Ateneo holds discussion on Government's Anti-drug campaign
27 Jun 2018
On June 25, 2018, the Ateneo School of Government (ASoG), De La Salle University, and the University of the Philippines-Diliman, along with the Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, held a conference on the Philippine Government’s Anti-Drug Campaign: Emerging evidence and data. Held at Leong Hall Auditorium of the Ateneo de Manila University, major topics included the anti-drug campaigns by the numbers and reformative approach to the campaign against illegal drugs. Speaking at the conference were Dr. Clarissa David (Senior Research Fellow, ASoG), Dr. Ronald Mendoza (Dean, ASoG), Atty. Michael Yusingco (Non-Resident Research Fellow, ASoG) and Dr. Regina Hechanova (Department of Psychology, Ateneo).
The conference was held in conjunction with the launch of drugarchive.ph, a database collating pertinent information on drug-related deaths.