Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVHS
Quezon City, Metro Manila
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session
HousHBILLNo.   9912
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Introduced by Representative Ivan Howard A. Guintu
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Section  15, Article 2 of the  1987 Constitution provides that "[t]he State shall protect and
promote  the  right  to  health  of  the  people  and  instill  health  consciousness  among  them."
Furthermore,  Section  11,  Article  13,  provides  that  "[t]he  State  shall  adopt  an  integrated  and
comprehensive  approach to health  development which shall endeavor to make essential goods,
health and other social services available to all people at affordable cost. There shall be priority
for the needs of the underprivileged, sick elderly, disabled, women, and children. The State shall
endeavor to provide free medical care to paupers."
The 2019 National Household Survey on the Patterns and Trends of Drug Abuse reported
that there are  1.67 million drug users in the country. The Marcos Administration aims to curb the
use of illegal  drugs through rehabilitation  of drug users.  Since taking office, President Marcos
has  established more than 500  community-based drug rehabilitation centers in order to provide
temporary shelters for drug users and slowly reintegrate them into society.
In  line with the  approach of the  State towards  eradicating the use of illegal drugs, this
proposed measure seeks to establish a drug rehabilitation center in the City of Roxas, Province of
Capiz.  Not  only  will this  cater to the citizens  of the  City of Roxas, but  shall also be  open to
citizens of nearby municipalities. Our fellow Filipinos who have fallen victim to drug addiction
deserve another chance of becoming productive citizens.


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVHS
Quezon City, Metro Manila
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session
HousEBILLNo.    9912
Introduced by Representative lvan Howard A. Guintu
AN ACT
ESTABLISHING A DRUG  REHABILITATION CENTER IN THE CITY 0F ROXAS,
PROVINCE 0F CAPIZ, TO BH KNOWN AS THE ROXAS DRUG REHABILITATION
CHNTER AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THERHFOR, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House Of Representatives Of the Philippines in Congress
assembled:
SIE:CT¥OIN 1. Establishment Of the Roxas Drug Rehabilitation Center. -Tbiere shaITlbe
established a drug rehabilitation center in the City of Roxas, Province of Capiz, to be known as
the   Roxas   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 City of Roxas and other nearby areas.
SEC. 2. 04jccrfues ¢#d Fw"cfz.o"s. -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 dnig 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-confldence, rediscover his
working latent abilities, and develop a sense of responsibility for himself;
f.    To   encourage  the  formation  of  organizations,  associations,  or  groups  composed  of
parents, guardians, and immediate relatives of drug dependents 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;
9.    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.
SHC.  3. S[.fe a/F¢cl./rty. -The center shall be constructed within the City of Roxas at a
location that will be identified by the local government unit or the Department of Health.
SHC. 4. Org¢"J.zofroi!.  - 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.
SEC.  5. DcveJopmc#f PJ¢#.  -  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  modem
equipment to serve and cater to drug dependents from the City of Roxas;
b.   To  initiate  plans  for  the  development  of income-generating  programs  for  the
ultimate  puipose  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 a focus on the rehabilitation of drug dependents.
SEC.  6.  Gover#mc#f 4ssJ.sf&#ce  fo  ffec  Cc#fer.  -  The  Secretary  of Health  is  hereby
authorized to call upon the department, bureau, agency, or instrumentality of the government for
such assistance as may be necessary to effectively implement this Act.
SEC. 7. R#/es ¢Hd j[cgw/¢fro7Is.  - 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.
SHC.  8.  4xprapr].¢/I.o#s.  -  The  Secretary  of Health  shall  immediately  include  in  the
programs  of the  Department  of Health  the  establishment  and operationalization of the Roxas
Rehabilitation  Center  in  the  City  of Roxas,  Province  of Capiz,  the  funding of which shall be
included in the General Appropriations Act.
SEC. 9. Rcpe¢Jz.#g CJ¢w§c.  - Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive order, a
presidential proclamation, rules, regulations, or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of
this Act, are hereby repealed, modified, or amended accordingly.
SEC.  10. Scp¢r¢dJ./I.fy CJ¢wsc.  - If any provision of this Act is declared unconstitutional,
the same shall not affect the validity and effectivity of the other provisions hereof.
SHC.  11. E#cc/I.tJrty.  -This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in
at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
Approved,