by Bienvenido P. Cortes
Roxas City Mayor Vic Bermejo have intensified the anti – illegal drug campaign in Roxas City due to the proliferation of illegal drugs rampant in Roxas City.
Just recently, Bermejo issued Executive Order reconstituting and reorganizing the City Anti-Drugs Abuse Counsil (CADAC) which is inactive and non-functional since 2000.
Mayor Bermeo is alarmed of the increasing incidence of heinous crimes in the city brought about by the use of illegal drugs which must be addressed more effectively to insure community peace and harmony.
In view of this situation he reconstituted and reorganized the CADAC to provide the needed support to wage the relentless campaign against the use of illegal drugs. The Sangguniang Panlungsod also appropriated P400,000 through Appropriation Ordinance No. 048-2009 dated Nov. 17, 2009 taken from Revenue Sources-Tax Revenue-Internal Revenue Allotment as subsidy to Roxas City Police Station for Anti-Illegal Drugs Campaign.
The city chief executive pointed out that with this fund support against prevention and control of use of illegal drugs in coordination with enforcement agencies and the people in the community, the incidence of this menace to the society is minimized.
The CADAC is chaired by the City Mayor with the City Chief of Police as Vice Chair. The members are the DILG City Officer, DepEd City Division Supt., City Prosecutor, City Health Officer, City Social Welfare & Dev. Officer, City Info Officer, NGO/Socio–Civic Group Representatives, SP Chairperson, Committee On Women & Children, SP Chairperson, Com-mittee On Peace & Order, Liga Fed. President and SK Fed. President.
1st Roxas City PESO Regional Congress
Some 151 participants from six provinces in Region VI attended the 1st PESO Regional Congress held at the San Antonio Resort, Brgy. Baybay, Roxas City recently with the theme: "The Role of PESO in Economic Development amidst the Global Financial Crisis."
Public Employment Service Office (PESO), according to Ms. Milagros I. Barquin, president of PESO Federation of Capiz, is a NON FEE charging multi-employment service facility or entity established or accredited pursuant to Republic Act No. 8759, otherwise known as the PESO Act of 1999.
City Mayor Vicente B. Bermejo warmly welcomed the participants. He was happy to tell them of the good performance of the city’s PESO office headed by Ms. Barquin. A lot of applicants have already been deployed for local employment (550 applicants) and international employment (346) or a total of 896, said Bermejo. Some 34 applicants were hired on the spot: 6 by Yakult; 18 by SM City; and 10 by KCM Trading (a Coca-Cola Distributor) this year.
Barquin said the general objective of the PESO is to ensure the prompt, timely, and efficient delivery of employment service and provision of information on the other Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) programs.
It aims to provide a venue where people could explore simultaneously various employment options and actually seek assistance they prefer, to serve as referral and information center for the various employment and labor market situation in the area; and to network with other PESOs within the region on employment for job exchange purposes.
Among those who spoke during the opening ceremonies are Director Aida M. Estabillo, regional director, DOLE, Region 6; Mrey T. Cordenillo, City Administrator; City Mayor Vicente B. Bermejo, and Francisco T. Heler, Jr., president, PESOPHIL, Region 6.
Participants from six provinces are distributed as follows: Capiz –17, Iloilo – 52; Aklan – 16; Guimaras – 12; Antique – 23; and Negros Occidental – 31.
Other speakers are Hon. Arturo L. Sodusta, DOLE Undersecretary; Hon. Reydeluz D. Conferido, DOLE Asst. Secretary; Salome O. Siaton, Chief – TSSD, DOLE, Region 6; Director Maria Criselda R. Sy, Bureau of Local Employment; and Conrade V. Petinglay, Jr., PESO Federation of Antique. /MP
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