LAGAWE, Ifugao  (PIA) - - Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in partnership with the Provincial  government  conducted two-day training on barangay drug clearing program (BDCP) to  representatives from  the municipal Anti-Drug Abuse Councils (ADACs).

PDEA Provincial Officer Jenilyne Balgonia  said  the activity    aimed to empower and capacitate the BDCP implementers  thru coaching, training and mentoring  to ensure efficient and sustainable implementation of the program to attain its ultimate goal. The program  objectives  are  to realize drug-resilient and self-policing communities and to produce stigma-free rehabilitated persons who used drugs.

PDEA personnel discussed the stages and activities of BDCP implementation, validation process of barangay with drug-cleared status, validation process, vetting and confirmation of drug unaffected barangay,/municipality as drug free, advocacy and drug free workplace   and other pertinent topics.

A manifesto was also signed by the trainees to support the program.

The training participants will act as trainers and facilitators in their respective municipalities to assist the different barangays in processing the needed documents for declaration of a certain place as drug free and cleared. (JDP/MBL, PIA CAR Ifugao)