PNP shifts focus from Project Double Barrel to

Project Double Barrel Alpha

November 11, 2016

Ailene N. Diaz

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CATARMAN, Northern Samar, November 11 (PIA) The Northern Samar Police Provincial Office
(NSPO) thru the leadership of the newly installed Provincial Director PSSupt. Ceasar Zafiro Tannagan
inofrmed about shifting their approach in intensifying the campaign against illegal drug from the Project
Double Barrel to Project Double Barrel Alpha.
Project Double Barrel the first stance in the drive against illegal drugs, was launched in accordance to
the marching order of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte .
Outright in the implementation of the project, PNP NS was able to identify 137 affected barangays or 24%
of the 569 barangays of the whole province, with 176 users and 288 pushers totalling to 464 drug
personalities.
This project has two long-standing approaches, that of Upper Barrel, pursuing High Value Targets and
the Lower Barrel, Project Tokhang, the toktok-hangyo visiting and knocking at the doors of the houses
of watch listed illegal drug users and pushers. Since July of 2016, the project has been proven effective
and continuously winning grounds with the unexpected influx of surrenderees and neutralization of drug
personalities, said Tannagan.
Starting October 26, 2016, Tannagan informed that direction shifted from Project Double Barrel to Project
Double Barrel Alpha, an extension and expansion of the project to focus on the neutralization of High
Value Targets (HVT) involved in illegal drug trade and drug clearing operations of all drug-affected
barangays nationwide. This accordingly, will enhance PNPs anti-illegal drugs strategy and address Extra
Judicial Killings.
In a report presented during the MASA MASID launching, accomplishment of PNP NSPPO for Projects
Double Barrel from July 1 to October 2016, recorded to 36 operations conducted, 36 persons arrested, 4
killed and 21 cases filed in courts. For Double Barrel Alpha, from October 26 to November 3, they
conducted 8 operations, 7 persons arrested, 1 killed and 48 cases filed in courts.
The milestone accomplishment was the arrest of one Orlando Andales y Frago, leader of Andales Group,
No. 16 in the rank of the National Level High Value Target and ranked No. 2 in the Regional Level HVT.
This, according to Police Chief Inspector Rafael Tayaban is attributed to the unrelenting efforts of the new
PNP Provincial Director PSSupt Ceasar Zafiro Tannagan who seriously calling all those into illegal drugs
activity to stop, surrender, or else face the consequences. I am willing to have a dialogue with you, I am
willing to listen, but I am serious in this drive. (ADiaz/PIA-Northern Samar)
WHAT IS PROJECT DOUBLE BARREL (OPLAN TOKHANG)?
The "PROJECT TOKHANG" is a practical and realistic means of accelerating the drive against illegal
drugs in affected barangays. This concept involves the conduct of house to house visitations to
persuade suspected illegal drug personalities to stop their illegal activities. "TOKHANG" is from the
bisaya words, "toktok" and "hangyo" which means to knock and to request.
There are five stages in the conduct of this project, namely:
1. Collection and Validation of Information Stage;
2 .Coordination Stage;
3. House to House Visitation Stage;
4. Processing and Documentation Stage; and
5. Monitoring and Evaluation Stage.
This project also encourages drug offender to voluntarily submit themselves for drug clearing which
involves but the limited to the following:
1. The assessment to be conducted by the BADAC/MADAC and local police station;
2. The signing of affidavit of undertaking and oath taking to manifest his/her commitment to change
and to support therepost nment in fighting illegal drugs;
3. The documentation process which involves interview, picture taking and taking of finger prints;
and
4. The drug testing and rehabilitation process.
5. The participation in Anti-illegal Drug Advocacy project to be formulated by the BADAC/MADAC
which will be supervised by the PNP.
No case will be filed against the volunteers unless they will once again involve themselves into illegal
drugs and caught by our law enforcers