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RIGHT after admitting he was using prohibited drugs, Quezon City Councilor Hero Bautista went straight to a private drug rehabilitation center Monday afternoon.
QC public information officer Ares Gutierrez said Bautista took a six-month leave of absence and went to the rehabilitation center accompanied by Fr. Sal Lagumbo.
“He is now in a rehabilitation facility,” he told the Manila Standard, adding that Mayor Herbert Bautista, Hero’s brother, was relieved when Hero confessed he was hooked on drugs and volunteered to undergo a rehabilitation treatment.
“The mayor, Hero and their sister Harlene had talked about Hero’s plan to open up,” he said. The older Bautista was also shocked to learn about his brother’s drug use, Gutierrez said.