NEW PDEA ACADEMY TO RISE IN TANAY, RIZAL

A NEW Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Academy will soon rise in Tanay, Rizal.

House Speaker Ferdinand Martin T. Romualdez was the guest of honor and speaker during the groundbreaking ceremony of  the new PDEA Academy  at an 11-hectare land in Sitio Tablon, Bgy. Cuyambay in  Tanay town. 

Also present in the event were Surigao del Norter 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace S. Barbers, the chairperson of the House Committee on Dangerous Drugs; Antipolo City 2nd district Rep. Romeo M. Acop, Dangerous Drugs Board chairman Catalino S. Cuy,  Tanay Mayor Rafael A. Tanjuatco and PDEA chair Director General Moro Virgilio M. Lazo.

According to Lazo, the site will be the permanent location of PDEA Academy envisioned to be a center of excellence in drug law enforcement with state-of-the-art facilities devoted to education, research and training.

Aside from the recruitment and training of future drug enforcement officers, the new PDEA Academy establishes itself as an excellent provider of programs and scholarships on relevant anti-drug laws and researches; development of curricula, and implementation of appropriate trainings for drug law enforcers and other stakeholders.

The infrastructure is also poised to become a stamping ground for various activities such as physical conditioning and fitness exercises; military-related undertakings; combat shooting and marksmanship; and other field exercises and learning endeavors for the continuous development of all PDEA personnel.

The PDEA Academy is temporarily occupying a meager 5,600 square meters of land inside Camp General Mariano Castañeda, Bgy. Tartaria, Silang, Cavite since 2006.

From 2006 to 2023, the PDEA Academy has produced 20 DEOBC classes and 2,319 graduate agents, while 249 specialized courses have been conducted to 9,604 participants.

The institution was able to churn out 269 trainings for 11,923 drug enforcement officers; administrative and technical personnel; and members of other law enforcement agencies.