ILOILO CITY, Jan. 31 -- Information from the public boosts various anti-drug operations in Iloilo and Western Visayas as a whole.

"We have instructions for a continuous and tightened campaign against illegal drugs. It so happens that the public is vigilant. Before, they had fears, now they are willing to help us by giving information, which is very important because that is where we start our validation," Capt. Glen Soliman, team leader of the Regional Police Drug Enforcement Unit (RPDEU) of the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO6), said Wednesday.

The RPDEU is one of the police units awarded with the Medalya ng Kadakilaan during the 33rd Philippine National Police Foundation Day at Camp Crame on Monday for the successful operation that resu...