Manila, June 24 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday said the administration's campaign against illegal drugs is showing results with PHP62 billion worth of shabu seized in the last three years, sparing thousands of Filipinos from the grip of addiction and overdose.

Marcos, during his visit to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) National Headquarters in Quezon City, inspected over PHP8.87 billion worth of recovered "floating shabu" weighing more than 1.3 tons, intercepted off Luzon shores in recent months by alert local fisherfolk who turned them over to authorities.

"Marami tayong nailigtas na mga kababayan natin. Kung lumabas ito, ang mangyayari ay marami na namang magiging addict, marami na namang mamatay sa over...