On Saturday, 01 December 2018, the Philippine Consulate General in Milan (Milan PCG), in collaboration with office of the Vice Mayor of Milan Anna Scavuzzo, the non-governmental organization (NGO) ALA Milano Onlus and Filipino community (Filcom) organizations, held a drug-awareness seminar, “Droghe, L’Effeto Che Fa” (Drugs, What it Does), at the Scuola del Corpo Polizia Locale, at Via Giovanni Battista Boeri 7, Milan.
The seminar, participated in by around 170 leaders and youth representatives of the Filcom is part of a broader effort to help prevent the use of illegal drugs, particularly among the youth.
Five (5) resource speakers from the city health and police services of Milan and ALA Milano Onlus provided participants with information on the harmful effects of various types of habit-forming drugs, legal consequences and penalties associated with the use of illegal drugs and the dangerous effects of psychotropic drugs while driving and support services for drug-dependents and their families.
Left to right, above: The Vice Mayor of Milan Anna Scavuzzo and Consul General Irene Susan B. Natividad deliver their respective welcome remarks as participants (bottom) intently listen during at the start of the ndrug awareness seminar “Droghe, L’Effeto Che Fa”, held at the Scuola del Corpo Polizia Locale in Milan on 01 December 2018
Consul General Irene Susan B. Natividad (extreme right) with the resource speakers at the conclusion of the drug awareness seminar “Droghe, L’Effeto Che Fa” on 01 December 2018. Also in photo is a representative of the office of the Vice Mayor of Milan.
