Taloto anti-drugs council leads

in functionality, effectiveness

TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, March 30, (PIA)—Taloto District Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Council (BADAC) leads with the highest accumulated ratings as the City Anti-Drug Abuse Council and its allied teams conducted the self-assessment based on a government issued circular checking on the functionality and effectiveness of local drug abuse councils.

With an aggregated score of 85.5 points, Taloto leads Poblacion 3 and San Isidro Districts, who also came up with impressive scores that the City Assessment Team tagged their BADACs as ideal in functionality and effectiveness.

Tagbilaran City Interior and Local Government Operations Officer Redempcion Cag-ong coordinated with the City Mayor John Geesnell Yap II and City Mayor Jose Antonio Veloso and the CADAC implemented the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) Joint memorandum Circular 2018-001 which lays out the parameters and criteria in the selection of the most functional and effective Local Drug Abuse Councils.

Issued last May 21, 2018, the Implementation Guidelines on the Functionality and effectiveness of Local Anti-Drug Abuse Councils also lays out the ways to standardize the criteria for functionality and effectiveness of local anti-drug abuse councils up to the barangay level, systematize an effective BADAC-CADAC monitoring and reporting mechanisms as well as put up the performance indicators of a functional BADAC as measurement of effectiveness in support to the reduction of drug affectation.

According to the joint memo circular, the criteria as are follows: Creation and reorganization of the ADAC which can be rated via the presence of an executive order; (10 points), the allocation of a substantial amount as indicated in the ADAC plan which can be verified in the presence of the Local Anti Drug Abuse Programs and Activities (LADPA) as included in the Peace and Order and Public Safety (POPS) Plan; 15 points. 

The City Team also looks for the implementation of the identified plans and programs which can be reviewed through the regular sending of quarterly accomplishments reports to higher ADACs with copies for local POCs and the DILG. This is equivalent to 40 points, according to DILG. 

Support to ADACs in component LGUS which means support to ADACs through an executive order supporting ADAC’s POPs Plan and the Local Anti Drug Abuse Plan is equivalent to 20 points.

The team, basing from the joint memorandum also looks at the conduct of quarterly meetings as proven by presence of minutes of meetings; this is equal to 10 points and finally, the team would also be checking on the innovations which can be gleaned from reports and certifications which is equivalent to 5 points for a total o9f 100 points.

Other than Taloto, also rating high are Poblacion 3 and San Isidro which had an equal points earned at 85.25.

After them are BADACs with moderate and progressive functionality ratings.

These are Dampas (73.25), Dao (72.75) Cogon (71.75), Mansasa (65.5), Ubujan (64.5) and Tiptip (64.25).

Aftewr them is Manga (63), Poblacion 1 (57.5) and Poblacion 2 at (56).

Over this, the city still admits that they still need to come up with innovations to bring down the power to barangays in their unified fioght against drugs.

Tagbilaran City Barangay Affairs and Constituency Unit chief Alvin Alcuzar, also ended his reports with a succinct admission: the city anti drug abuse campoaign is a story of a journet and is not a tale of success.

He said this is far from perfect, that is why the authorities are still studying to make the processes better and effect a much better program for the CLGU. (rahc/PIA-7/Bohol)

SLOW BUT SURE. City Mayor John Geesnell Yap admitted that totally wiping drugs off the city is a tough act as the city has become a trans-shipment of drugs, where drug personalities from outside come to Tagbilaran and trade. The local solution however is to make sure barangays are setting up effective and working anti-drug abuse programs so that immediate rehab can be done when necessary. (rahc/PIA-7/Bohol)

CILGO Redemcion Cag-ong explains the challenges which the team assessing the unctionality and effectiveness of the BADACs meet after going through the city districts. With her is City Mayor John Geesnell Yap. (rahc/PIA-7/Bohol)