After Care interventions can have better outcomes if the Recovering Drug Dependents (RDDs) family or close associates are also involved in the process. Parents who are too burdened with the RDDs new addiction on alcohol, smoking and Mobile Legends…a chaotic family struggling to deal with the RDDs attitude are
The city’s 27 barangays are currently stepping up their efforts for the drug-clearing deliberation by the Regional Oversight Committee in the first quarter of next year. To be successfully declared as “drug cleared barangay”, they must pass all the requirements under the Barangay Drug Clearing Program (BDCP). According to CADAC
With trail 1 and trail 2 tour packages in Paskoronadal 2020-Paskuhan Village, anyone can choose which trail to avail first and the other the second time around. With the new normal, still, the City Hall ground will turn into a glittering array of lights, gently illuminating the landscape in altering
As part of its strategy to successfully implement the Community-Based Rehabilitation Program (CBRP), the City Anti-Drug Abuse Council (CADAC) began training potential counselors in the barangays on November 4, 2020 until all barangays are saturated. In Barangay Zone 3, six aspiring counselors, including several barangay officials, pastors and a retired teacher, received their first family, psychological and spiritual counselor’s training conducted by the
The City Government is working closely with the National Auxiliary Chaplaincy Philippines, Inc. (NACPHIL) to help build a values-driven Koronadal. 12 church leaders attended the 3rd batch of Eight Core Values orientation among Pastors held last October 29, 2020 at CHEQ Seafoods, City of Koronadal. To adhere to the current
Following the Covid-19 pandemic, Mayor Eliordo U. Ogena is pushing to maximize the city’s competitive advantage in countering the negative impact of Covid-19 on the city’s economy which led to business shutdowns and unemployment. In an interview, the Local Chief Executive highlighted some of the city’s competitive advantages, which could help the city rise slowly. Stating that it is difficult to empower people in the absence of
More adolescents and young adults are reported to suffer from depression and anxiety, especially at the onset of Covid-19. Recently, the issue of suicides among them has been a disturbing reality, with some linking it to the difficulty of adapting to new normal. To help the young cope with current
From a typical face to face one-on-one and group counseling, the Aftercare team of the City Anti-Drug and Abuse Council (CADAC) shifted to online counseling so as not to delay the 18-month program of the 25 Recovering Drug Dependents (RDDs). Using a certain virtual application, each client received psychological and
The stigma of discrimination associated with lack of knowledge about how COVID-19 spread is a reality that left the survivors a scar that sometimes will take time to heal. Aside from the fears about the disease and death, the gossip that spreads rumors and myths scare them away. Ken, 41,
If only one can specialize in school to improve parenting skills, fathers and future dads will probably take advantage of the opportunity. A dysfunctional family is the result of poor parenting and the KAlalakihang Tapat sa Responsibilidad at Obligasyon sa PAmilya (KATROPA) helps shape men on their role to strengthen the foundation and helps save