THE Association of Chief Executives (ACE)-Negros will provide a P5-million assistance to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Negros Island Region (NIR) Office.
Victorias City Mayor Frederick Francis Palanca, president of ACE-Negros, said the amount will be used for the refurbishing of the PDEA regional office to be located in a two-storey building provided by Silay City Mayor Mark Andrew Golez.
All the 13 cities in Negros Occidental are sharing P200,000 each while the 19 municipalities are donating P100,000 each.
PDEA-NIR Director Julius Navales said their office already received P1.2 million so far that will be used for the acquisition of equipment and vehicle.(TDE)