BADAC: strengthening drug abuse prevention in the barangays

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is calling on kababayans living in Mimaropa to participate in the upcoming Barangay Assembly.

The assembly is held twice a year (semestral) by barangay leaders, across the country including Mimaropa, to report their accomplishments to their constituents.

Likewise, the assembly provides the venue for kababayans to ask or inquire how barangay funds were alloted and spent

Among the topics to be tackled in the assembly is the establishment of Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Councils otherwise known as BADAC.

DILG-Mimaropa Regional Director (RD) James Fadrilan said drug trade incidents occur in barangays and putting up a BADAC will intensify the campaign against illegal drug trade in the neighborhood.

RD Fadrilan underscored the important role of civilians in the campaign against illegal drugs: by providing critical information on suspected pushers and users.

The Barangay Assembly is scheduled this Saturday, March 26. 

Learn more about the Barangay Assemblies, see http://bit.ly/1PsJiiG and http://bit.ly/1ZvoZsz.