MEMORANDUM

For : Secretary DIONISIO R. SANTIAGO

Chairman

Thru : Usec. MARIA BELEN ANGELITA V. MATIBAG, MGM, CSEE

Executive Director

From : Ms. TERESITA C. PINEDA

Chief, PETID

Subject : After-Activity Report on the Orientation Seminar on

Community-Based Intervention Program for BADAC
Focusing on OPLAN SAGIP, held on 17-19 July 2017 at El Nido,
Palawan

Date : 24 July 2017

I. Background:

The Dangerous Drugs Board, in partnership with the El Nido Local Government Unit,
has successfully conducted an Orientation Seminar on Community-Based Intervention
Program for Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Councils Focusing on OPLAN SAGIP held
last 17-19 July 2017, in El Nido, Palawan.

This seminar is a three-day program designed to orient the participants on the

fundamentals of drug abuse prevention in order to update their knowledge on current
developments and integrate these learnings into their work as barangay leaders.

II. Profile of Trainers/Participants

In attendance were one hundred and seventeen (117) multi-sectoral representatives

from different barangays in El Nido, composed of barangay captains and officers,
police officers, health workers, educators and leaders of various faith-based
organizations.

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III. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE ACTIVITIES

The program began with a short

opening ceremony.

The opening message was

delivered by Hon. Nieves C.
Rosento, the Municipal Mayor of
El Nido. She expressed her
sincere gratitude to the Dangerous
Drugs Board for helping their
province address the drug
problem, since El Nido is a tourist
destination and considered as a
risk area for drug trafficking. She
also reported that the
governments anti-drug campaign in the Municipality of El Nido was successful, since
seven of their barangays were recently declared drug-free, with two more barangays still
on the drug-clearing process.

As part of the training introduction, Ms. Nelia L. Fiecas, Health Education Promotions
Officer II, gave the briefing of the activity. She discussed the ground rules and facilitated
the expectation setting.

Mr. Julie P. Tarrayo, Chief PETID from DAPCO Muntinlupa, discussed the topic
Overcoming Stigma Caused by Drug
Addiction. He also talked about the
Salient Features of Republic Act 9165
and the Board Regulation No. 4, Series
of 2016. He cited the different unlawful
acts and their corresponding penalties.
He also discussed the Guidelines on
the Voluntary Surrender of Drug Users
and Dependents.

Ms. Teresita C. Pineda, Chief of the

Preventive Education Training and
Information Division, tackled Evidence-

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Based Interventions and Policies on the Prevention of Drugs and Substance Use. She
explained its rationale, levels of efficacy, human stages of development, prevention targets
and key settings. She also discussed Mobilizing Community Resources and Monitoring

Mechanisms and oriented the participants on Board Regulation No. 4 Series of 2016.

Dr. Bernardino Vicente, Director IV of the National Center for Mental Health (NCMH),
discussed the topic Community-Based Services for People Who Use Drugs. He
discussed the definition of community-based treatment, its philosophies and basic
principles, chronic care management, case management approaches, setting up of
community-based treatment programs, and client flow charts.

Ms. Delpha E. Denosta, Project Development Officer III from DDB PETID, discussed
Basic Interviewing Techniques as well as effective ways of interviewing and facilitating
voluntary surrenderers and
users.

Ms. Nelia L. Fiecas led the action

planning workshop. She grouped
the participants by cluster and
guided them in formulating
action plans that they could
implement in their respective
communities.

The different groups came up

with good ideas and
suggestions, including sports

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 fests, household visitations, engaging surrenderers into taking Search and Rescue
Trainings, seminars to encourage the spirit of volunteerism, parenting seminars, youth
awareness seminars, conduct of campus ministries, lifestyle and behavioral change
programs.

IV. CLOSING CEREMONIES

The closing ceremonies started with impressions from the representatives from each
sector. They all thanked the DDB for the seminar and they expressed willingness to attend
more DDB activities. The participants assured the DDB team that they will be cascading
the information to their communities and workplaces.

Undersecretary Maria Belen Angelita V. Matibag, Executive Director of the Dangerous

Drugs Board, delivered a short closing message assuring the participants of the DDBs
continuous support and cooperation and detailed the agencys plans for more seminars in
El Nido and all over the Philippines in the future. She stressed the importance of the
BADACs and LGUs as the center of the DDBs efforts, and emphasized that the most
effective interventions are the ones carried out by and for the community.

Undersecretary Matibag also touched upon the issuance of relevant Board Regulations
for voluntary surrenderers and Monitoring Mechanisms of Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse
Campaigns. In closing, she urged the participants to continue helping drug users to turn

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 their lives around, not only for the benefit of the individual but the community as well. She
encouraged the participants to continue in their efforts to help drug dependents and to
prevent the youth from falling prey to the ill-effects of illegal drugs.

Hon. Nieves C. Rosento, the Municipal Mayor, also gave her remarks and extended
gratitude to the DDB and encouraged the participants to practice what they learned. The
program ended with the distribution of certificates and a photo opportunity.

V. Evaluation

The participants were given a simple one-page questionnaire to fill out during the last day
to aid DDB in assessing whether the seminar-workshop was successful in fulfilling its
objectives. The document contained questions pertaining to the registration, effectiveness
of speakers, physical arrangements, topics, expectation and conference materials.

The majority of the participants gave the program Outstanding and Very Good ratings.
In the comments and suggestions section of the evaluation sheet, the participants thanked
the DDB staff for conducting the seminar and remarked that they hope to implement similar
programs in their own municipalities, with the assistance of DDB.

The results of the post-evaluation indicated that the objectives of the seminar were met
as reflected in the plan of actions formulated by the participants, which will be monitored
by the assigned PETID coordinator.

The participants were also given a 20-item pre- and post-test. The majority of the
participants showed an increase in score, indicating that they understood the lecture and
gained knowledge from it.

Respectfully submitted for the information of the Honorable Chairman.

Ms. TERESITA C. PINEDA

Chief, PETID

Noted:

Secretary DIONISIO R. SANTIAGO

Chairman