Pubdate: Sat, 07 Dec 2002
Source: Sun.Star Baguio (Philippines)
Copyright: 2002, Sunstar
Contact:  http://www.sunstar.com.ph/affiliate.php3?locid=2
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1942
Author: Aileen Refuerzo

ANTI-DRUG ABUSE MONTH ENDS WITH RALLY

THE Baguio City Government, through the City Anti-Drug Abuse Council
(Cadac), has wind up the celebration of the Anti-Drug Abuse Month in
the city with a march and a program on Thursday at the Athletic Bowl,
Burnham Park.

Dubbed "Marcha Laban sa Droga," the march rally, which was
participated in by the members of the CADAC headed by Mayor Bernardo
Vergara, Cadac chair, Vice Mayor Betty Lourdes Tabanda, action
officer, and representatives of various government agencies, student
councils, non-government organizations and the various Barangay
Anti-Drug Abuse Councils began at the top of Session Road down to the
Athletic Bowl where the closing program was held.

A highlight of the program was the burning of the drug menace effigy
and illegal drugs confiscated in the recent drive.

Another highlight was the awarding of certificates and plaques to 20
individuals, eight organizations and 11 schools who have actively
participated in the implementation of the anti-drug abuse program.

The awardees were Baguio Colleges Foundation professor Rommel Manwong,
Brent schoolteacher and psychologist Ma. Ramona Santos, Dr. Zoraida
Clavio of the Baguio Health Department, City Director Jose Rapanut of
the Department of Interior and Local Government-Baguio, Department of
Education supervisor Eliza Agoo, Sr. Insp. Edgar Apallaa of the
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, Liza Bulayungan of the Office of
the City Social Welfare and Development Office, Dorothy Dacumos,
project officer of Cadac, Prosecutors Conrado Catral Jr., Alfredo
Centeno and Elmer Sagsago, Korean missionaries Rev. Yang Kun Bae and
Rev. Bokki Min, Professor Magdalena Gapuz, Baguio City National High
School Guidance Counselor Ofelia Padlan, Insp. Eduardo Garcia, Police
Station 7 chief, PDEA Insp. Glenn Lonogan and local government officer
Odemar Cawis.

Other awardees were the Association of Marketing Educators Philippines
(Committee on Youth), Baguio City Consortium, SLU College of
Accountancy and Commerce, Department of Marketing, Management and
Entrepreneurship, Youth on Fire, Pines City Chess Club Inc., United
Church of Christ in the Philippines, Save Our Street Children
Foundation Inc., Child and Family Services Inc., Baguio Federation of
Parents-Teachers and Community Association (Parents Against Drugs).

Baguio City National High School, BCNHS Dona Aurora Annex, Pines City
National High School, Irisan National High School, University of
Baguio High School, SLU Boys and Girls High Schools, St. Louis Aurora
Hill High School, St Louis Pacdal High School, BCF High School and San
Pablo Seminary were also duly recognized.

The celebration of the Anti-Drug Abuse Month last November was marked
by a series of information campaign on the ill effects of drug abuse
and various contests top billed by the search for the best barangay
anti-drug abuse program.

The activities focused on the theme, "Kalayaan sa Droga Tungo Sa
Matatag na Republika."
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