REPORT ON INVESTIGATED KILLINGS
IN RELATION TO THE ANTI-ILLEGAL DRUG CAMPAIGN
9. That the PNP repeal or revise circular or issuances pertaining or relevant to the War on Drugs, in
particular, Oplan Tokhang which involves the conduct of house-to-house visitations to persuade
suspected illegal drug personalities to stop their illegal drug activities that violate human rights.
10. That the PNP-HRAO implement a study on the conduct of the PNP Anti-Illegal Drugs Campaign
Plan. The study should include, among others, the result of the campaign vis-à-vis the eradication of
illegal drug use and distribution, the implications of the campaign on the state’s responsibility of
protecting human rights, and, recommendations to further improve the government’s campaign
against illegal drugs.
11. That the PNP review and revise the PNP Guidebook on Human Rights-Based Policing to
incorporate the changes in the Revised PNP-POP Manual. It is urged that the revision be made after
the thorough review of the study on the Anti-Illegal Drugs Campaign Plan and the bi-annual reports
submitted by the PNP-HRAO.
12. That the PNP explore drug rehabilitation and treatment as effective tools in combating the drug
problem in the country. It is encouraged that the PNP work closely with the Department of Interior
and Local Government (DILG), Department of Health (DOH), Department of Social Welfare and
Development (DSWD), Technical Skills and Development Authority (TESDA), Dangerous Drugs Board
(DDB) and civil service organizations for the strengthening of the Community-Based Drug
Rehabilitation Program (CBDRP).
C. Department of Interior and Local Government
1. That the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) review their Memorandum
Circulars and other issuances relating to the Anti-Illegal Drug Campaign and create a
mechanism which are consistent with a human rights-based approach.
2. That the DILG review their Memorandum Circular No. 2015-63, dated 16 June 2015 on the
revitalization of the Barangay Anti-Drug Council (BADAC) and their particular role in
preparing and maintaining a confidential list of suspected users, financiers, and/or protectors
of illegal drug trade found in their respective area of jurisdiction. There should be measures
of vetting and fact-checking to ensure the accuracy of the information in the said list. Further,
a clear mechanism, in delisting the name of a suspected pusher, user, financier and/or
protector which was erroneously included in the drug watchlist should be put in place.
3. That the DILG involve the revitalized106 Barangay Human Rights Action Program
(BHRAC),107 in particular the 14,406 BHRACs108 established, in the preparation and factchecking of confidential list of suspected prohibited drugs user, financier, protector. This is in
light of the increased budget allocation of Local Government Units, pursuant to the
Mandanas ruling of the Supreme Court.
4. That the DILG direct local government units to fully cooperate with investigations
conducted by the CHR and other independent bodies.
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DILG Memorandum Circular No. 2006-45, dated 11 May 2006. https://www.dilg.gov.ph/issuances/mc/REVITALIZATION-ANDSTRENGTHENING-OF-THE-BARANGAY-HUMAN-RIGHTS-ACTION-CENTER-BHRAC-PROGRAM/506 (last accessed on 27 October 2021).
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Barangay Human Rights Action Center Program: Legal Bases. BHRAC National Secretariat, CHR UNDP (2009). https://elibrary.chr.gov.ph/cgibin/koha/opac-retrieve-file.pl?id=c1e6c021f7692d5cf695c38aca2e8379 (last accessed 27 October 2021).
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Barangay Human Rights Action Center (BHRAC) Program Design Report. CPRM, Inc. https://www.ombudsman.gov.ph/UNDP4/wp-content/
uploads/2013/01/bhrac-program.pdf (last accessed 27 October 2021).
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