Police Regional Office-9 set to launch a Walk for a Cause dubbed as L.A.K.A.D. (Lipulin At Kalampagin Ang Droga) Tokhang

By Jong Cadion

ZAMBOANGA CITY (February 22, 2018) - The Police Regional Office 9 (PRO9-9) in coordination with the Philippine National Police Drug Enforcement Group (PNPDEG) is set to launch a Walk for a Cause dubbed as L.A.K.A.D Tokhang (Lipulin At Kalampagin Ang Droga) in Zamboanga City on February 24, 2018 (Saturday) in support to the re-launching of Oplan Tokhang, the anti-illegal drug campaign of the PNP, police official said.

PCSUPT Billy B Beltran, Regional Director of Police Regional Office 9, said that the objective of the L.A.K.A.D TOKHANG is to raise awareness on the ill-effects of drugs and to encourage participants to actively involve in the national campaign against illegal drugs and in line with the re-launching of Oplan Tokhang, the anti-illegal drug campaign of the Duterte administration.

ZCPO-PRO9 PCInsp Helen L Galvez said participants will gather at 3:00 P.M. of February 24, 2018 (Saturday) at the Camp Gen Eduardo B Batalla, Justice RT Lim, Boulevard, Zamboanga City. The parade will start at 3:00 P.M. From Camp Gen Eduardo B Batalla and the culminating venue will be at Plaza Pershings in Zaragosa Street this city, where a short rally and sharing of insights will be held.

PCInsp Galvez further said that expected to join the one of a kind Walk for a Cause are the personnel of Police Regional Office 9, Zamboanga City Police Office, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency 9 (PDEA-9), Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Council (BADAC), Zamboanga City Government, the students and non-government organizations.

  

On the other hand, these walk for a Cause dubbed as L.A.K.A.D Tokhang (Lipulin at Kalampagin ang Droga) will also be conducted simultaneously in the provinces of Zamboanga Sibugay, Zamboanaga Del Norte, Zamboanga Del Sur and Isabela City, PCInsp Galvez added.