Carreta’s BADAC vows to intensify fight against illegal drugs

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 01/11/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Members of the Anti-Drug Abuse Council (BADAC) in Barangay Carreta, Cebu City have made a promise to intensify their campaign against illegal drugs by ensuring the implementation of their 12-point agenda this year.…

Mandaue’s anti-drug crusaders get financial, equipment support

Mary Rose Sagarino 12/15/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Focal persons of Mandaue City’s Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Council (BADAC) received equipment and financial assistance from the city government. On Thursday, December 15, focal persons of the City Anti-Drug Abuse Council (CADAC) and…

Lapu-Lapu mayor warns city hall employees: You will be fired if found positive of using illegal drugs

Futch Anthony Inso 11/07/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan vows to fire or terminate any city hall employee found postive of using illegal drugs. Chan reiterated this warning to city hall employees as the city government…

CLOSAP holds Anti-Drug Summit to boost war vs illegal drugs

Futch Anthony Inso 10/06/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Lapu-Lapu City Government through its anti-drug office initiated an Anti-Drug Summit in Panglao Island, Bohol. The activity which was supervised by the City of Lapu-Lapu Office for Substance Abuse Prevention (CLOSAP), started…

What is a ‘drug-free’ or ‘drug-cleared’ barangay?

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 09/30/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Latest records from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA-7) showed that of the 3,003 barangays in the region, a total of 1,329 are declared “drug-cleared,” and other 116 villages are…

Bahay Silangan: Lapu-Lapu eyes Home Care Center building as drug rehab center

Futch Anthony Inso 08/09/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — An unoccupied two-story building inside the Home Care compound in Barangay Gun-ob, Lapu-Lapu City will soon become a “Bahay Silangan” or a drug rehabilitation center. However, this will only happen if the Lapu-Lapu…

9 more barangays in Mandaue set to be declared drug-cleared

Mary Rose Sagarino 04/26/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Nine more barangays in Mandaue City are expected to be declared drug-cleared soon. Lawyer John Eddu Ibañez, Mayor Jonas Cortes’ chief of staff and focal person of the City Anti-Drug Abuse Council (CADAC),…

Can a drug-cleared barangay status be reverted?

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 05/22/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Barangays that were declared drug-cleared in Central Visayas can be reverted from their status once barangay officials and the community cease from taking actions in maintaining their status. With 14 barangays in Central…

Garma pushes for more stringent screening of Badac members

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/01/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines  — Expressing alarm on the arrest of a member of the Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Council (Badac) in a buy-bust operation, Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) director, Senior Supt. Royina Garma, is pushing for a more stringent…

Badac to be reactivated

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/09/2017

City Hall will soon reactivate the Barangay Anti-drug Abuse Councils (Badac) in Cebu City. This is in line with the city’s thrust to rid the barangays of illegal drugs and other substances starting at the barangay level.…

CPADAO endorses 128 barangays in Cebu Province as drug free

Fe Marie Dumaboc 03/08/2017

  At least 120 barangays out of the 1,066 barangays in Cebu Province will move a step closer to being declared as drug free barangays. This developed after the Cebu Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Office (CPADAO) endorsed 128…

Davide asks police, other agencies to reconcile anti-drug campaign data

Izobelle T. Pulgo 01/06/2017

Cebu Governor Hilario Davide III has called for communication and coordination among anti-drug agencies and law enforcers before any declaration is made to avoid releasing reports that will turn out to be inconsistent. This came after Chief…

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