Northern Samar Provincial Planning and Development Office

Bago pa man maging bahagi ng mga aklat ng kasaysayan, ang 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝘂𝗿𝗼𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘁 ng 𝟭𝟲𝟰𝟵–𝟭𝟲𝟱𝟬 ay nagsilbing matapang na pahayag ng paglaban sa pang-aapi at ng mithiin para sa kalayaan ng mga Bisaya.

Bilang bahagi ng 𝐏𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐀 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔: 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞, isang makabuluhang Heritage Talk ang magbibigay-pugay sa diwa ng kabayanihan ng mga Ibabaonon sa pangunguna ni Agustin Sumuroy ng Palapag, Northern Samar.

Samahan natin si Prof. Vicente C. Villan ng UP Diliman Department of History sa kanyang talakayang pinamagatang “𝘒𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘺𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘪 𝘚𝘶𝘮𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘺: 𝘉𝘶𝘩𝘢𝘺 𝘯𝘢 𝘗𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘴𝘢 𝘚𝘪𝘨𝘭𝘰 𝘯𝘨 𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘺𝘢” sa Hunyo 4, 2026, alas-9:00 ng umaga sa Ibabao Hall, Provincial Capitol, Brgy. Dalakit, Catarman, Northern Samar.

Isang kinikilalang historyador, mananaliksik, at iskolar ng pamana (heritage studies), si Prof. Villan ay kilala sa kanyang mga pag-aaral hinggil sa kasaysayan, kultura, at pamana ng Kabisayaan. Sa kanyang panayam, muling bibigyang-buhay ang kuwento ni Sumuroy at ang patuloy na kahalagahan ng kanyang pamana sa kasalukuyang panahon ng kultura, sining, at malikhaing industriya.

Inaanyayahan ang mga mag-aaral, g**o, mananaliksik, cultural workers, heritage advocates, at lahat ng nagnanais na higit pang maunawaan at pahalagahan ang mayamang kasaysayan ng Northern Samar.

Sama-sama nating ipagdiwang ang PAMANA 2026 at palakasin ang ating pagkakakilanlan bilang mga Ibabaonon sa pamamagitan ng kasaysayan, kultura, at pamana.

𝙇𝙊𝙊𝙆 || 𝙉𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙣 𝙎𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙧 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧-𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧-𝙇𝙂𝙐 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙚𝙣𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝘽𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙮 𝘿𝙧𝙪𝙜 𝘾𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙚𝙛𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙨

Anchored on the vision of a drug-free province through strengthened local governance and community-based interventions, the Northern Samar Anti-Drug Abuse Council (NSADAC) convened on May 22, 2026 at the Ibabao Hall, Provincial Capitol, Brgy. Dalakit, Catarman, Northern Samar to discuss operational accomplishments and updates on the Barangay Drug Clearing Program (BDCP).

IO II Jo-an Cobrana, representing Provincial Officer IA V Silas Aurelia of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency – Northern Samar Provincial Office (PDEA-NSPO), presented the latest BDCP updates and Balay Silangan Program Briefer. She highlighted significant progress in barangay drug clearing efforts, noting that the municipalities of Rosario, Mondragon, Lope de Vega, and Catubig are now eligible to apply for Drug-Cleared Municipality status.

IO II Cobrana also provided an overview of the Balay Silangan Reformation Program for drug pushers and plea bargainers as part of the continuing push for local government units to institutionalize the program. Mayor Florencio Batula, Jr. of Palapag shared the municipality’s operational Balay Silangan initiative and encouraged fellow LGUs who have no operational Balay Silangan yet to enter into a Memorandum of Agreement with Palapag to help comply with Balay Silangan requirements.

Meanwhile, Engr. Rodie Jay Doroja of the Department of the Interior and Local Government – Northern Samar Provincial Office (DILG-NSPO), representing Provincial Director Geraldine Maquelabit, presented the 2026 Anti-Drug Abuse Council (ADAC) Functionality Audit Provincial and Component Municipalities’ Assessment Results. The report highlighted the commendable achievement of all 25 local government units, including the provincial government successfully passing the provincial assessment, pending the release of the national ADAC audit results.

In pursuit of a drug-free Northern Samar, the Provincial Government continues to strengthen coordination with the 24 LGUs, PDEA, Northern Samar Police Provincial Office (NSPPO), DILG, and other partner agencies. Aligned with Governor Harris Christopher Ongchuan’s Serbisyong HCO development agenda — Health, Capacity Building and Climate Resilience, and Opportunities, the province remains committed to expanding access to livelihood opportunities, rehabilitation initiatives, and community-based interventions to address the harmful effects of illegal drugs. These collective efforts are all geared toward achieving a marig-on, mainuswagon, ngan malipayon nga Northern Samar.