Republic of the Philippines OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PHILIPPINE DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY REGIONAL OFFICE III DiosdadoMacapagal Regional Government Center Brgy. Maimpis, San Fernando City, Pampanga Telefax-(045) 649-1008; Telephone (045) 649-1009; email
[email protected] REGIONAL OFFICE PROFILE BRIEFER ON PDEA REGIONAL OFFICE III The PDEA Regional Office III, or PDEA RO III, is among the Agency’s 18 regional office nationwide, which has primary operational control, supervision and jurisdiction in Central Luzon. After the enactment of Republic Act No. 9165 in July 2002, the PDEA RO III office was housed at the PNP Annex Building in No. 7372, Clark Special Economic Zone, Clarkfield, Pampanga. In October 2003, the Region forged a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the PNP PRO 3 to relocate the PDEA RO III in the office space formerly occupied by the defunct PNP PRO 3 Narcotics Group at Camp Captain Julian Olivas in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga. Since then, the PDEA RO3 office is located in Camp Olivas, City of San Fernando, Pampanga. In 2008, plantilla positions were created for PDEA, in which 11 organic personnel holding different positions reported at PDEA RO III. Drug Enforcement Officers (DEOs) were also assigned in this Regional Office to cater to the demands of anti-drug problem. In 2009, the PDEA RO III initiated the request for NEDA RO 3 to assign an office lot for the Office at the Regional Government Center in Barangay Maimpis, City of San Fernando, Pampanga. In 2013, the Office constructed the PDEA RO III Regional Forensic Laboratory. In February 2014, the PDEA RO III was assigned with a 500 sq.m.