GOOD PERFORMANCE AGAINST DRUG ABUSE. Tagbilaran City mayor John Geesnell Yap II (3rd from left) receives the National Anti-Drug Abuse Council Performance Award from Jerome Gonzales (2nd from right), the provincial director of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and DILG City Local Government Operations Officer Regina Gina Bastes (extreme right). Also in the photo are Barangay Affairs and Constituency Unit Head Alvin Acuzar (extreme left) and City Councilor Eliezer “Ondoy” Borja (2nd from left). Contributed photo
Tagbilaran City government’s efforts to fight drug abuse are bearing fruits as the city LGU was recognized for such achievement by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) who gave said LGU an award coming from the National Anti-Drug Abuse Council (NADAC) on Thursday, May 27, 2021, a report from the City Media Bureau says.
The NADAC, through the DILG, recognized the efforts of the Tagbilaran City Anti-Drug Abuse Council (CADAC) in implementing programs geared towards the prevention of drug us and abuse and the rehabilitation of drug users.
The DILG conferred the NADAC Performance Award in a simple ceremony at the City Hall Atrium, attended by DILG Provincial Director Jerome Gonzales and City Local Government Operations Officer Regina Gina Bastes.
The CADAC passed the performance audit conducted by the DILG. The DILG audit team assessed the functionality and effectiveness of the CADAC based on its existing issuances and policies and saw the council’s innovations and best practices in implementing anti-drug abuse programs.
The DILG audit team checked CADAC’s organization, conduct of meetings, fund allocation, and innovative programs. The results of the performance audit gave the CADAC an 85.5 audit score. This means that the CADAC is classified as an ideal anti-drug abuse council.
City Mayor John Geesnell Yap II congratulated the CADAC and commended its efforts to curb drug abuse in the city and rehabilitate the drug users.
“The CADAC who takes the lead in the prevention and control of illegal drugs in Tagbilaran has proven that the involvement of the barangays and timely coordination with the various government agencies are key factors in making anti-illegal drugs initiatives successful, “Mayor Yap said.
Mayor Yap has been supportive of the various activities spearheaded by CADAC, specifically with the Matrix Intensive Out-Patient Program (MIOP). MIOP is a community-based drug recovery intervention for low to medium risk illegal drug users. It is an initiative which aims to improve the drug recovery skills of former drug users and help them to re-integrate to normal community life.
To date, there are already 136 graduates of the MIOP and 449 are still undergoing raining sessions, the report from the City Media Bureau bares.
The CADAC is chaired by Mayor Yap and facilitated by Barangay Affairs Constituency Unit (BACU) head Alvin Acuzar.