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Republic of the Philippines Office of the President PHILIPPINE DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY Regional Office VII Doña Modesta S. Gaisano Street, Sudlon, Lahug, Cebu City 6000 (032) 255-5260 ; (032) 414 5401 pdea.gov.ph PDEA Top Stories PDEA@PdeaTopStories pdeatopstories PDEA RO VII - Central Visayas Regional Director’s Corner Our Regional Director’s Activities for the Month of December 2019 December 4, 2019 - As part of the PDEA RO VII’s yuletide celebration, Dir. Wardley M. Getalla led PDEA RO VII personnel as they cheerfully witnessed carolers from the Children's Joy Foundation Inc. during the Christmas tree lighting activity at the PDEA RO VII Lobby on December 3, 2019. December 5, 2019 - Dir. Wardley M. Getalla, together IA V Meynard Villaluz and PDEA RO VII chemists, conducted ocular inspection of the thermal facility of Apo Cement Corporation in Tina-an, City of Naga, Cebu, which will be used for the destruction of dangerous drugs scheduled on December 10, 2019. Dir. Getalla also had a coordination meeting with representatives of Apo Cement Corporation to discuss the ongoing preparations being done for the activity. December 5, 2019 - Dir. Wardley M. Getalla led members of the BDCP Regional Oversight Committee as they convened for Committee’s year-end consultative meeting to discuss steps to ensure the effective and intensified implementation of the Barangay Drug Clearing Program (BDCP) in the region. A total of 855 barangays have been declared as “drug cleared” in Central Visayas. December 6, 2019 - In thanksgiving for all the blessings received and for the protection of all PDEA agents and staff and their families, PDEA RO VII personnel, led by Dir. Wardley M. Getalla, celebrated first Friday mass with PLtCol. Raynaldo N. Piañar, Regional Chaplain of the Police Regional Office 7, at the PDEA RO VII conference room. December 10, 2019 - PDEA RO VII, led by Dir. Wardley M. Getalla, facilitated the destruction of more than P194 million worth of dangerous drugs confiscated by PDEA and the PNP in Cebu Province at the thermal facility of Apo Cement Corporation in the City of Naga, Cebu. Dir. Getalla was joined by Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia of Cebu Province; PBGen. Valeriano T. De Leon, Regional Director of PRO 7; the regional trial court judges in the province; elected officials; members of the media; representatives from civil society groups; and the management of Apo Cemex, headed by their president, Mr. Ignacio Mijares. Almost 27 kilos of shabu, 53 kilos of marijuana, 559 milliliters of Nalbuphine hydrochloride, and 977 grams of cocaine with an estimated market value of P194,221,005.75 were destroyed by thermal decomposition. December 11, 2019 - Dir. Wardley M. Getalla attended the Joint PADAC, JTF and ELCAC Meeting at the CPG Hall, New Capitol Building, Tagbilaran City, Bohol, where Dir. Getalla discussed the implementation of the Balay Silangan Program and presented updates on the implementation of the Barangay Drug Clearing Program in the province of Bohol. December 12, 2019 - During the 4th Quarter Regional Peace and Order Council meeting held in Cebu City, Dir. Wardley M. Getalla presented the current drug situation in Central Visayas, including updates on the implementation of the Barangay Drug Clearing Program in the region and reported on the recent destruction of dangerous drugs on December 10, 2019, at the Apo Cement Corporation, in Naga City. December 16, 2019 - Dir. Wardley M. Getalla and Mayor Ramon Durano III, together with PLtCol. Marilou Getigan of the Danao City Police Station, led the awarding of certificates of completion to fifteen (15) graduates of the Balay Silangan Reformation Facility in Danao City, Cebu. The fifteen graduates are the first batch of clients who completed their program under Balay Silangan. December 16, 2019 - Dir. Wardley M. Getalla and Acting Deputy Regional Director Thessa Albaño-Tiuzen witnessed the opening of the Pasko sa Kapitolyo: Agri-fishery Trade Fair at the Cebu Provincial Capitol grounds. Thereafter, they also witnessed the lighting of the Cebu Capitol Christmas tree, led by Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, and joined guests for the launching of the commemorative stamp for the 450th founding anniversary of Cebu Province. December 18, 2019 - As part of PDEA RO VII’s intensified efforts to push for the implementation of the drug-free workplace program in the private sector, Dir. Wardley M. Getalla led the conduct of drug-free workplace seminar for the frontline staff and security personnel of PAGCOR at the Waterfront Hotel in Lahug, Cebu. The activity was in partnership with the medical staff of PAGCOR Cebu City. December 18, 2019 - The Regional Oversight Committee on Drug-Cleared/Drug-Free Jail Facilities, chaired by Dir. Wardley M. Getalla of PDEA RO VII, declared eight (8) jails as drug-free facility and two (2) jails as drug-cleared facility after successfully passing the deliberation conducted by the Committee held in Cebu City. *** .