Thursday, September 22, 2016

Agusan Del Sur-based Army unit opens drug rehab facility

From the Philippine News Agency (Sep 22): Agusan Del Sur-based Army unit opens drug rehab facility

The 401st Infantry Brigade, which is based in Prosperidad, Agusan Del Sur, formally opened a two-hectare drug rehabilitation center Thursday.

Army spokesperson Col. Benjamin Hao said this is in support of President Rodrigo Duterte's anti-illegal drug campaign.

The two-hectare facility is called the "Residential Treatment and Rehabilitation Center" (RTRC) and inaugurated Thursday with Presidential Legal Adviser Atty. Salvador Panelo as guest-of-honor, representing President Duterte.

The RTRC can accommodate 60 patients at a time and will be administered by the provincial government of Agusan Del Sur, Hao added.

The establishment of the RTRC is in line with the province’s drug rehabilitation program called Substance Use Recovery and Enlightenment (SURE).

SURE aims to give victims of drug use a second chance to life and keep them away from drug syndicates who are covering their tracks.

The 401st Infantry Brigade camp in Prosperidad has a total land area of 334 hectares.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=925372

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