Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. _______ 
____________________________________________________________________ 
Introduced by HON. JOSEPH “JOJO” L. LARA 
____________________________________________________________________ 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill seeks to establish a drug rehabilitation center in the Municipality of 
Iguig, Province of Cagayan. 
With the increasing number of drug users surrendering and seeking a place 
where they can be rehabilitated, the undersigned deems it necessary that the 3rd 
Legislative District of Cagayan should have its own drug rehabilitation center where 
these people can go and get proper treatment so that they can again be productive 
members of society.  
There are now only a handful of these such government centers in existence, 
which are now overflowing with applicants who want to undergo the rehabilitation 
program, especially those coming from the poor areas who cannot afford private 
hospital facilities.  
An additional drug rehabilitation center in the Municipality of Iguig will also be 
able to cater to other nearby cities and municipalities and become another beacon of 
hope for these people who have fallen victim to drug addiction. 
In lieu of the foregoing, the passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 
JOSEPH “JOJO” L. LARA 
August 1, 2022
5:12 pm
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. _______ 
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
Introduced by HON. JOSEPH “JOJO” L. LARA 
____________________________________________________________________ 
AN ACT 
ESTABLISHING A DRUG REHABILITATION CENTER IN THE MUNICIPALITY 
OF IGUIG, PROVINCE OF CAGAYAN TO BE KNOWN AS THE CAGAYAN DRUG 
REHABILITATION CENTER AND ALLOCATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR 
OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Congress 
assembled: 
SECTION 1. Declaration of Policy. – There shall be established a drug 
rehabilitation center in the Municipality of Iguig, Province of Cagayan to be known as 
the Cagayan Drug Rehabilitation Center, that shall be responsible for the handling and 
implementation of programs for the rehabilitation of drug addicts and other drug 
related cases within the Province of Cagayan and other nearby areas. 
SECTION 2. Objectives and Functions. – The Center shall have the 
following objectives and functions: 
a. To provide care, treatment and accommodation to persons found to be drug
dependents;
b. To bring a drug dependent to a state where he is physically, psychologically,
and socially capable of coping with problems common to his peer group;
c. To facilitate and encourage the dissemination and exchange of ideas and
information on the prevention, care, treatment, and control of drug
addiction and abuse;
d. To provide after-care, follow-up, and social reintegration services to enable
a drug dependent to adjust to family and community life after his release;
e. To provide each drug dependent motivation for regaining self-confidence,
rediscover his working latent abilities and develop a sense of responsibility
for himself;
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f. To encourage the formation of organizations, associations or groups 
composed of parents, guardians, and immediate relatives of drug 
dependents in order to arouse their awareness and enhance their 
participation in the care, treatment and rehabilitation of their relatives or 
wards found to be drug-dependent patients; 
 
 
g. To undertake continuous training of physicians, nurses, health officers, 
psychologists, and social workers on the practical and scientific methods of 
prevention, care, treatment, and rehabilitation of persons found to be drug 
dependents; 
 
 
h. To strengthen the emotional and spiritual make-up of an individual drug 
dependent by conducting regular guidance and counseling sessions as well 
as interdenominational church services; and 
 
 
i. The center shall be responsible for the implementation of the programs for 
the rehabilitation of drug dependents and other related cases. 
 
 
SECTION 3. Site of Facility. – The center shall be constructed within the 
Municipality of Iguig, Province of Cagayan at a location which will be identified by the 
Department of Health – Region 2. 
 
SECTION 4. Organization. – The center shall be headed by a Director who 
shall be appointed by the Secretary of Health and vested with powers generally 
exercised by a Chief of a government hospital and shall abide by the qualification 
requirements set about by the Civil Service Commission.  
 
 
SECTION 4. Personnel and Staff. – The Director, shall appoint such other 
personnel and staff as may be necessary for the effective operation of the center 
subject to existing laws, rules, and regulations. 
 
SECTION 5. Development Plan. – The Center, through its Director, is hereby 
authorized to embark on a development plan in the fulfillment of the following: 
 
 
a. To establish additional building facilities equipped with new and modern 
equipment to serve and cater to drug dependents from Cagayan; 
 
 
b. To initiate plans for the development of income generating programs for the 
ultimate purpose of generating resources to provide additional projects for 
the Center, particularly charity services; 
 
 
c. To provide pharmacy services, dispensaries, and health stations; and  
 
 
d. To provide educational facilities for interns, graduates and undergraduates 
of medicine and related fields with focus on the rehabilitation of drug 
dependents. 
 


SECTION 6. Government Assistance to the Center. – The Secretary of 
Health is hereby authorized to call upon department, bureau, agency or instrumentally 
of the government for such assistance as may be necessary to effectively implement 
this Act. 
 
SECTION 7. Rules and Regulations. – The Director of the Center is hereby 
authorized, with the approval of the Secretary of Health, to promulgate such rules and 
regulations as may be necessary to secure an effective administration of the Center 
and the effective implementation of the provisions of this act. 
 
SECTION 8. Appropriations. – The Secretary of Health shall immediately 
include in the programs of the Department of Health the establishment and 
operationalization of the Cagayan Rehabilitation Center, the funding of which shall be 
included in the General Appropriations Act. 
 
SECTION 9. Repealing Clause. – Any law, presidential decree or issuance, 
executive order, presidential proclamation, rules, regulations, or parts thereof 
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, are hereby repealed, modified, or amended 
accordingly. 
 
SECTION 10. Separability Clause. – If any provision of this Act is declared 
unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity and effectivity of the other 
provisions hereof. 
 
SECTION 11. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after 
its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.  
 
Approved,