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ILOILO City – The city government will give cash incentives to three barangays that were declared as drug-cleared by the Regional Oversight Committee on Barangay Drug-Clearing Operation.
Barangays Luna and Santa Isabel in Jaro district, and Sampaguita in City Proper will be given P10,000 each to help sustain their drug-free status.
“According to Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) regional director Wardley Getalla, the responsibility of barangay officials does not end the moment they were issued certificates for being drug-cleared. Such status should be sustained. They should conduct seminars and trainings among residents,” said Mayor Jose Espinosa.
In the three barangays, the Oversight Committee noted the following:
* non-availability of drug supply
* absence of drug transit or transshipment activity
* absence of clandestine drug laboratory and drug warehouse
* absence of clandestine chemical warehouse
* absence of marijuana cultivation site
* absence of drug den, dive, or resort
* absence of drug pusher
* absence of drug user or dependent
* absence of protector or coddler or financier
* active involvement of barangay officials in anti-drug activities
* active involvement of the Sangguniang Kabataan to help maintain the drug-cleared status of the barangay
* drug awareness, preventive education and information and other related programs
* voluntary and compulsory drug treatment and rehabilitation processing desk
City Administrator Hernando Galvez who sits as chairman of the city’s Barangay Drug- Clearing Program Assistance (ICBDCPA) said Espinosa instructed the team to help the barangays in the conduct of seminars and trainings.
The team is assigned to closely coordinate with all barangays, assess the drug-clearing program’s present status and to coordinate with concerned agencies such as PDEA, Philippine National Police (PNP), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), and other government agencies and offices for further clarification or assistance necessary for the drug-free declaration. (Merriane Grace Ereñeta, Iloilo City PIO)/PN
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