U.S., Philippine stakeholders call for alternatives to incarceration for drug users

OVER 200 Filipino and foreign stakeholders recently adopted the Manila Declaration on Creating Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI) Systems in the Philippines that calls for expanding access to evidence-based health treatment for drug users and implementing reforms towards a more efficient criminal justice system. 

Alternatives to incarceration of drug users sought

FILIPINO AND foreign stakeholders have adopted a declaration calling for expanded access to evidence-based health treatment for drug users and reforms towards a more efficient criminal justice system.

U.S., Philippines tackle cybersecurity threats

THE U.S. Embassy’s Office of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) recently gathered Filipino and American security and justice sector representatives to exchange best practices and share knowledge on addressing cybersecurity issues such as investigating the criminal use of cryptocurrencies and responding to computer and network intrusion.

To mark U.S. National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Filipino law enforcement personnel meet at a roundtable hosted by INL to exchange knowledge and best practices on responding to cyber threats.