CPADAO backs proposal to subject candidates to drug testing

Rosalie Abatayo 10/18/2018

  The Cebu Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse office (CPADAO) backs the proposal of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) to subject all candidates in the 2018 midterm elections to drug testing. Chief Carmen Remedios Durano-Meca, CPADAO head, said…

CPADAO taps frat members to join in campaign against illegal drugs

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 07/07/2018

The Cebu Provincial Anti Drug Abuse Office (CPADAO) has tapped different fraternities in Cebu to help in educating young people to stay away from illegal drugs. CPDAO Chief Carmen Remedios Durano-Meca said they tapped members of the…

CPADAO needs more volunteers

Morexette Erram 06/14/2018

The Cebu Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Office (CPADAO) has started profiling inmates in the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) last week but they are now facing concerns on the lack of manpower and proper facility. CPADAO…

CPADAO: 14 Cebu gov’t workers failed drug test

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 05/24/2018

FOURTEEN government employees of the Cebu Provincial government failed the surprise drug test conducted by the Cebu Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Office (CPADAO) this month. Carmen Remedios Durano-Meca, CPADAO head, said that 14 government workers out of the…

CPADAO wants 38 barangays declared as drug-free

Nestle L. Semilla 04/27/2018

THE CEBU Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Office (CPADAO) has endorsed 38 more barangays for declaration as drug-free barangays by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA-7). The 38 barangays are among the 73 barangays that already…

CPADAO faces challenge in enforcing drug clearing ops

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 04/08/2018

The Cebu Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Office (CPADAO) is facing a challenge in letting Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Council (BADAC) officials enforce their drug clearing operation. CPADAO Head Carmen Remedios “Ivy” Durano- Meca said it is hard to sustain…

CPADAO conducts Cebu-wide drug tests

Morexette B. Erram 02/26/2018

A non-uniformed personnel (NUP) of the Argao Police Station and three drug surrenderers from Danao City tested positive in a province-wide drug test conducted by the Cebu Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Office (CPADAO). However the results are still…

CPADAO pushes for mandatory drug tests for teachers, random testing for students in Cebu

Morexette B. Erram 01/26/2018

“ALARMING.” This was how the Cebu Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Office (CPADAO) described the news that a teacher and five senior high school students from a private college were arrested in a drug bust in Madridejos town on…

Sibonga barangay officials for drug testing today

Morexette Marie Erram 01/24/2018

The Cebu Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Office (CPADAO) conducts mandatory drug testing today covering barangay officials in Sibonga town, south of Cebu. CPADAO has facilitated drug testing in different Cebu towns this month. Out of the 64 Naga…

CPADAO aims to clear more barangays from drugs

Morexette Erram 01/08/2018

For the year 2018, the Cebu Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Office (CPADAO) is aiming to add 200 more barangays as drug-cleared. CPADAO head, Carmen Remedios “Ivy” Durano – Meca said for 2017, a total of 160 out of…

Palma urges local politicians to be law abiding

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/03/2017

  THE most influential and highest official of the Roman Catholic Church in Cebu on Sunday reminded public officials, particularly those in the barangay level, to abide by the rules of the land, and simply follow the…

CPADAO supports drug testing for high school students

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/17/2017

CEBU Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Office (CPADAO) chief Ivy Meca expressed support on the memorandum issued by the Department of Education to implement random drug tests among high school students in public and private schools. “I will definitely…

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