00:00Mayong Adlaw is one more to be declared in the hope that this week's phenomenon will be over.
00:09The implementation of the Local Adaptation to Water Access Program will be carried out by the Department of Social Welfare and Development of DSWD Region 11.
00:21Dalia Padillo, the Assistant Regional Director for Operations of DSWD 11, joined us just in time for the opening of the program.
00:29The program will focus on water and other resources for the cities and municipalities in the region.
00:35Cash for training and cash for work will be provided to these beneficiaries.
00:40This is a project that will provide water supplies to households that are in need of food security in Davao Region.
00:48We are aware of the timing of the water supply to Davao Region if there's no rain.
00:55It's a good timing for the city to be able to provide water.
01:01As many as 1,772 anti-smoking ordinance violators were arrested by the VICES Regulation Unit in the Local Adaptation to Water Access Program in the city
01:11of Davao in January to March this year.
01:14The VRU officer in charge, Hernando Las, also joined us.
01:18In the first three months of this year, 6 percent of the violators were arrested by the Anti-Smoking Ordinance.
01:25In total, in the period of this year, 2023, 1,630 violators were arrested.
01:34Councilor Luna Acosta, the principal author of the amended Local Comprehensive Anti-Smoking Ordinance,
01:40also joined us to discuss the issue, based on the results of the meeting held by the City Anti-Drug Abuse Council,
01:47where several minors were exposed to the use of cigarettes.
01:52Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte also approved the City Government's approval of the Tobacco Control and Prevention Policies
02:00and the implementation of the Tobacco-Related Issues Program.
02:06This is the first news.
02:08Stay tuned to TTV Davao. I'm Julius Pacot for Pambansang TV in the new Philippines.
