Arroyo calls for summit to ‘upgrade’ anti-drugs drive in Pampanga

ANTI-DRUG SUMMIT. House Speaker Gloria Macapagal- Arroyo calls for support to President Duterte’s campaign against illegal drugs during a provincial summit for Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Committees (Badac)in Pampanga. PHOTO BY TONETTE T. OREJAS

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO —— House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo called all 505 Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Committees (Badac) to a provincial summit on Friday at the Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center here.

The summit aims to orient Badac members on their tasks to upgrade the campaign.

The Badac consists of the village chief, kagawad (councilor) who leads the peace and order committee, the kagawad who heads the children and family affairs, Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) chair, chief of kagawads, non-government organizations and faith-based group representatives, and the chief of police.

ANTI-DRUG SUMMIT. More than 500 Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Committees (Badac)gather during a provincial summit on Friday at the Bren Z. Guaio Convention Center in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga. The summit, led by House Speaker Gloria Macapagal- Arroyo, aims to orient Badac members on their tasks to upgrade the campaign. PHOTO BY TONETTE T. OREJAS

Former PNP chief Ronald de la Rosa, former special presidential assistant Bong Go and ex-Metropolitan Manila Development Authority chair Francis Tolentino were expected to attend in the afternoon./lzb