BALER, AURORA. Aurora Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC), Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Council (PDAC) and Provincial Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (PTF-ELCAC) chaired by Gov. Christian M. Noveras, jointly convened for an early quarterly meeting on October 6, 2022, at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan Hall, Provincial Government of Aurora.

The meeting was conducted to discuss the peace and order, insurgency, and illegal drug situation, in the province for the 4th Quarter of 2022.
As highlight of the meeting, IAV Blessie Talavero, Provincial Officer of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), provided an update on the status of anti-illegal drug programs and activities highlighting the Barangay Drug Clearing program in the Province.
According to Talavero, Aurora Province is the first province in the entire Central Luzon to be declared drug-cleared for CY 2022. Meanwhile Dingalan, Aurora is the first municipality in Region 3 to be declared as drug cleared.