FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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Introduced 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 alinost 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 a rehabilitation center in every region of the country that we 
can make accessible to every drug dependent medical facilities for a speedy recovery 
from the physical and mental trauma brought about by dangerous drugs. Hence, approval 
of this bill is earnestly recommended. 
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G. TWLANES IT 
Senator 
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FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
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First Regular Session 
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Introduced by Senator Antonio “Sonny” F. Trillanes IV 
AN ACT 
PROMDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF DRUG REHABILITATION 
CENTER IN EVERY REGION OF THE COUNTRY AND APPROPRIATING 
FUNDS THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House OfRepresentutives of the Philippines in Congress 
assem bled: 
SECTION 1. Creation. - There shall be established, under the supervision of the 
D e w n e n t  of Health, a Drug Rehabilitation Center in every region of the country, 
hereinafter referred to as the Center. 
SEC. 2. Objectives and Functions. - The Center shall have the following 
objectives and functions: 
(a) 
drug dependents; 
To provide care, treatment and accommodation to persons found to be 
(b) 
To bring a drug dependent to a state where he is physically, 
psychologically and socially capable 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; 
(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; 
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(e) 
To provide each drug dependent motivation to regain self-confidence, 
rediscover his working abilities and develop a sense of responsibility for himself; 
(f) 
To encourage the formation of organization and associations 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; 
(8) 
To undertake continuous training of physicians, nurses, health officers and 
social workers on the practical and scientific methods of prevention, care, treatment and 
rehabilitation of persons found to be drug dependents; and 
(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 services. 
SEC. 3. Site of the Center. - The Secretary of Health in coordination with the 
Secretary of Public Works and Highways shall, taking into consideration the accessibility 
of the Center to its clientele, determine the location thereof. 
SEC. 4. Organization. - The Center shall be headed by a Director to be assisted 
by two (2) Deputy Directors who shall be appointed by the Secretary of Health and 
vested with powers generally exercised by a Chef and Assistant Chiefs, respectively, of a 
government hospital. 
No person shall be appointed Director or Deputy Director unless he possess the 
following qualifications: 
(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 Ieast five (5) years experience in the care, treatment and 
rehabilitation of drug dependents. 
SEC. 5. Personnel and Sta& - 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. 
SEC. 5. Five-Year Development Plan, - The Center, through its Director, shall 
be authorized to embark on a Five-Year Development Plan in the fulfillment of the 
following: 
1. 
To establish additional building facilities equipped with new and modern 
equipment to serve and cater to drug dependents of the region; 
2. 
To initiate plans for the development of income generating programs for the 
ultimate purpose of generating resources to provide charity services; 
3. 
To provide hospital pharmacy services, free dispensaries and health stations; 
and 
4. To provide educational facilities for interns and graduate and undergraduate 
students of medicine. 
SEC. 7. Government Assistance to the Center - The Secretary of Health is 
hereby authorized to call upon any department, bureau, agency or instrumentality of the 
government for such assistance as may be necessary to effectively implement this Act. 
SEC. 8. Rules and Regulations. - The Director of the Center is hereby 
authorized, with the approval of the Secretruy of Health, to promulgate such rules and 
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regulations as may be necessary to secure an effective administration of the Center and 
the effective implementation of the provisions of this Act. 
SEC. 9. Appropriations - The sum necessary for the effective implementation of 
this Act shall be charged against the appropriations for the Department of Health under 
the current General Appropriations Act. Thereafter, such amount as may be necessary for 
the continued operation of the Center shall be included in the annual General 
Appropriations Act. 
SEC. 10. Effectivi@. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days from its 
publication in the Official Gazette or in any two newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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