ZAMBOANGA CITY – Mayor Beng Climaco rewarded 5 barangays here after being declared “drug-free” as the local government continues its effort to rid Zamboanga of illegal drugs.
Climaco said the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) also cleared the following barangays as drug-free and these are Lumayang, Lanzones, Capisan, Dulian in Upper Pasonanca and Tigbalabag.
She handed over P50, 000 to each barangay and recognized all those behind the success of clearing their areas of illegal drugs, and their hard work and efforts. “The activation of the Barangay Drug Abuse Councils or BADACs is also crucial in the success of the implementation of the anti-drug campaign,” she said.
In declaring a barangay free from illegal drug activities, a committee composed of members of the City Anti-Drug Abuse Council together with the PDEA validate “the non-availability of drug supply in the area and the absence of drug transit activity, clandestine drug laboratory and chemical warehouse, marijuana cultivation site, drug den, drug pushers and users,” according to Climaco.
PDEA agent Jury Rocamora said the reward money will also be used for various activities, programs and projects related to the anti-drug campaign in the barangay. Joining Climaco in the rewarding ceremony were Vice Mayor Rommel Agan, Congressman Cesar Jimenez, Ginagene Uy, Jun Cillo, of the DILG; Bebot Cortez, head of the Zamboanga City Barangay Affairs Division, Rocamora and Councilors Jihan Edding, Jimmy Villaflores and John Dalipe, among others officials. (Zamboanga Post)
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