19 LGUs in Caraga bag nat’l anti-drug awards
BUTUAN CITY -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Caraga warmly congratulated and commended all of the 19 local government units in the region as awardees of the “2023 National ADAC Performance Awards,” covering CY 2022 as the year of the performance review, namely:
1. Municipality of Jabonga, Agusan del Norte
2. Municipality of Loreto, Agusan del Sur
3. Municipality of Rosario, Agusan del Sur
4. Municipality of Talacogon, Agusan del Sur
5. Municipality of Trento, Agusan del Sur
6. Municipality of Veruela, Agusan del Sur
7. Municipality of Bacuag, Surigao del Norte
8. Municipality of Claver, Surigao del Norte
9. Municipality of Mainit, Surigao del Norte
10. Municipality of
Malimono, Surigao del Norte
11. Municipality of
San Francisco, Surigao del Norte
12. Municipality of
Sison, Surigao del Norte
13. Municipality of
Tubod, Surigao del Norte
14. Municipality of
Cagwait, Surigao del Sur
15. Municipality of
Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur
16. Municipality of
Madrid, Surigao del Sur
17. City of Tandag,
Surigao del Sur
18. Municipality of
Cagdianao, Dinagat Islands
19. Municipality of
Loreto, Dinagat Islands
The 2023 Performance Audit Awarding Ceremony will be held at Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria, Ortigas Avenue, Quezon City on November 22, 2023, with the theme, “Bayang May Pinag-isa ng Diwa Laban sa Iligal na Droga (One Nation with the Spirit of Unity Against Illegal Drugs).”
This year’s theme sent a clear message of the consolidated efforts of the LGUs, partners from the private sector, civil society organizations (CSOs) and national government agencies (NGAs).
An ADAC Performance National Award recognizes the best and performing ADACs that were able to comply with the prescribed functionality indicators and implemented anti-illegal drug interventions and initiatives in support of the reduction of drug abuse in their areas of jurisdiction.
In the region, there are 62 LGUs with High ADAC Functionality, while 16 received the Moderate ADAC Functionality.
The ADAC performance audit is under the umbrella program of Buhay Ingatan, Droga’y Ayawan (BIDA) of DILG in the implementation of Executive Order No. 66: “Institutionalizing the Philippine Anti-Illegal Drugs Strategy (PADS).”
The result of the ADAC performance audit served as one of the indicators under the safety, peace and order governance area of the Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG). This is to ensure the continuous improvement in the performance of ADACs in the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of anti-illegal drug activities in the country. (LGOO VI Florian Faith Jr. P. Bayawa/PIA-Caraga)
