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PHILIPPINE DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY Regional Office VII Doña Modesta S. Gaisano Street, Sudlon, Lahug, City 6000 |www. pdea.gov.ph [email protected] | Telefax (032) 255-5260

SIGNIFICANT PECI ACTIVITIES September 2018

1st Regional ICAD Coordinating Group Meeting in

Pursuant to the implementation of Executive Order No. 15, establishing the Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs (ICAD), the Regional ICAD Coordinating Group (RICG) in Central Visayas, chaired by PDEA RO 7, was convened on September 12, 2018, for its first meeting at the DILG VII Conference Room in Cebu City.

Araw ng Lalawigan ng

Dir. II Wardley M. Getalla, Acting Regional Director of PDEA RO 7, served as the guest speaker during the celebration of the Araw ng Lalawigan ng Siquijor on September 17, 2018. Dir. Getalla discussed the importance of public’s continued support in the success of the government’s campaign against illegal drugs and reaffirmed the Agency’s commitment to intensifying its anti-illegal drug efforts.

MOA Signing between the Province of Siquijor and PDEA RO 7 for the Construction of the PDEA Provincial Office

On September 17, 2018, Governor Zaldy Villa and Dir. II Wardley M. Getalla signed a Memorandum of Agreement on behalf of the Provincial Government of Siquijor and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency respectively for the establishment of the PDEA Provincial Office.

Cascading of Balay Silangan Reformation Program

On September 27, 2018, at 8:30 a.m., members of the regional oversight committee on the implementation of the Balay Silangan Program, chaired by the above-signed, attended the cascading of the concept of the program at the DILG RO VII Training Room, Sudlon, Lahug, Cebu City. The cascading was facilitated by Dir. II Donelyn Hemedez, Acting Director of the Preventive Education and Community Involvement Service of PDEA.

Launching of Balay Silangan Reformation Center in Danao City

Members of the oversight committee on the Balay Silangan Program and other guests attended the launching and inauguration of the Balay Silangan Reformation Center at the Ramon Durano Sr. Foundation Home for the Aged in Barangay Guinsay, Danao City, on September 27, 2018. The launching was led by Dir. II Wardley M. Getalla and Danao City Mayor Ramonito Duterte Durano III, who signed the Manifesto of Commitment. ***