Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency

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Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Ahensiya ng Pilipinas sa Pagpapatupad ng Batas Laban sa Bawal na Gamot
Official seal
Abbreviation	PDEA
Agency overview
Formed	July 7, 2002
Preceding agencies	National Drug Law Enforcement and Prevention Coordinating Center Drug Enforcement Units of Philippine National Police (PNP), National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and Bureau of Customs (BOC)
Annual budget	₱ 3.021 billion (2023)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Philippines
Operational structure
Headquarters	PDEA Bldg., NIA Northside Road, National Government Center, Barangay Pinyahan, Diliman, Quezon City
Agency executives	PMGEN. Moro Virgilio M. Lazo (Ret.), Undersecretary / Director-General Asec Israel Ephraim T. Dickson, Deputy Director General for Administration Asec. Renato A. Gumban, Deputy Director General for Operations Derrick Arnold C. Carreon, Director III, Chief of Staff
Parent agency	Office of the President of the Philippines
Website
pdea.gov.ph

The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA, /piːˈdeɪə/;^[1] Filipino: Ahensiya ng Pilipinas sa Pagpapatupad ng Batas Laban sa Bawal na Gamot^[2]) is the lead anti-drug law enforcement agency, responsible for preventing, investigating and combating any dangerous drugs, controlled precursors and essential chemicals within the Philippines. The agency is tasked with the enforcement of the penal and regulatory provisions of Republic Act No. 9165 (R.A. 9165), otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

PDEA is the implementing arm of the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB). The DDB is the policy-making and strategy-formulating body in the planning and formulation of policies and programs on drug prevention and control. PDEA and DDB are both under the supervision of the Office of the President of the Philippines.