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PRESS RELEASE
Public Information Office-City Mayor's Office
REF. NO-0804-0013
August 19, 2004

Leonardia reconstitutes CADAC

     Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia recently reorganized the City Anti-Drug Abuse Council (CADAC) to address drug-related problems in the city.
     This is in pursuance to DILG Memorandum Circular No. 98-227 dated December 2, 1998 which aims to address the drug problem in all provinces, cities, municipalities and barangay.
     CADAC serves as the control center for various organizations and individuals in the planning, implementation and evaluation of programs on drug abuse prevention, he said.
     The city mayor in Executive Order No. 07, series 2004 disclosed that the increasing use of illegal drugs has significantly contributed to the incidence of heinous crimes and problems in the city.
     Leonardia, who presently heads the council, stressed that CADAC will serve as an effective mechanism for the coordination of existing services and programs and those that are still to be developed in the future.
     Other members of the council are BCPO Director Senior Supt. Vicente Ponteras, Vice Chairperson, Majority Floor Leader Councilor Ana Marie Palermo, Finance Officer, and 11 agencies in the city.
     Leonardia added the CADAC’s annual budget will be drawn from the five percent of the 20% Developmental Fund of the Internal Revenue Allotment per Executive Order No. 250.
     The council meets every second Wednesday of the month to discuss plans and projects aimed to minimize the alarming number of drug-related issues in the city. *(CMO-PIO/dmg)

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AUGUST 2004

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	REF. NO-0804-0008 Leonardia Vindicated at BCC - 08/05/04
	REF. NO:0804-0004 Scholarship on Environmental Management up - 08/04/04
	REF. NO:0804-0003 City to host US Embassy Outreach - 08/04/04
	REF. NO:0704-0023 Leonardia pledges support to Toastmasters Program - 08/03/04
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