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First Regular Sessi

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to establish in the Province of Aklan,
a drug rehabilitation center under the Department of
Health.

The proliferation of drugs in the country resulted in
the high number of crimes, and the country could turn
into a narcotic state if the national government backs
down from this war.

The present administration has been true to its
promise to wage war against illegal drugs. As of August
15, 2016, the PNP counted 612 individuals who were
killed in drug-related operations and a total of 576,176
drug users and pushers across the country who
surrendered to police. And with the PNP being
unrelenting in its anti-drug campaign, we believe a
“drug-free” Philippines is in the offing and now
achievable.

Despite the sharp rise in extrajudicial killings amid
the government’s bloody anti-drug campaign, we salute
the Philippine National Police for making history in the


field of law enforcement under the leadership of Director
General Ronald “Bato” De la Rosa on his no non-sense
and relentless effort in eradicating the drug menace. The
focused, bold, drastic and dramatic campaign against
illegal drugs is laudable.

According to the Aklan Police Provincial Office, more
than 1,200 drug personalities turned up at police
stations during the first phase (knock-and-appeal stage)
of the Philippine National Police’s Oplan Double Barrel.
The surrenderees were fingerprinted and photographed,
and made to sign an affidavit of undertaking, promising
they will not sell and/or use illegal drugs anymore. After
which, they were released if no illegal drugs were seized
from them. Police said that they should undergo drug
testing, and those who will test positive for drug use will
be recommended for rehabilitation.

The overwhelming number of drug dependents who
surrendered as a result of the Duterte administration’s
intensified campaign against illegal drugs suggests that
drug rehabilitation centers all over the country shall be
established. In Aklan alone, only the Dr. Rafael S.
Tumbokon Memorial Hospital caters for the drug
dependents in the province.

But said facility is not enough to accommodate the
reformists. We believe that ‘a _ state-run ‘drug
rehabilitation center in Aklan will give self-confessed
drug personalities the chance to reform and go back to
the mainstream of society by offering them alternative
livelihood and assistance.

Based on account of some friends’ experiences, they
have felt the complexity and convolution that family
members and substance-abuse victims went through and


what is even more painful is the social stigma that
inquiries about the rehabilitation process presents. The
available center in Kalibo is not adequate to house the
surrenderees who desire to change for the better and
yield to immerse with society. And so we made a
decision so that people will no longer struggle in finding a
suitable treatment institution for them or for their loved
ones.

In this regard, immediate passage of this bill is
earnestly sought to reform Aklanons who have been
misled by the drug peril but yearn now to go back to the
mainstream of the social order. This is in line with the
policy of the State to provide effective mechanisms or
measures to re-integrate into society these individuals
who have fallen victims of drug abuse or drug
dependence through sustainable programs of treatment
and rehabilitation.

Immediate passage of this bill is earnestly sought.

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ENGR. CAREITO “Lito” MARQUEZ14


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL wo. _ 3282

AN ACT
ESTABLISHING A DRUG REHABILITATION
CENTER IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF KALIBO,
PROVINCE OF AKLAN, AND APPROPRIATING
FUNDS THEREFOR

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of
Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Creation. - There shall be established
in Kalibo, Province of Aklan, a_ secured, clean,
adequately-equipped Drug Rehabilitation Center.

SECTION 2. Purposes and Objectives. - This Act
shall have the following objectives:

(1) To provide the proper treatment and care to
person found to have committed substance
abuse, for the purpose of rehabilitation and
to restore the physical, psychological
conditions of the person to normal and
healthy levels;

(2) To provide comprehensive social
reintegration services and follow-up in order


to prepare the person for the adjustment to
family and community life after release;

(3) To provide affordable and accessible drug
rehabilitation and treatment services to
encourage more drug dependents, especially
the indigent, to voluntary submit for
treatment.

SECTION 3. Supervision of the Center. - The Center
shall be under the management, operation, control and
direct supervision of the Department of Health (DOH, in
addition to the duties and responsibilities of the
Department under Sec. 76 of RA 9165, and in
coordination with other concerned agencies.

The DOH shall collaborate with and tap the
resources of the provincial government in the
establishment, management and operation of the center.

The program for the voluntary or compulsory
submission of a drug dependent and other legal
processes related thereby shall be accomplished in
compliance to the provisions in Art. Vii of Republic Act
9165 (Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002).

SECTION 4. Location of the Center. - The Secretary
of Health, in coordination with the Secretary of Public
Works and Highways, shall determine the location of the
Center in Kalibo, Aklan, taking into consideration the
accessibility of the Center to the residents of remote
areas.

SECTION 5. Organization and Key Positions of the
Center.- The Center shall be headed by a Director, who
shall be appointed by the Secretary of Health, and shall
be vested with powers generally exercised by the chief of
a government hospital. The organization shall adhere to
the organizational framework currently in place in other


government-run Drug Rehabilitation Centers in the
country.

SECTION 6. 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 any support necessary for the
effective implementation of this Act. .

SECTION 7. Implementing Rules and Regulations.-
The Department of Health, in consultation with the
Department of Justice, Department of Budget and
Management, Department of Social Welfare and
Development, Philippine National Police, National Bureau
of Investigation, Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office,
and Philippine Gaming Corporation, within thirty (30)
days from the effectivity of this Act, shall promulgate the
rules and regulations necessary for the effective
implementation of the provisions of this Act.

The DSWD shail formulate the socialized rate for the
cost of drug rehabilitation treatment, proportionate to the
financial capacity of the person undergoing
rehabilitation, and shall be incorporated in the
implementing rules and regulations.

SECTION 8. Appropriations.— The initial fund of
Php300 Million for the preliminary implementation of
this Act shall be taken from the budget of the
Department of Health for the current fiscal year.
Thereafter, the amount necessary to carry out the
provisions of this Act shall be included in the General
Appropriation Act of the year immediately following its
enactment into law and subsequent thereto.

A portion of funds generated by the PCSO and
PAGCOR shall be earmarked for the purpose of the


adequate Center and for the maintenance and operating
“expenses of said Center, pursuant to Sec. 87 of RA 9165.

The fund for the life-blood of the Center, may be
augmented by grants, donations and endowment from
various sources, domestic or foreign, for purposes related
to their functions, subject to the existing guidelines set
by the government.

SECTION 9. Separability Clause. - If, for any reason,
any provision of this Act is declared unconstitutional or
invalid, other provisions hereof which are not affected
thereby shall continue to be in full force and effect.

SECTION 10. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees,
executive orders, proclamation and administrative
regulations, or parts thereof inconsistent herewith are
hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SECTION 11. Effectivity Clause.— This Act shall
take effect immediately after its publication in at least
two (2) national newspapers of general circulation or in
the Official Gazette.

Approved.