Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) Caraga
chairperson Mayor Ferdinand Amante Jr. of Butuan City (inset, 3rd
from left) bares that in acceptance to the Regional Development Council
Resolution No. 17 series 2012, the RPOC shall take the lead in the Oversight
Committee on Drug Problems in Caraga region. The first meeting was held on Jan.
16, 2013 in Butuan City. The committee is also set to conduct a 1-day Workshop
on Anti-Drug Abuse Program in February with implementers and strategic partners
such as Department of Labor and Employment, Commission on Higher Education, Technical
Education Skills and Development Authority, and Philippine Information Agency.
(Jennifer P. Gaitano, PIA-Caraga)
