Apayao, idineklarang drug free

February 18, 2017 Provincial

LA TRINIDAD, BENGUET – Idineklara ang lalawigan ng Apayao na drug-free matapos ang pagpapatotoo ng dangerous drugs board kamakailan.
Idineklara ni Cordillera police director Chief Supt. Elmo Sarona ang Apayao na malinis na sa problema sa droga sa naganap na 22nd founding anniversary ng probinsya sa bayan ng Kabugao.
Ang probinsya ay may 102 barangays mula sa 135 na nalinis sa illegal drug use habang ang mahigit 1,177 drug user at pusher ay sumuko sa otoridad.
“The problem on illegal drugs was far from what we actually and initially thought it to be. Yes, we knew we had problems on illegal drugs but little did we know that it had been pervasive and caused the moral decay of all sectors of our society,” ani Sarona.
“You as people of Apayao now stand proud before your forefathers knowing that you have not failed them and you as a people in this generation have preserved their expectations, ideals, and aspirations of an advanced and morally upright province,” dagdag niya.
Ang probinsya ay idineklarang drug free matapos na mapatunayang wala rito ang anumang presensya ng droga, drug laboratory, clandestine drug warehouse, marijuana cultivation site, drug den, pusher, user, protector at financer.
“Apayao has active SK members who help maintain the drug free status of all barangays, existence of drug awareness, preventive education and information and other related programs and the voluntary and compulsory drug treatment ad rehabilitation processing desk,” ani Sarona.
Ngunit ang naturang deklarasyon ay isang malaking hamon sa pagpapanatili sa probinsya bilang drug-free, na isang mas malaking laban, sabi ng opisyal.
Ang Ifugao at Mountain Province ay idineklara na ring drug free provinces sa Cordillera region habang ang Abra ang pinakaunang idineklara sa buong rehiyon na nalinis na sa ipinagbabawal na gamot.
Ang Baguio City at Benguet ay nagsisikap pa rin na makamit at maideklarang drug free. Ace Alegre / ABN