ch lor ide ▁( known ▁locally ▁as ▁sh ab u ) ▁and ▁mar iju ana . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁said ▁the ▁Philippines ▁had ▁the ▁highest ▁rate ▁of ▁m eth am ph et am ine ▁use ▁in ▁East ▁Asia , ▁and ▁according ▁to ▁a ▁U . S . ▁State ▁Department ▁report , ▁ 2 . 1 ▁percent ▁of ▁Filip inos ▁aged ▁ 1 6 ▁to ▁ 6 4 ▁use ▁the ▁drug ▁based ▁on ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁figures ▁by ▁the ▁Philippines ▁D anger ous ▁Dru gs ▁Board . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Office ▁of ▁Dru gs ▁and ▁Crime ▁report ▁that ▁ 1 . 1 ▁percent ▁of ▁Filip inos ▁aged ▁ 1 0 ▁to ▁ 6 9 ▁use ▁the ▁drug . ▁In ▁Metro ▁Man ila , ▁most ▁bar ang ays ▁are ▁affected ▁by ▁illegal ▁dru gs . ▁ ▁Production ▁ ▁Mar iju ana ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁ra pper ▁Mar lon ▁Per or am as , ▁better ▁known ▁by ▁his ▁stage ▁name ▁" Lo onie " ▁and ▁ 4 ▁others ▁were ▁arrested ▁on ▁a ▁buy - b ust ▁operation ▁in ▁P ob lac ion , ▁Mak ati . ▁The ▁group ▁was ▁in ▁possession ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁s ach ets ▁of ▁high - grade ▁mar iju ana ▁with ▁a ▁street ▁value ▁of ▁P 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁( 1 , 9 2 8 . 6 4 ▁US D ) ▁ ▁M