Director General PDEA, Graces the Welcome Dinner of the 18th ASEAN Drug Monitoring Network (ADMN) Meeting

Undersecretary Isagani R Nerez, Director General of PDEA, graced the welcome dinner for the participants of the 18th ASEAN Drug Monitoring Network (ADMN) Meeting with his solidarity message on April 8, 2025, at Dusit Thani, Makati City.

ADMN serves as a regional mechanism managed by the ASEAN Narcotics Cooperation Center for observing, collecting, analyzing, interpreting, and reporting information on drugs and drug addiction across the ASEAN region.

The 18th ADMN Meeting is being hosted by the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB).

DDB Officials, namely Usec Earl P Saavedra, Executive Director; Usec Armando E Ramolete, Permanent Member; Asec Ferdaussi B. Masnar, Deputy Executive Director for Operations; and Asec Ma. Victoria C Sorne, Deputy Executive Director for Administration, were also present to grace the welcome dinner.

“Your presence here tonight is not only a gesture of partnership – it is a reaffirmation of our collective dedication to a shared goal: A Drug-Free ASEAN.”, said Usec Nerez to the participants from the ASEAN member states and the ASEAN secretariat. # PR