TALISAY CITY, January 31 (PIA)--- Cebu province recently
launched a new anti drug campaign that has a rate card along with it for all
towns, cities, municipalities and barangays in Cebu.
Ethel Natera, Cebu provincial information officer said, the
project “Just Say No” is a program of the Cebu Provincial Anti Drug Abuse
Council (CPADAC) covering all the local government units in the province.
The launching was held recently in Talisay City led by the Vice
Chairman of CPADAC, Provincial Board Member Ivy Durano-Meca and Mayor Johnny De
los Reyes.
Natera said the representatives of the LGUs were also introduced
into a score card made by the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc, which will rate
their performances in activities related to the anti drug campaign.
“Top performing LGUs in building safe and drug free communities
will be recognized at the end of the year,” Natera said.
She said, “Just Say No” is a comprehensive, community based
approach in addressing the drug problem in the localities. It will
mobilize local government officials, law enforcement agencies, parents, youth,
academe, business and civic groups, non-government and people organizations,
other sectors and stakeholders and empowering them to get directly involved in
addressing the drug problem in their locality and to build safe and drug
free communities.
“Just Say No” aims to incorporate all anti drug programs and
strategies of National government agencies, law enforcement agencies that are
being implemented in a locality, harmonize and put them together into one
effective whole so as to optimize use of resources and attain maximum
efficiency. (mbcn/FCC/PIA7-Cebu)