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The Municipality of Candelaria, Zambales received its Anti-Drug Abuse Council (ADAC) Marker and citation for 100% compliance on SubayBAYAN portal implementation on February 23, 2022 — through DILG Zambales Provincial Director Armi V. Bactad, CESO V — after having been assessed for the 2021 National Anti-Drug Abuse Council Performance Award and garnered a score of 95 functional points during the conduct of the 2020 ADAC Performance Audit, and the Regional Awarding Ceremony of the Best Performing Local Government Units (LGUs) in Central Luzon.
Candelaria is the first municipality in the province of Zambales to be declared as Drug Cleared Municipality in 2019. Following this, the municipality sustained its effort in the performance of is responsibilities, in support to the national government’s anti-illegal drug campaign as it received the coveted marker for year 2021.
On the other hand, the municipality was also awarded with a Regional Certificate of Recognition for achieving 100% compliance rating in updating the SubayBAYAN Portal System for 2016-2020 DILG Locally Funded Projects.
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The Department of the Interior and Local Government San Narciso Field Office— thru Municipal Local Government Operations Officer (MLGOO) Dan A. Esteban— initiated an Orientation on Memorandum Circular No. 2021-039 entitled, ‘Comprehensive Guidelines for the Establishment, Strengthening, and Monitoring of the Local Council for the Protection of Children at all Levels and for other purposes’ on February 2, 2022 held via online platform.
The activity aimed to primarily lay down the guidelines for the establishment, operation, monitoring and evaluation of the Barangay Councils for the Protection of Children (BCPCs) — essential in the promotion of the welfare of the youth.
MLGOO Esteban presented the policy content and guidelines of the MC No. 2021-039. Moreover, documentary requirements and ways forward on the upcoming functionality audit of BCPCs were also presented in the said undertaking.
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Recognizing the relevance of the functionality of the Local Council for the Protection of Children (LCPC) in the promotion of the welfare of the youth, the DILG Zambales, headed by Provincial Director Armi V. Bactad, CESO V, initiated a Provincial Orientation on Memorandum Circular No. 2021-039 entitled “Comprehensive Guidelines for the Establishment, Strengthening, and Monitoring of the LCPC at all Levels and for other purposes”, today, February 2, 2022 via Zoom Cloud Meeting Application.
The activity aims to provide the participants—LCPCs and Inter-Agency Monitoring Task Force (IMTF) Members from the fourteen LGUs of Zambales—guidelines for the establishment, operation, monitoring and evaluation of the LCPCs.