Makati City Mayor Abigail Binay on Thursday said the city government is planning to bring the drug dealers and dependents who surrendered to authorities to a rehabilitation center in Taguig City.
Binay said the local government, through the Makati Anti-Drug Abuse Council (MADAC), will select who need to undergo rehabilitation. She added she will sign a memorandum of agreement with the Department of Health in Bicutan to enroll clients referred by the council in the rehab program of the facility for free.
The city chief executive also revealed plans to provide livelihood training for individuals who will qualify for a scholarship program for out-of-school-youth.
During a recent Oath of Reformation ceremony, Binay urged the 1,057 individuals to stand firm on their promise to totally discard their old habits and make a fresh start, seriously reminding them that it was their “last chance” to redeem themselves.
Binay told the pushers about the “no compromise” policy of the city government on drug-related crimes that began during the administration of her father, former Vice President Jejomar Binay.
She said her administration is determined to save the people, especially the youth, from the bad influence of illegal substances, and the city government is exhausting all possible steps to win the war on drugs.