MASA MASID is a community-based initiative to engage volunteers in the fight against criminality, corruption, and illegal drugs.

PURPOSE
To heighten community involvement by mobilizing the support of local stakeholders, volunteers, civic organizations, faith-based organizations, and the private sectors in the fight against illegal drugs.
Specifically, the Program aims to:

1. Intensify the advocacy and education campaign in the community;
2. Mobilize the community in gathering information by installing a reporting mechanism on the illegal activities in the locality;
3. Mobilize support group and encourage sharing of available resources to hasten the implementation of the  Community-Based Rehabilitation Program; and
4. Create an enabling environment to encourage collaboration among the community partners to effectively implement the Community-Based Rehabilitation Program.

IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES

1. Demand Reduction through Advocacy and Education Campaigns
2. Supply Reduction through Information Gathering and Reporting
3. Community-Based Rehabilitation Program
   • Holistic intervention for recovering drug patient with focus on the healing of the body and soul
   • Covers psychological, neurological, spiritual and social dimensions
   • Focuses not only on the healing of the patients but also car
   • e for their families and the whole community
   • Will be facilitated by the Community Rehabilitation Network Program duration is 48 days depending the condition of the patient.

The Community-Based Rehabilitation Program has three (3) components namely:

1. Patients’ Care
2. Family Care
3. Community Care

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Provincial Government
   • Ensure that the Anti-Drug Abuse Councils  are organized and operational in the province, component cities, municipalities and barangays;
   • Provide support for the organization and mobilization of the MASA MASID Team and the Community Rehabilitation Network;
   • Provide support for the establishment of the Community-Based Rehabilitation Program;
   • Provide support to the treated/drug free individual by endorsing him/her for job opportunity; and
   • Monitor the implementation of the Program. 
2. City/Municipal Government
   • Ensure that the Anti-Drug Abuse Councils are organized and operational in the city/municipality and component barangays;
   • Provide support for the organization and mobilization of the MASA MASID Team and the Community Rehabilitation Network;
   • Consolidate the location of the surrenderers;
   • Provide support for the establishment of the Community-Based Rehabilitation Program;
   • Organize activities with the participation of the drug patients and other  members of the community such as sports, Zumba, tree planting, and livelihood activities for them to inter-act with other members of the community to minimize stigma towards individual undergoing rehabilitation;  
   • Provide support to the treated/drug free individual by endorsing him/her for job opportunity; and
   • Monitor the implementation of the Program. 
3. DILG Provincial Field Offices
   
   • Advocate the MASA MASID Program to  the local government units;  
   • Coordinate with and provide technical assistance to DILG Field Officers at the City/Municipal level in the implementation of the Program;
   • Orient the Expanded UBAS C/M TWG on the Program; and
   • Oversee the implementation of the Program in the component cities, municipalities and barangays and ensure its successful implementation.