DAVAO CITY—The 401st Brigade in Agusan del Sur opened a 2-hectare facility camp for the constructions of rehabilitation center as part of the military’s partnership with President Rodrigo Duterte’s campaign against illegal drugs.
The center, named as the Residential Treatment and Rehabilitation Center, was inaugurated on Thursday with lawyer Salvador Panelo as Guest of Honor represented the president.
The RTRC can accommodate 60 patients at a time and shall be managed and administered by the provincial government of Agusan del Sur.
The establishment of the RTRC is in line with the province’s drug rehabilitation program called, Substance Use Recovery and Enlightenment.
SURE aims to give victims of drug use a second chance in life and keep them away from drug syndicates who are covering their tracks.
Gov. Adolph Edward Plaza of Agusan del Sur praised the local Army unit for the significant support in his anti-drug campaign.
Plaza said that his province takes pride of having the 401st Brigade as an adopted Army unit and a partner in his provincial development programs.
The Army brigade camp based in the town of Prosperidad of the province has a total land area of 334 hectares.
Col. Cristobal N. Zaragoza, the Army’s 401st Brigade Commander, said that this is part of a team collaboration existing between the military and the local government.
“We will give our all-out support to this campaign,” Zaragoza. “A drug-free province is necessary for a drug-free country.”