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PNP fetes Espino for drug campaign

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LINGAYEN—After the Philippine National Police tagged Pangasinan leader Amado Espino Jr. of involvement in the narcotics trade, PNP Director General Ronald dela Rosa feted Espino’s son and Governor Amado I. Espino III for supporting the PNP’s campaign against illegal drugs.

Dela Rosa presented the citation during the 115th police service anniversary celebration conducted by the PNP Ilocos regional office at Camp Florendo in San Fernando City, La Union on Friday.

The governor was cited “for his invaluable and continuing support to the PNP’s Anti-Illegal Drugs Campaign Plan [Project Double Barrel] which led to several significant accomplishments against illegal drugs in the province of Pangasinan.”

The citation, a testament that the provincial leadership performs well in addressing drug menace in the province, is evidenced with the various support programs the provincial government have launched in support to PNP’s project double barrel which was launched last July 1.

Former governor and now 5th district Representative Amado T. Espino Jr., who was included in the durg matrix made public by President Rodrigo Duterte himself, was also present during the program.

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The older Espino’s administration had earmarked a sizeable amount of the provincial budget for the anti-illegal drugs campaign when he ordered the full-activation of the Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Council to strengthen PNP’s efforts to curb illegal drugs.

Later on, the province saw the commitment of various municipal and city local government units and the Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Council activated by the younger Espino, who was then a board member and Liga ng mga Barangay provincial president, to the province-wide war on illegal drugs.

Expressing high hopes that the country under the Duterte leadership will win the fight against illegal drugs, Dela Rosa lauded the active participation of national government agencies, local government units and barangay councils in the fight against illegal drugs.

“The momentum is ours now; let us not waste this chance,” Dela Rosa said.

Dela Rosa also conferred special unit awards to the Pangasinan provincial police for having neutralized the most number of private armies during the election period, for providing comprehensive security during the election and being one of the provinces with the least election related violence.

Other awardees from Pangasinan include: Pangasinan PPSC (Best Provincial Public Safety) and Pozorrubio Police Station (Best Women and Children Protection Desk).

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