Colisao, Lily Ann O.  <br/><br/>
Local Anti-Drug Abuse Councils (LADACs) Handa na ba? :   Developing tools to assess and enhance capability in the campaign against illegal drugs / 
Lily Ann O. Colisao. 
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<br/><br/>Public Management Development Program 
<br/><br/> Despite having the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act that was passed fifteen years ago, and other policy issuances, stakeholders are still having a hard time collaborating in solving illegal drugs or coming-up with responsive and appropriate solutions. The Local Government Units (LGUs), despite being given the mandate to be one of the vital actors against illegal drugs, are still having difficulties and still seem to be not fully aware on their roles and responsibilities. The Local Anti-Drug Abuse Councils (LADACs), as the LGU-based structure, which should be at the forefront in the said campaign at the community level, are non-functional despite reports of organization and establishment.  Moreover, despite the presence of programs and projects, which agencies and other stakeholders can replicate and enhance in order to maximize the potentials of LADACs as a partner in the flight against illegal drugs, no effort or limited effort has been exerted to look into and employ them. Instead, agencies, like the Department, crafts and implements new programs and projects as a response to the campaign.  The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), the agency mandated to further strengthen LGU capability to effectively deliver basic services, play a vital role in coming up or spearheading the crafting of more responsive interventions to enhance the LADACs' capabilities to be more effective partners in the anti-illegal drugs campaign.  The proposed Re-entry Project (ReP) of this scholar, "LADACs: Handa na ba? Developing Tools To Assess and Enhance Capability In The Campaign Against Illegal Drugs," is an alternative response, which the office and local governments could explore and possibly implement.  Pilot-tested outputs are already available as a result of this project and could be utilized and further enhanced by LADACs contingent to their needs and the demands of their present environment. On the otherhand, the scholar had provided copies to the DILG Central Office and the training-arm of the Department, Local Government Academy, to ensure the sustainability and possible nationwide utilization and institutionalization of the tools.  It should be pointed, however, that the tools still need further completion, polishing and pilot testing to fully harvest the information required in the assessment and enhancement of capabilities of LADACs.   
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Drug abuse--Prevention.--Philippines<br/>Drug control--Philippines.<br/>Drug traffic--Philippines.<br/>Law enforcement--Philippines.