Role of the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB)
- DDB acts as the policy-making and strategy-formulating body in drug prevention and control.
- It is responsible for planning and formulating policies and programs related to drug prevention.
Abolition of Other Drug Enforcement Units
- The law abolished drug enforcement units of the Philippine National Police (PNP), National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), and Bureau of Customs.
- Personnel from these abolished units continue to serve in detail under PDEA during its transition period.
Transition and Institutional Development of PDEA
- PDEA was in a transition phase at the time, needing to develop institutional capabilities.
- It was mandated to recruit sufficient new personnel to independently fulfill its law enforcement task.
Assistance from Other Government Agencies
- Other government agencies with trained drug enforcement personnel are encouraged to support PDEA in fulfilling its mandate.
Urgency of Antidrug Campaign
- There is an emphasized need for a forceful, intensive, and continuous campaign against drug trafficking and illegal drug use, both syndicated and street-level.
Section 1: Creation of Task Forces
- The Office of the President, PNP, and other prior drug enforcement agencies shall organize anti-drug task forces to support PDEA.
Section 2: Supervision and Support
- PDEA exercises operational supervision and provides technical support specifically to the main anti-drug task force created by the PNP.
- The President decides whether DDB or PDEA supervises other task forces created within PNP or other agencies.
Section 3: Funding
- Operating funds for these task forces must come from the parent agencies that create them.
- Additionally, funds will come from the gross receipts of lotto operations.
- The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office is directed to create a standby fund amounting to One Billion Pesos (P1,000,000,000.00) to finance PDEA and support task forces.
Section 4: Repeal of Inconsistent Orders
- Executive Order No. 206 dated May 15, 2003 is repealed.
- All existing orders, rules, regulations, and issuances inconsistent with this Executive Order are also repealed or modified accordingly.
Section 5: Effectivity
- The Executive Order takes effect immediately upon its approval on June 18, 2003, as signed by the President and Executive Secretary.