PNP to set up database on drug war

Maj. Gen. Valeriano de Leon, PNP director for operations. (INQUIRER.net FILE PHOTO)

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police is putting up “an accurate and accessible database system on the nationwide campaign against illegal drugs.”

Dubbed the PNP Drug-Related Data Integration and Generation System (DRDIGS), it will serve as a digital library of all the data, intelligence reports, and other pertinent information pertaining to the PNP’s campaign against illegal drugs.

“It is essential for us to have operational data in order to have an accurate picture of the situation. Numbers and figures help us see an honest evaluation of our progress,” Maj. Gen. Valeriano de Leon, PNP director for operations, said in a statement on Wednesday.

“In addition, I would like to emphasize that our strategy and field operations should be based on intelligence-driven data. There is no room for speculation when real lives are at stake,” he added.

According to De Leon, the DRDIGS would address the issue on the stage of PNP operational data, noting it was “one of the most significant issues and gaps identified during periodic reviews of the aggressive anti-drug campaign.”

Once the database system is fully operational, De Leon said, the PNP would be able to “effectively manage operational accomplishments by storing, controlling and processing data, as well as providing quick, efficient, real-time reports and statistics.”

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