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    Oplan Tokhang was a drug enforcement strategy launched in 2016 by President Duterte's government. The goal was to reduce and eliminate drug users in the Philippines by having police officers and local officials visit the homes of suspected drug users and dealers to warn them to stop their illegal activities and offer drug rehabilitation programs. The term "Tokhang" comes from Visayan words meaning "to knock" and "to plead". Under the program, teams only visited homes of those on a drug watchlist and only spoke to the homeowner outside before being invited in. Some drug dealers surrendered while others were killed after resisting arrest.

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    Oplan Tokhang was a drug enforcement strategy launched in 2016 by President Duterte's government. The goal was to reduce and eliminate drug users in the Philippines by having police officers and local officials visit the homes of suspected drug users and dealers to warn them to stop their illegal activities and offer drug rehabilitation programs. The term "Tokhang" comes from Visayan words meaning "to knock" and "to plead". Under the program, teams only visited homes of those on a drug watchlist and only spoke to the homeowner outside before being invited in. Some drug dealers surrendered while others were killed after resisting arrest.

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    Module 2

    DRUG EDUCATION

    Learning Activity: Drug Education

    Construct a collage to express your feelings about the “Oplan


    Tokhang” strategy of the government. Make sure that there are wide variety of
    images or pictures more images to choose from, the more successful the
    collage will be. Make a substantial description of your collage.

    President Rodrigo Duterte's government pushed the implementation of Oplan


    Tokhang in 2016. The programme was launched as part of the Philippine
    National Police's anti-drug efforts, with the goal of reducing, and eventually
    eliminating, the number of drug users in the Philippines by warning them, as
    well as illicit drug traffickers, to discontinue their activities. Furthermore, in
    comparison to previous PNP operations, which had a significant influence on
    communities and individuals, this programme takes a totally different strategy
    to addressing the drug problem. This project seeks to investigate certain
    people's perspectives in order to completely comprehend how this initiative
    impacted the community and inhabitants individually. Similarly, the
    advantages and disadvantages of Oplan Tokhang are addressed.The term
    "Tokhang" is derived from the Visayan terms "tuktok" (knock) and "hangyo"
    (pleading/persuade). In Davao City, where it was first implemented, police
    officers accompanied by barangay or town officials went from house to house,
    persuading and warning suspected drug addicts and drug pushers to stop
    their illegal activities and offering drug rehabilitation and livelihood
    programmes, which the city government would cover if they chose to take
    advantage of them.Police officers visit the homes of suspected drug dealers
    as part of Oplan Tokhang and encourage them to change their habits. Many
    drug dealers surrendered in 'tokhang' operations, while some were killed
    when they fought back against state security personnel, according to reports.
    Teams will only go to the homes of those on the drugs watchlist, according to
    the rules. Only the house owners or drug personalities themselves will be
    permitted to speak with the teams outside the premises until they are invited
    in. There is no requirement for anyone on the watchlist to sign any
    documents. If they indicate a desire to surrender, they will be directed to
    accompany a relative to the nearest barangay hall or police station, whichever
    they choose.

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