ZAMBOANGA MAYOR Beng Climaco continues to reap awards from the Duterte administration with the Department of the Interior and Local Government and the Department of Health citing the City Government’s exemplary performance in various national programs.
The DILG cited the Zamboanga mayor for exemplarily implementing and sustaining the Community-Based Drug Rehabilitation Program (CBDRP) and Aftercare Program resulting in 2,773 rehabilitated drug users which is one of the highest since 2017.
The DILG team arrived in Zamboanga on May 25 for the conduct of the two-day CBDRP On-site Monitoring, Assessment and Documentation that concluded with the presentation of the Certificate of Recognition to the City Anti-drug Abuse Council headed by the mayor.
Climaco said the award goes for everybody who helped sustain the local government’s anti-drug campaign and rehabilitation program. She thanked and praised the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, the Zamboanga City Police Office, the Regional Police Office and other law enforcement agencies, including the military for their hard work and contribution in sustaining the anti-drug campaign.
The mayor also handed over the City Government’s cash incentives to the Zamboanga City Police Office headed by Col. Alexander Lorenzo in recognition of its outstanding anti-drug efforts.
The DILG and DOH also lauded the Climaco administration for its aggressive campaign and continuous efforts in the national government’s Covid-19 vaccination program and for achieving a record high vaccination rate of more than 90% of its nearly one million population.
The Regional Inter-Agency Task Force {RIATF)
through the DILG and the DOH awarded Climaco in a fitting ceremony held
recently here. Climaco together with Assistant City Health Officer Dr. Cathy
Garcia received the award during the 32nd joint meeting of the RIATF and
Regional Task Force Covid-19.
The mayor, who heads the local Covid-19 task force, thanked the DILG and DOH for the recognition and said the prestigious award was the result of the sacrifices of all medical frontliners, the city and barangay health workers, and other stakeholders and partners. As of May 18, Zamboanga City has vaccinated at least 93% of its population. (Zamboanga Post)
