Construction of first-ever drug rehab center in Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija ongoing

From the Philippine News Agency (Sep 20): Construction of first-ever drug rehab center in Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija ongoing

The country's first-ever drug rehabilitation center is being constructed on a 10-hectare land at the 45,837-square hectare Fort Magsaysay in Nueva Ecija province, Philippine Army (PA) spokesperson, Col. Benjamin Hao, said Tuesday.

Hao said the project is led by the Department of Health while the PA Real Estate Office is providing zoning support.

President Rodrigo Duterte earlier announced that he is eyeing the use of vacant lands in military camps as locations for the government's drug rehabilitation centers.

"The 7th Infantry Division (which is based in Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija) provided the area for the proposed drug rehabilitation center. At the moment, we are securing the location, it is around 10 hectares. Construction started last August 28," Hao said in Filipino.

He added that the contractors are based in Quezon City.

The drug rehabilitation will be separate from the military units based in Fort Magsaysay, which include the Special Operations Command and the Army Artillery Regiment.

Two other military bases, Camp Macario Peralta in Jamindan, Capiz and Camp Tecson in San Miguel, Bulacan, are also being eyed for drug rehab centers.

Workers in the construction site are vetted and given IDs for security purposes, the Army spokesman said.

 

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