Vice Mayors Draw Up Action Plan Against Drug

Pubdate: Wed, 15 Jun 2005
Source: Daily Tribune, The (Philippines)
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VICE MAYORS DRAW UP ACTION PLAN AGAINST DRUG MENACE

The newly-organized Association of Metro Manila Anti-Drug Abuse
Councils (Ammadac), composed of the vice mayors from the 17 cities and
municipalities in Metro Manila, will hold an anti-drug summit on June
17 to map out a Metro-wide action plan against illegal drugs.

Makati City Vice Mayor Ernesto Mercado, concurrent chairman of
Ammadac, said the summit, to be held at the Hotel Intercontinental
Manila, will consolidate all the anti-drug campaign efforts and
experiences of local governments of Metro Manila. The shared
experiences will form the basis for drawing up plans and programs to
achieve their vision of a drug-free metropolis.

Interior and Local Government Secretary Angelo Reyes and Philippine
National Police (PNP) chief Director General Arturo Lomibao will join
Makati City Mayor Jejomar Binay as special guests in the event.

Mercado said Ammadac is a body for coordinating the anti-drug
campaigns of the LGUs of Metro Manila and will provide a forum for
sharing relevant information and resources.

"We in Makati are honored and proud for this opportunity to share the
Makati experience in fighting the drug menace with other anti-drug
crusaders," Mercado said.

Organized and hosted by the city government of Makati through the
Makati Anti-Drug Abuse Council (Madac), the conference also aims to
strengthen Ammadac which was launched recently to achieve a united
approach in solving the drug menace.

Makati City's anti-drug drive will again be presented as a best
practice during the event, as the PNP is promoting it as model for the
anti-drug abuse campaigns in the different localities.

Some 700 participants, including public officials from nearby
provinces like Rizal, Laguna, Bulacan and Cavite, are expected to
attend the summit. 
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