The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Region XIII – Caraga warmly congratulates and commends all of the nineteen (19) Local Government Units (LGUs) in the region as Awardees of the “2023 National ADAC Performance Awards” with CY 2022 as the year of performance under review.

These are the following:

1. Municipality of Jabonga, Agusan del Norte
2. Municipality of Loreto, Agusan del Sur
3. Municipality of Rosario, Agusan del Sur
4. Municipality of Talacogon, Agusan del Sur
5. Municipality of Trento, Agusan del Sur
6. Municipality of Veruela, Agusan del Sur
7. Municipality of Bacuag, Surigao del Norte
8. Municipality of Claver, Surigao del Norte
9. Municipality of Mainit, Surigao del Norte
10. Municipality of Malimono, Surigao del Norte
11. Municipality of San Francisco, Surigao del Norte
12. Municipality of Sison, Surigao del Norte
13. Municipality of Tubod, Surigao del Norte
14. Municipality of Cagwait, Surigao del Sur
15. Municipality of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur
16. Municipality of Madrid, Surigao del Sur
17. City of Tandag, Surigao del Sur
18. Municipality of Cagdianao, Dinagat Islands
19. Municipality of Loreto, Dinagat Islands

The 2023 Performance Audit Awarding Ceremony will be held at Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria, Ortigas Avenue, Quezon City on November 22, 2023. The theme for this year’s ADAC Performance Audit Awards is: “Bayang May Pinag-isa ng Diwa Laban sa Iligal na Droga” (One Nation with the Spirit of Unity Against Illegal Drugs).

This year’s theme sends a clear message of the consolidated effort of the LGUs, Private Sector partners, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and National Government Agencies (NGAs), the nation shall win the fight against illegal drugs. It aligns itself with the message of “unity” by none other than the President of the Philippines. It also encourages that ADACs that they are never alone in this struggle because there are many allies who are willing to support and provide help when needed.

 

An ADAC Performance National Award recognizes the best and performing ADACs that were able to comply with the prescribed functionality indicators and implemented anti-illegal drug interventions and initiatives in support to the reduction of drug abuse in their areas of jurisdiction.

 

In the region, we have a sixty-two (62) LGUs with High ADAC Functionality, sixteen (16) LGUs with Moderate ADAC Functionality and zero (0) LGUs with Low ADAC Functionality.

The ADAC Performance Audit is under the umbrella program of Buhay Ingatan, Droga’y Ayawan (BIDA) of DILG in the implementation of Executive Order No. 66: “Institutionalizing the Philippine Anti-Illegal Drugs Strategy (PADS)”.

The result of the ADAC Performance Audit serves as one of the indicators under the Safety, Peace and Order Governance Area of the Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG). This is to ensure the continuous improvement in the performance of ADACs in the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of anti-illegal drug activities in the country. ##(LGOO VI Florian Faith Jr. P. Bayawa.)