Two former rebels will be welcoming 2024 with hope, joy, and some seed money to start their respective projects after they received remuneration for the firearms they surrendered as part of the DILG-administered package of assistance under the ECLIP program.
Read more: New hope in the New Year: Two FRs receive firearms remuneration
The DILG Pampanga has conducted its Christmas Outreach Activity on December 21, 2023 in the Municipality of Sta Ana, Pampanga.
For this year, the Department reached out to the Solo Parents in recognition of their exceptional sacrifices for their family. The activity also aimed to strengthen gender and development and break gender stereotypes on their supposed role on the family.
Read more: A Christmas Outreach Program for the Solo Parents in Santa Ana, Pampanga
Weeks following their assumption to office, DILG Pampanga gathered the new set of Punong Barangays, selected Sangguniang barangay members and barangay secretaries to apprise them on their roles as frontliners and partners in the government’s crusade against illegal drugs through the conduct of the SICAP-BADAC training via online and onsite modalities on December 13, 2023. The onsite activity was held at the DepEd Schools Division Building City Civic Center, Brgy. San Isidro, CSFP.
The seminar is part of DILG’s concerted efforts with other national government agencies in sustaining the anti-drug crusade in the country. Under President Marcos’ administration, the campaign against illegal drugs takes on a new approach under the banner program Buhay Ingatan, Droga'y Ayawan (BIDA), which is focused on “community-based treatment, rehabilitation, education, and reintegration, to curb drug proliferation and dependence.
Read more: New set of PBs, other barangay officials undergo SICAP-BADAC training
