div><p>Marcos Jr. and the Philippine National Police (PNP) have branded their anti-illegal drugs approach as &quot;bloodless.&quot; </p><p>Despite this, the Human Rights Watch’s World Report 2024 observed that while killings significantly dropped under the current administration, there were more drug-related deaths in the first year of Marcos than in Duterte&#x27;s final year, citing a monitoring by the UP Third World Studies Center. </p><p>Based on this monitoring, the Dahas Project recorded 1,014 drug-related killings from July 1, 2022 to July 23, 2025, all under Marcos&#x27; term. </p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zsZ1T0hsLvA?si=021rDn0MnWyKU82J" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br/></div>

<p>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., in his fourth State of the Nation Address, said that the government's anti-illegal drug operations continue to capture all drug-dealers, whether big-time or small-time, even after the administration already seized almost P83 billion worth of illegal drugs.</p>

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., in his fourth State of the Nation Address, said that the government's anti-illegal drug operations continue to capture all drug-dealers, whether big-time or small-time, even after the administration already seized almost P83 billion worth of illegal drugs.

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Marcos: P83-B drugs seized in 3 years, anti-illegal drug operations continue

Marilyn Cahatol,

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Published Jul 28, 2025 05:32 PM PHT

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Updated Jul 28, 2025 05:33 PM PHT

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