LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu —- Twelve barangays have been acknowledged for being drug-cleared in the course of the celebration of the Drug Consciousness and Prevention Marketing campaign in Lapu-Lapu Metropolis.
Barangays Sta. Rosa, San Vicente, Caubian, Calawisan, Pangan-an, Ibo, and Talima every obtained a money incentive of P50,000. In the meantime, barangays Sabang, Baring, Caw-oy, and Tingo have been acknowledged for sustaining their drug-cleared standing, together with Barangay Caohagan, which was newly declared as a drug-free barangay.
The exercise came about after the flag-raising ceremony on Monday, November 11, 2024, led by Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan.
This yr’s Drug Consciousness, Prevention, and Management (DAPC) program carries the theme, “The Proof is Clear, Spend money on Prevention.”
The occasion aimed to lift public consciousness concerning the dangerous results of unlawful drug use and to encourage public cooperation within the authorities’s anti-drug marketing campaign, in keeping with Presidential Proclamation No. 124, dated November 26, 2001.
In his speech, Chan congratulated the barangays which have made important efforts in selling a drug-free neighborhood in Lapu-Lapu Metropolis.
“Kaning mga barangay nga nagpakita sa ilang dedikasyon sa pagpugong sa unlawful nga droga nagpamatuod sa atong katakus ug komitment sa pagsumpo sa problema sa droga. Dili kita mohunong hangtod ang tanan 30 ka barangay sa Lapu-Lapu Metropolis mahimong gawasnon sa droga,” Chan mentioned.
Chan additionally directed the Lapu-Lapu Metropolis Police Workplace, in coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Company (PDEA), the Metropolis of Lapu-Lapu Workplace for Substance Abuse Prevention (CLOSAP) headed by Garry Lao, and all 30 barangays, to proceed efforts in eradicating unlawful medicine within the metropolis.
“Hinay-hinay nato nga nalimpyo ug nahimong drug-cleared and pipila ka mga barangay ug kasamtangan nga nagpabilin kini nga drug-cleared hangtod karon. And immediately, I proudly announce, nga dugang lain na usab nga mga barangay ang atong pasidunggan human sila gideklara nga drug-cleared by PDEA,” he added.
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