Mabalacat City Mayor Marino Morales formally opened the single-storey reformation center named “Bahay Pagbabago” in Barangay Sapang Biabas on Monday.
The “Bahay Pagbabago,” which can house approximately 40 patients, offers one-month reformation program which includes lectures conducted by a religious sector and livelihood programs in coordination with the City Social Welfare and Development, City Health Office, City Agriculture Office, City Public Employment Service Office and Technical Education Skills and Development Authority.
Currently, there are 12 users of illegal drugs who surrendered and enrolled in the reformation center manned by the Mabalacat police.
Also joining Morales are Councilor Bok Tiglao, Mabalacat Police Chief Police Supt. Juritz Rara, Barangay Sapang Biabas and Mangalit Chairpersons Rizaldo Tuazon and Angelita Sibal, Vice Mayor Christan Halili,Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Region III Supervisor Christian De Honor, Councilor Dan Bayani, City Local Government Operations Officer Rita Gotiangco, Mabalacat Anti-Drug Abuse Council Officer-in-charge Jun Sanchez and Deputy Officer-in-charge Rod Abella and Operation Help for Peace Foundation President Maribel Sison.
