REPORT ON INVESTIGATED KILLINGS
IN RELATION TO THE ANTI-ILLEGAL DRUG CAMPAIGN
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)
The body created under RA No. 9165 that serves as the implementing arm of the
Dangerous Drugs Board. It is responsible for the efficient and effective law enforcement
of all the provisions on any dangerous drug and/or controlled precursor and essential
chemical as provided in RA No. 9165.12
Police Report
Any document issued by units of the PNP, which may include, but are not limited to:
Police Blotters, Spot Reports, After-Operation Reports, Investigation Reports,
Coordination Reports, Final Reports, or After-SOCO Reports.
Project Double Barrel
Project Double Barrel is the Philippine National Police’s Anti-Illegal Drug Campaign
launched on July 01, 2016 through PNP Command Memorandum Circular No. 16-2016.
It carries a “two-pronged approach” consisting of Project Tokhang, a barangay-based
campaign, and Project HVT, which targets illegal drug personalities and drug syndicates.
Republic Act No. 9165, as amended (RA No. 9165)
Also known as the “Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs of 2002” that penalizes the
trafficking and use of illegal drugs and regulates controlled substances.
Riding-in-Tandem
A widely-used term commonly referring to a mode of attack, wherein perpetrators,
usually more than one, use motorcycles as a means of transport and escape.
Target
A person identified by the police as a drug suspect. This may refer to an individual who
was named in a watchlist, or who was recently released from jail or have undergone
rehabilitation.
Victim
A person against whom an attack (i.e. killing, torture, sexual violence, etc.) was
perpetrated and who has directly suffered harm as a result of such attack. The victim
may be regarded as a "suspect" or "offender" in police documents.
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Republic Act No. 9165, Sec. 82.
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