PNP
revitalizes BADACs in Dipolog
By Mary
May A. Abellon
DIPOLOG CITY, Jan. 22
(PIA) – A revitalization seminar has been conducted Wednesday to some 48
members of the Barangay Peacekeeping Action Team (BPAT), barangay council
officials and “tanods” as well as purok sectoral leaders of Barangay Dicayas by
the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) Dipolog Police Station.
This activity
sought to revitalize the Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Councils (BADACs) in
pursuance of Memorandum
Circular No. 2015-63 issued by the Department of Interior and Local Government
(DILG) underscoring the primary responsibilities of local authorities especially
the barangay officials in addressing peace and order problems and more
particularly illegal drugs.
“This is the reason why
we continuously apprehend suspects of numerous drug-related cases in the city,”
SPO3 Zotico E. Calago, chief of Police Community Relations (PCR) unit said in
telephone interview.
The BADAC through its committee
on operations shall prepare and maintain a confidential list of suspected
users, pushers, financiers and/or protectors of illegal drug trade in their
respective jurisdiction to be submitted to the police station.
Moreover, Calago stressed
that the members of the council are the informant that will make immediate
report through text messaging of any suspicious activity in their area to be
sent to the city police station’s hotline numbers.
The said council through
its committee on advocacy shall also conduct consultative meetings with the
organizations in the barangay such as the Parents Teachers Community
Association (PTCA), youth groups, boy and girl scouts, religious organizations,
senior citizens, Tricycle Operators and Drivers Association (TODA) and other
organizations to get their commitment to assist in curbing the drug problem.