THE Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency is asking Congress for more funds for intelligence and procurement of equipment in order to effectively carry out the anti-illegal drug campaign of President Rodrigo Duterte.

PDEA Director General Isidro Lapena, during a Senate finance committee hearing on the proposed budget of the agency, asked for P177 million in additional intelligence funds, which supposedly will be used to strengthen intelligence gathering and a reward system.

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