The Department of the Interior and Local Government revealed that the 300 tablets worth P2.9 million donated by Cherry Mobile Philippines will greatly enhance the government's anti-illegal drugs campaign.

DILG Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. said that the donation was part of a memorandum of agreement that the agency and the mobile firm signed last August to strengthen their partnership for the Buhay Ingatan, Droga'y Ayawan or BIDA program.

BIDA is the DILG's intensified and holistic campaign against illegal drugs.

Abalos expressed gratitude to Cherry Mobile for its support to the government's anti-illegal drugs campaign, particularly in aiding the treatment and recovery of persons who use drugs as they received the gadgets last Monday.

Aside from the provision of tablets to drug rehabilitation centers, Cherry Mobile also pledged to provide scholarships for qualified out-of-school youth, as stipulated in the agreement with the DILG.