Pulong appointed as CPOC co-chair

DAVAO City Mayor Sara Duterte named Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte as co-chair of the City Peace and Order Council (Cpoc) and also designated Sports Development Division of the City Mayor’s Office (SDD-CMO) officer-incharge Michael Denton Aportadera as co-chair of the Anti-Drug Abuse Council (Adac).

In her recently issued Executive Orders No. 12 and 15, Mayor Inday reconstituted the composition of the two local bodies that she both spearheads.

Cpoc is tasked to plan and formulate programs to ensure peace and order and the safety of the public in Davao City.

Adac, meanwhile, was formed following a circular issued by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), mandating its creation in all levels of local government units (LGUs).

DILG’s Circular No. 98227 was meant to address the prevalence of the use of illegal drugs.

Aportadera has already started to iron out the process of implementing programs for drug personalities who have decided to surrender to the authorities. Among the programs is the outpatient aftercare program for drug dependents who surrendered for rehabilitation.

The aftercare program will be implemented and monitored at the barangay level.

Members of Adac are heads of the DILG and

different LGU departments and offices including the Office of the City Administrator, Department of Education (Deped) City Division Office, City Prosecution Office, City Social Services and Development Office (CSSDO), City Health Office (CHO), City Information Office (CIO), Davao City Treatment and Rehabilitation Center for Drug Dependents (DCTRCDD, and the City Legal Office.

The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (Pdea) 11, the Regional Trial Court 11, Office of the Liga ng mga Barangay, and representatives from nongovernment organizations and religious groups are also members of the council. CIO