DILG calls for more Masa Masid volunteers
THE Masa Masid (Mamamayang Ayaw Sa Anomalya – Mamamayang Ayaw Sa Iligal na Droga) program needs more volunteers in Dagupan City to report on crimes and illegal drugs in barangays to help make communities peaceful and orderly.
The call was made by Interior and Local Government Secretary Ismael Sueno in a speech read for him by DILG Regional Director James Fadrilan, during the Barangay Assembly Regional Showcase in Pantal on March 25 which was highlighted by the State of Barangay Address delivered by Barangay Chairman Julita Perez.
Sueno said since the launching of the program, Masa Masid has since enlisted many of volunteers all over the country, citing Cebu alone which has 9,264 volunteers.
The success of the program, he said, “lies not just on how much fund was poured into it but also in the participation of all Filipinos who care for their communities and country.”
He said volunteers need not fear about repercussions because the identity of the volunteer who reports crimes, illegal drugs and anomalies will remain confidential.
In her State of the Barangay Address, Perez warned her constituents that she will not tolerate illegal drugs, saying that she will personally ensure swift action from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), the police and the barangay.
Pantal, the biggest and most populous barangay in Dagupan was chosen to showcase the Barangay Assembly in Region 1.
Perez said that under Project Double Barrel 1 of the police, 95 drug pushers and users in Pantal surrendered and 85 percent of these have already attended rehabilitation programs.
She said the barangay is set its fund anti-drug seminars and symposium in a bid to discourage use of drugs.
She added that a curfew for minors as well as ban on astray animals will continue and will soon enforce the order from the Land Transportation Office (LTO) prohibiting motorcycles with loud exhaust pipes to pass through the barangay roads.
Meanwhile, P/Supt. Neil Miro, Dagupan police chief, confirmed that Pantal is 100 percent drug-free and the first place to be cleared was SItio Aling, once called Little Tondo of Dagupan, formerly haven of illegal drugs.
He said he called on the residents to continue to be vigilant to prevent the return of illegal drugs. (Leonardo Micua)
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