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DDB Chairperson – Secretary Oscar Valenzuela shares his message for the 2025 Drug Abuse Prevention and Control (DAPC) Week
Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) Chairperson – Secretary Oscar Valenzuela shares his message for the 2025 Drug Abuse Prevention and Control (DAPC) Week. Guided by its mandate under Republic Act No. 9165, the DDB continues to lead the country in setting policy direction,...
READ: DDB UNVEILS WEEKLONG DAPC 2025 EVENTS TO PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH, DRUG PREVENTION, AND COMMUNITY WELLNESS NATIONWIDE
READ: DDB UNVEILS WEEKLONG DAPC 2025 EVENTS TO PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH, DRUG PREVENTION, AND COMMUNITY WELLNESS NATIONWIDE
DDB and PDEA Destroy ₱1.1 Billion Worth of Illegal Drugs in Zamboanga City
In a powerful affirmation of justice and shared responsibility, Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) Chairperson - Secretary Oscar Valenzuela joined Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Director General - Undersecretary Isagani Nerez, in the destruction of ₱1.1 billion...
MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 105: DIRECTING ALL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND INSTRUMENTALITIES TO SUPPORT THE OBSERVANCE OF THE 2025 DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL WEEK
The Office of the President has issued Memorandum Circular No. 105, dated 28 October 2025 and signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, directing all government agencies and instrumentalities to fully support the observance of the 2025 Drug Abuse Prevention and...
DDB ANNOUNCES THE DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL (DAPC) WEEK THEME FOR 2025
READ: DDB ANNOUNCES THE DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL (DAPC) WEEK THEME FOR 2025
Summary of the Three-Day Thematic Discussion during the Intersessional Meeting in Vienna, Austria
The Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) represented the Philippines at the 68th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs’ (CND) First Intersessional Meeting held in Vienna, Austria. Building on the 2019 Ministerial Declaration, the session focused on key thematic...
DDB Leads Philippines’ Participation at CND 68, Supports Pledge4Action for Measurable International Drug Reforms
The Intersessional Meeting of the 68th Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND 68) in Vienna gathered Member States to assess advances in global drug policy. Convened as part of the follow-up to the 2019 Ministerial Declaration, the intersessional meetings serve as a...
DDB and PDEA Budgets Approved by House, Ensuring Continuity of National Anti-Drug Programs for FY 2026
The Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) successfully had their budgets deliberated and approved, with Honorable Representative Marcelino Teodoro of the First District of Marikina presenting the Agencies’ respective budget...
DDB and PDEA Present Proposed FY 2026 Budget, Supporting National Anti-Drug Strategy
The Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) together with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) held a budget briefing with Congressman Marcelino Teodoro, Representative of Marikina’s First District, to present the respective proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2026. This...
DDB Holds Colloquium on Drug Abuse Prevention, Strengthening Five Pillars of the Criminal Justice System
The Colloquium on Drug Abuse Prevention and Control for the Five (5) Pillars of the Criminal Justice System has been successfully conducted in Batangas City, reflecting the DDB’s continuing commitment to provide national policy and strategy direction on drug...









