Drug rehab center opens inside army camp in AgSur
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| Photo by: PIA Caraga |
PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur, Sept. 23 – The 401st Infantry “Unity” Brigade, Philippine Army based here was the first camp to host a drug abuse rehabilitation center in partnership with the provincial government here.
Named as Residential Treatment and Rehabilitation Center (RTRC), the facility was opened on Sept. 22 with Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Atty. Salvador Panelo as guest of honor representing President Rodrigo Roa Duterte.
The two-hectare facility inside the army camp is part of the provincial government’s Substance Use Recovery and Enlightenment (SURE) Program to give drug use victims a second chance at life and avoid them from becoming victims of the drug syndicates who are trying to cover their tracks.
It will be managed and administered by the provincial government of Agusan del Sur and can accommodate 60 patients in the meantime while waiting for new buildings to be constructed.
Meanwhile, Agusan del Sur Governor Adolph Edward “Eddiebong” Plaza took pride in the partnership with the army for supporting his program to support the anti-drug campaign of the government.
Col. Cristobal Zaragoza, the 401st Brigade Commander of the 4th Infantry Division, was also thankful to the governor for involving the brigade in their program to showcase the collaboration of stakeholders in the province.
Brigadier General Ronnie Evangelista, the Deputy Commander of the Eastern Mindanao Command (EASTMINCOM) also graced the said activity. (401st Brigade, Phil. Army/PIA-Agusan del Sur)
