The Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs (ICAD) is an inter-governmental forum in the

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responsible for ensuring

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in implementing and complying with all policies pertaining to the anti-illegal drug campaign. The agency was formed by ''Executive Order No. 5'', signed by

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on March 6, 2017. The agency is divided into four clusters—enforcement, justice, advocacy, and rehabilitation and reintegration.

Member agencies

The agency is chaired by

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(PDEA) Director-General Aaron Aquino.

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, referred to as the '' drug czar'', served as co-chairperson of the agency from November 6 to November 24, 2019. The member agencies of the committee are: *

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Technical Education and Skills Development Authority The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA ; ) serves as the technical vocational education and training (TVET) authority of the Philippines. As a government agency, TESDA's goals are to develop the Filipino workforce with ...

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* Public Attorney's Office *

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Philippine Coast Guard The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG; ) is the third armed uniformed service of the country attached to the Philippines' Department of Transportation, tasked primarily with enforcing laws within Philippine waters, conducting maritime security ope ...

Philippine National Police The Philippine National Police (PNP; ) is the national police force of the Philippines. Its national headquarters is located at Camp Crame in Bagong Lipunan ng Crame, Quezon City. Currently, it has approximately 228,000 personnel to police a pop ...

* National Bureau of Investigation *

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* Bureau of Immigration *

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* Anti-Money Laundering Council

References

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