By Mar Jay S. Delas Alas
A drug-free community will be the top priority of the newly-elected barangay officials from Balanga City and Pilar town as they were officially sworn into office.
The oath taking ceremony was led by Governor Albert Raymond Garcia with Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito.
Bataan 2nd District Representative Jose Enrique Garcia III was also present during the event to stand as witness.
Officials from the 25 barangays of Balanga City took oath in front of Mayor Francis Garcia while those from the 19 barangays of Pilar town took theirs in front of Mayor Alice Pizarro.
In his message, Governor Garcia urged the officials to support President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s drug on war campaign which would significantly solve majority of reported crimes.
“To all barangays which are not yet declared as drug-free, I hope the newly-elected officials would pay attention to the illegal drug issues in your area so 100 percent of the 237 barangays here in the province can be cleared from illegal drugs,” Garcia said.
As of April this year, Bataan has the most drug-cleared barangays in Central Luzon with 58 drug-free barangays as declared by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency.
According to Garcia, illegal drugs are the root of most crimes reported in the country.
“About 85% to 90% of all crimes are drug-related. So if we can address this issue, we could solve majority of the crimes,” the governor furthered.
Newly-elected barangay officials all over the country are set to assume office on July 1.
(Reposted from Philippine Information Agency News. Original title: Balanga, Pilar brgy officials pledge drug-free community. Photo Credits: Mar Jay S. Delas Alas)
No comments:
Post a Comment