MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 17

: The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), Philippine National Police (PNP), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Bureau of Customs (BoC), Philippine Postal Office (Philpost), and all other agencies and existing anti-illegal drug task forces are directed to provide active support to PDEA.
: The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) remains the overall lead agency in the anti-illegal drug campaign.
: Republic Act No. 9165 designates the PDEA as the lead agency in the anti-illegal drug campaign.
: ICAD coordinates all government efforts in the anti-illegal drug campaign with PDEA as the Chair, ensuring collaboration among various agencies.
: The DDB remains as the policy-making and strategy-formulating body for planning and formulating policies and programs on drug prevention and control.
: It was intended to pinpoint precise accountability and address allegations that summary killings of drug suspects were perpetrated by law enforcement agencies, particularly the PNP.
: A notable resurgence in illegal drug activities and crimes, and public clamor to restore support to PDEA in conducting anti-illegal drug operations prompted the resumption.
: PDEA must submit monthly reports to the Office of the President on the progress of the government's anti-illegal drug campaign.
: PDEA was seriously hampered by lack of resources, specifically agents and operatives capable of penetrating drug-infected areas down to the municipal and barangay levels.