SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES) 
First Regular Session 
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JUL 16 P4 :38 
SENATE 
S.NO. 794 
Introdnced by Senator Antonio "Sonny" F. Trillanes IV 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill seeks to establish a drug rehabilitation center in every region in the country. 
The illegal drug menace is now considered public enemy number one all over the world. It is 
a problem which poses a grave threat to a country's national security. In our country, it has 
alarmingly penetrated almost all sectors and levels of society including the government, 
business, and even law enforcement agencies, and it may only take a little more time before 
the Philippines becomes another Columbia. 
Several government agencies envisioned to lead the government's total war against 
dangerous drugs had been created. Laws were passed to encourage the participation of the 
local government units in both the prevention and control of the illegal drug menace. In 
short, our concern is how to eradicate or prevent the spread of illicit drug traffic in the 
country. 
We should not, however, forget that a drug dependent is not a criminal, but a victim who is in 
need of medical and psychiatric treatment and still can become a valuable member of society. 
In this light, the government should direct its national programs to promote and sustain the 
treatment and rehabilitation of victims of drug abuse, especially in the critical after-care and 
social reintegration stages. Bringing a person back to the state of being where he can 
successfully cope with the physical, psychological, and social demands of family and 
community life is one way of helping a sick person become a productive part of the 
community. 
It is by the establishment of an accessible rehabilitation center in every region of the country 
that we can ensure the speedy recovery from the physical and mental trauma brought about 
by dangerous drugs to every drug dependent in the country. H ce, approval of this bill is 
earnestly recommended. 
Senator 
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SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES) 
First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S. NO. 794 
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JUL 16 P 4 :38 
Introduced by Senator Antonio "Sonny" F. Trillaries IV 
AN ACT 
PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF DRUG REHABILITATION CENTER 
IN EVERY REGION· OF THE COUNTRY AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS 
THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
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SECTION 1. Creation. - There shall be established, under the supervision of the 
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Department of Health, a Drug Rehabilitation Center in every region of the country, 
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hereinafter referred to as the Center. 
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SEC. 2. Objectives and Functions. - The Center shall have the following 
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and functions: 
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(a) To provide care, treatment and accommodation to persons found to be drug 
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dependents; 
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(b) To bring a drug dependent to a state where he is physically, psychologically and 
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socially capable with problems common to his peer group; 
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(c) To facilitate and encourage the dissemination and exchange of ideas and 
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information on the prevention, care, treatment and control of drug addiction; 
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(d) To provide after-care, follow-up and social reintegration services to enable a drug 
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dependent to adjust to family and community life after his release; 
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(e) To provide' eaeh;dntg dependent' ~bn' 
to :regain self-C0nfldence, 
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rediscover his working abilities and dev:~ ~_sense of responsibility for 
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himself; . 
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(t) To encourage the formation-of orgluiizatl6tt andassoeiations composed of 
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parents, guanuans and immediate relatives of drug dependents in order to 
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arouse their awareness and enhance their participatiOn in the ~,-treatment 
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and rehabilit8t1oo of their rellitives or wartfS foUnd to be drug d~dent , 
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patients; 
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(g) To undertake. !X>ntinuQus training of physicians, nurses, health offi~ers and 
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social workers on the practical and scientific methods of prevention, care, 
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treatmentantheha:bilitation of persons found to be drug dependents; and 
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(h) To strengthen the emotional and spiritual make-up of an individual drug 
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dependent by conducting regul81: guidance and counseling sessions as well as 
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interdenominational services. 
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SEC. 3. Site of the Center. - The Secretary of Health in coordination with the 
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. Secretary of Public Works and Highways shall, taking into consideration the accessibiIlty' . 
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of the Center to its clientele, determine the locati(1n thereof. 
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SEC. 4. Organization. - The Center shalrbe headed by a Director to be assisted 
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by two (2) Deputy Directors who shall be appointed by the Secretary of Health and 
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vested with powers generally exercised by a Chief and Assistant Chiefs, respectively, ota 
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government hospital. 
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No person shall be appointed Director or Deputy Director unless he ~s 
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following qualifications: 
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(a) At least thirty-five (35)·years of age;-
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(b) A physician of good repute; 
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(c) At least fi:ve{S) years.experi,eheeinth~~,trel\tm~t:and rehabi~n~.', ' 
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drug dependents. 
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SEC. 5. Personnel and Staff. - The Director'shaJlcappointsuch other~",rme1', 
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and staff as may be necessary for the effective operation of the Center subiect·t()~sting , 
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laws, rules and regulations. 
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SEC. 6. Frve-YearDevelopment Plan. - The Center, through its DirectOr, shill1 
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following: 
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(a) To establish additional building facilities equipped with new and modem 
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equipment to ,serve and caterto drug dependents ofthe:region; 
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(b) To initiate plans for the development of income generating progrartlS for~: 
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ultimate purpose of generating resources to provide charity services; 
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(c) To provide hospital pharmacy services, free dispensaries and health ,Stations; , 
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(d) To provide educational facilities for interns and graduate and unde@:a6iJa~ 
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students of medicine. 
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SEC. 7. Government Assistance to tire Center - The Secretary of Heialth is ' 
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hereby authorized to call upon any department, bureau, agency or instrumentality of the 
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government for such assistance as may be necessary to effectively implement this Act. 
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SEC. 8. Rules and Regulations. -
The Director of the Center is hereby 
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authorized, with the approval of the Secretary of Health, to promulgate such rules and 
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the effective implementation QftheprO~ons of:~$:A~ ," , ' 
SEC. 9. Appropriat{ons- The sum nec~£(jjj.~,eff*veimpl~"'~~'::" 
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this Act shall be charged against the appropriations for',the,'~ent of HearuM~~er' , 
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the current General ApPropriations Act. Thereafter, such~t as may be: n~f<Yr 
the continued opemtion of the Center shall be included in the annual"~ 
Appropriations Act. 
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SEC. 10. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days ft'0m"i~" 
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publication'in the Official Gazette or in any two newspaperS of general circulation. 
Approved,