QUEZON CITY, Dec. 29 A total of 605 local government units (LGUs), civil society organizations (CSOs), regional focal persons (RFPs) and alternates have been conferred with the 2020 Anti-Drug Abuse Council (ADAC) Special Awards for their outstanding efforts against the proliferation of illegal-drugs in the country.
DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año said that of the 605 awardees, 273 are LGUs that have cleared their previously drug-affected barangays; 234 are LGUs that sustained the status of their unaffected barangays; 70 are CSOs that have persisted with their anti-illegal drug efforts; and 28 are DILG RFPs and alternates. These awards are testament to the work of our LGUs and our CSO-partners in clearing our barangays of illegal-drugs despite the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic, said Año.
Published December 24, 2020, 9:06 AM
The Department of Interior and Local (DILG) said Thursday that 605 local government units (LGUs), civil society organizations (CSOs), regional focal persons (RFPs) and alternates were bestowed with the 2020 Anti-Drug Abuse Council (ADAC) Special Awards for their outstanding efforts in support of the Duterte administration’s fight against illegal-drugs in the country.
DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año said that of the 605 awardees, “273 are LGUs that have cleared their previously drug-affected barangays; 234 are LGUs that sustained the status of their unaffected barangays; 70 are CSOs that have persisted with their anti-illegal drug efforts; and 28 are DILG RFPs and alternates.’’
Published December 21, 2020, 6:48 PM
The local government of Pasig City recently received a P5-million cash grant from the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) for the development of the city’s anti-drug abuse council facilities.
Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto receives from Dangerous Drugs Board Usec. Earl Saavedra the agency’s P5 million cash grant for the improvement of Pasig’s Anti-Drug Abuse Council facilities. (Photo from Mayor Vico Sotto)
Mayor Vico Sotto and DDB Executive Director Usec. Earl Saavedra signed a memorandum of agreement for the cash grant intended for the improvement of facilities of Pasig’s Anti-Drug Abuse Council.
Sotto said the war against illegal drugs in Pasig has continued despite the ongoing threat of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.