At least 15 police officers are set to be dismissed from service after testing positive for illegal drug use during random drug tests conducted by the Police Regional Office-Davao (PRO-11) since 2024.

PRO-11 Director, Brigadier General Leon Victor Rosete, said this is part of PRO-11’s internal cleansing efforts.

“Dito lang sa Davao region meron tayong 15 (personnel tested positive) since last year. They have all undergone processes they will be dismissed from the police service. They are now recommended for dismissal, and yung mga paper work is under investigation nandyan na po sa amin nasa table ko na po ang iba madi-dismiss na po sila,” Rosete said.

Rosete added that station commanders whose personnel will test positive for illegal drug use may also face sanctions because of the principle of command responsibility.

“For commanders na may mangyayari pa rin I will make sure that they will be slapped with command responsibilities,” Rosete added.

Rosete reported that the supply of illegal drugs in the region has decreased, citing the continuous efforts to combat crimes.

“Yung bigayan po rito sa isang bulto ay 13,800 per gram which is pinakamahal for the entire nation so iba na po ang panahon ngayon we don't need a president with different style but we just need an honest to goodness law enforcement on the ground at mapapababa natin to,” Rosete said.

Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Davao (PDEA-11) Director, Edgar Jubay, said earlier that the campaign against illegal drugs was more intense during the time of former President Rodrigo Duterte.

However, he said the focus of the Marcos administration is prevention and rehabilitation.

“Mas mahigpit noon kaysa ngayon yung first year pa lang na pag implement may dating kaagad eh may takot kaagad sa mga drug personality iba naman ngayon medyo soft siya pero collaborative it is more on preventive and rehabilitation ang focus ngayon. Mas maganda yung nakaraan,” Jubay said.

Based on PDEA-11 data, more than 900 drug personalities were arrested and more than P58 million worth of illegal drugs were seized in the first quarter of 2025 due to the intensified campaign against illegal drugs.