GUIDING PROGRAM. Mayor Antonio Bendita of Surallah, South Cotabato leads stakeholders in the signing of the pledge of commitment, highlighting the launch of the Yakap Bayan Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development in his town on Thursday (Feb. 10, 2022). The program aims to guide reformed drug users back into mainstream society. (Photo courtesy of Surallah LGU) KORONADAL CITY - Reforming drug users or persons who used drugs (PWUDs) in Surallah, South Cotabato who want to return to the fold of society can now avail of the benefits offered by the Yakap Bayan Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 12 (Soccsksargen). In a statement Friday, DSWD-12 representative Vincent John Balmaceda urged stakeholders to actively do their roles in the care program so drug surrenderers could succeed in their rehabilitation and rejoin mainstream society. The program was launched by the DSWD-12 in the municipality on Thursday after a series of meetings and orie
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DSWD Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista cited the LGUs’ support to the Yakap Bayan Program (YBP) which is a holistic intervention to assist RPWUDs in their recovery journey from surrendering, to treatment or rehabilitation, to aftercare, and to social reintegration to their families and communities.
“Ang Yakap Bayan Program na tinututukan ang rehabilitasyon at reintagrasyon ng mga persons who use drugs ay umabot na sa 151 lokal na pamahalaan ang nakikiisa at sumusuporta sa layuning tulungang makapagbagong buhay at makabangon muli ang mga naging biktima ng droga upang sila ay maging katuwang at kaagapay ng bayan sa pagpapabuti ng ating pamayanan (The Yakap Bayan Program, which focuses on the rehabilitation and reintegration of persons who use drugs, has gained the support of 151 local governments who are one with us in our quest to help rehabilitate drug victims and help them recover and make them our national partners in improving our communi
(PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE-DRUG ENFORCEMENT GROUP / MANILA BULLETIN)
The call was made as the nation marks the International Day Against Illegal Drugs and Illicit Trafficking (IDADAIT) on Saturday. “Say no to illegal drugs and help the country become drug free,” the DSWD said in a statement.
This year’s observance of the IDADAIT) is anchored on the theme “Share Facts on Drugs, Save Lives.”
IDADAIT or the World Drug Day is observed annually every June 26 to strengthen global action and cooperation, and to help raise awareness about illegal drugs in achieving the goal of a world free of drug abuse.
As its share to President Duterte’s vision of a drug-free Philippines, the DSWD has been implementing the Yakap Bayan Program (YBP), a social reintegration program for recovering persons who use drugs (RPWUDs).
This is the call of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) as it enjoins the nation to unite with the global community in the observance of