No total revamp of department heads in Capitol — Gwen’s lawyer

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/26/2019

CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES—The executive department in the Capitol will be a mix of new and old faces once Governor-elect Gwendolyn Garcia officially assumes office. Lawyer Manolette Dinsay, a member of Garcia’s transition team, said some of the…

CPADAO to set up anti-drug kiosks in 12 Cebu province public high schools

Rosalie O. Abatayo 01/11/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Office (CPADAO) plans to establish anti-drug information kiosks in public high schools so that they can come up with concrete intervention programs for minors who have fallen prey…

Meca eyed as Davide’s running mate in 2019

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/03/2018

Barely three months before the schedule for the filing of Certificates of Candidacy for the mid-term elections on May, 2019, Cebu Governor Hilario Davide III announced that Cebu Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Office (CPADAO) Chief Carmen Remedios Durano-Meca…

Davide considers Durano-Meca as runningmate; Diamante to run as congressman

Rosalie Abatayo 07/03/2018

Among the names floated as his possible runningmate in the 2019 midterm elections, Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III considers Cebu Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Office (CPADAO) chief Ivy Durano-Meca. Davide, in an interview with the media, said that…

Meca’s proposed phases for CPDRC inmates rehab program

Rosalie Abatayo 06/04/2018

Ivy Meca, chief of the Cebu Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Office (CPADAO), has recommended four phases on the rehabilitation program for CPDRC inmates. The phases, she said, include profiling, medical and physical exam including drug testing, psychological exam…

Meca readies ‘treatment’ program for CPDRC inmates

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 05/27/2018

The Cebu Provincial Anti Drug Abuse Office (CPADAO) is planning to introduce a “treatment” program for the more than 3,800 inmates of the Cebu Provincial Rehabilitation and Detention Center (CPDRC). CPADAO Head Carmen Remedios Durano – Meca…

Meca: One Capitol worker risks losing job

Morexette B. Erram 10/10/2017

A CASUAL employee of the Cebu provincial government failed to pass the drug testing conducted on 517 Capitol employees on Monday. Carmen Remedios Durano-Meca, head of the Cebu Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Office (CPADAO), said that the male…

DepEd urged: Require teachers to undergo tests

Nestle L. Semilla 05/02/2017

THE Cebu Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Office (CPADAO) called on the provincial office of the Department of Education (DepEd) yesterday to require their teachers to undergo mandatory drug testing. CPADAO chief Ivy Durano-Meca told the Civil Service Commission…

158 Capitol employees tested negative of drugs use

Izobelle T. Pulgo 04/18/2017

All Capitol employees who were subjected to a random drug test by the Cebu Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Office (CPADAO) tested negative for illegal drugs use. CPADAO conducted a random drug test on 158 Capitol employees from the…

PDEA, Cebu province talk on drug war budget

Izobelle T. Pulgo 02/27/2017

THE Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA-7) is working closely with the Cebu provincial government on its anti-drug campaign. This after Cebu Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Office (CPADAO) head Ivy Durano Meca expressed plans to rechannel…

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