China to help PH build more drug rehab centersBy Genalyn D. Kabiling and Ellalyn De VeraAs other western nations pounded on the government over its crackdown on illegal drugs, China is planning to build more drug rehabilitation centers in the country. Duterte expressed gratitude to China for helping the country, especially amid his administration’s present budgetary constraints, on building rehabilitation facilities for drug addicts. Under the Reintegration, Rehabilitation and Transformation Support for Recovering Drug Dependents (Pillar III) of the National Drug Rehabilitation Program, target participants are 37,916 drug surrenderers from October to December 2016, which is 10 percent of 622,898 of drug surrenderers as of August 11. “Sometimes we thought that some persons are very clean but you will be surprised later that they are involved in big illegal drugs syndicates,” said dela Rosa. “We will have that kind of investigation, and this will surely help in our all-out campaign against illegal drugs,” he added.

Source: Manila Bulletin October 09, 2016 16:20 UTC