On August 9 to 11, 2017, the national priority thrusts and international commitments of the Philippine Government were presented to the Provincial and City Development Council- Executive Committee (P/CDC- ExeCom) members of Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, Cotabato Province, South Cotabato and cities of General Santos and Cotabato during the Regional Workshop on National/ Regional Strategic Priorities and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Alignment held at Sun City Suites, General Santos City.
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The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) 12 recently hosted the three-day Training of Local Resource Institute (LRIs) for the Implementation of the 2017 Citizen Satisfaction Index System (CSIS) in Municipalities for Mindanao Cluster in General Santos City.
The Liga ng mga Barangay General Santos City Chapter in coordination with DILG General Santos City and Bureau of Jail and Penology conducted a five-day training on Barangay-Based Rehabilitation Program (BBRP) for the Masa Masid Teams of the twenty six (26) barangays of General Santos City last March 1-5, 2017 (1st batch) and March 13-17, 2017 (2nd batch) in Davao City in relation to the implementation of the Masa Masid Program which mandates the organization of a Masa Masid Team in the barangays and delineated its roles and responsibilities in the a) Advocacy and Education Campaigns; b.) Information, Gathering and Reporting; and c.) Community based-Rehabilitation.
The intensified government drive against illegal drugs resulted in the voluntary surrender of more than 7,000 drug users/pushers in the Province of Sultan Kudarat. Consequently, there is the need to evaluate each one of them to determine their level of drug dependency subject them to rehabilitative processes as the case warrants.
The DILG being the lead convener of MASA MASID, a program designed to heighten community involvement by mobilizing the support of local stakeholders, volunteers, civic organizations, faith-based organizations, and the private sectors in the fight against illegal drugs, criminality and corruption, has provided an avenue for the Province to conduct an orientation for a core group of local government functionaries who will be in charge in ensuring that the MASA MASID Teams and Volunteers can effectively and efficiently deliver the needed intervention for drug surrenderers.