REGIONAL UPDATE FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE 2019

I. Regional Director’s Corner

Dir III Edgar S Apalla presided the 2nd Quarter Validation on June 6, 2019

Dir III Edgar S Apalla during his meeting with the Jail Warden of BJMP Luna , District Jail

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Dir III Edgar S Apalla together with City officials congratulated one of the Brgy. Officials during the Awarding Ceremony on Drug Cleared Barangays of Baguio City

Interview of the Regional Director with PTV 4 Cordillera and Bombo Radyo Baguio on the declaration of eight barangays of Baguio City as “drug cleared”.

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The Regional Director together the personnel of NICA during a meeting

Dir. III Edgar S. Apalla, in celebration of the IDADAIT week participated in the launching of the said celebration at Brgy. Victoria Village, Baguio City

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Dir III Edgar S Apalla attended the Organization and Orientation Meeting of the Regional Task Force to end the Local Communist Armed Conflict (RTF- LCAC)

Tinglayan, Municipal Police Station personnel visited the Regional Director for an intelligence meeting

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The Chairman of Tacadang, Kibungan, visited the Regional Director and were given some IEC materials for distribution of their barangay

The Regional Director attended the RLECC Meeting and presented the Regional Drug Situation

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Dir III Edgar S Apalla presided a cluster meeting on operational matters

Dir III Edgar S Apalla delivered his inspirational message to the Balay Silangan reformists at Tayum, on June 20, 2019

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II. Regional Office Profile

PDEA-CAR Regional Office is located at Camp Bado Dangwa, La Trinidad, Benguet whose areas of responsibilities covered the six (6) provinces and one (1) city specifically, Abra province, Apayao province, Benguet province, province, Kalinga province, Mt. Province area, and Baguio City. There are 76 municipalities and 1,176 barangays being served by the Regional Office.

Further, establishments of PDEA Provincial Offices are still on the process of soliciting the Local Government Units support. At present, there four established Provincial offices in this region: a) Abra Provincial Office, which is located at Camp Juan Villamor, Calaba, Bangued, Abra b) Baguio City Office, which is located at Pinsao, Baguio City; c) Ifugao Provincial Office, which is located within the Municipality of Alfonso Lista, Ifugao ; and d) Kalinga Provincial Office, which is located at Camp Juan M. Duyan, Bulanao, Tabuk City, Kalinga. For Mt. Province, Benguet and Apayao Provincial Offices, they are presently coordinating with the LGU’s and other stakeholders for the provision of the office space. Though Mt. Province Provincial Office has a safe house being rented within Bontoc, Mt. Province.

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