Chinese real estate billionaire Huang Rulun of the Century Golden Resources Group has donated P1.4 billion to build rehabilitation centers in the Philippines.
On Tuesday, President Rodrigo Duterte inaugurated the Phase 1 of the Drug Abuse Treatment and Rehabilitation Center (DATRC) which is now known as the “mega drug rehabilitation center” in Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija.
The DATRC’s 172 buildings are spread on a 11-hectare land and can accommodate 10,000 patients.
Duterte said the government will provide more resources to build drug treatment facilities nationwide in an effort to eradicate drug addiction. “With the help of course of the good souls in this planet, we will overcome.”
Huang describes the drug menace as “the common enemy of mankind. Drug trafficking and drug abuse are the chief culprits in wrecking society and destroying people’s minds.”
“Drugs have long plagued governments and people all over the world, and the spread of drugs has brought great harm to the economic development and social stabilities of all countries in the world.”
The Philippines has 44 treatment and rehabilitation centers nationwide. The DATRC has welcomed the first 100 patients for treatment.