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PNP-12 provides livelihood for drug personalities
« on: December 20, 2016, 07:07:42 PM »
PNP-12 provides livelihood for drug personalities

COTABATO CITY, Dec. 18 (PNA) – The Police Regional Office in Central Mindanao (PRO-12) has started rehabilitation program for drug personalities who voluntarily surfaced and offered to be rehabilitated, a police official said Sunday.

Superintendent Romeo Galgo Jr, speaking for PRO-12, said there are 33,200 drug personalities have far “surrendered” to police offices across the region.

Region 12, also known as SOCCSKSARGEN region is composed of the provinces South Cotabato, North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Saragani and the cities of Cotabato, Kidapawan, Tacurong, Koronadal and Gen. Santos.

The rehabilitation program forms part of the brain child of Chief Supt. Cedrick Train, PRO-12 regional director, called “PROJECT DUTERTE,” an acronym for Drug Use and Trafficking through Rehabilitation, Training and Enforcement.

It served as the “implementing rules and regulations” of “Oplan Double Barrel,” a comprehensive police anti-narcotics program launched by the Philippine National Police.

“Oplan Double Barrel” was an operation plan patterned after a double-barreled gun. The upper barrel is a massive drive against big time drug lords, pushers and distributors while the lower barrel is a program aimed at providing drug dependents the opportunity to mend ways.

The latter includes giving drug personalities livelihood programs after detoxification process.

“'Project Double Barrel' in reality is giving new meaning to life, new hope and direction for drug surrenderees,” Galgo said.

He cited the case of a seven-hectare open farm field in Barangay Sinawal, Gen. Santos City where drug personalities planted corn and other crops. Three hectares are already planted with corn while the rest are planted with squash, sweet potatoes, bananas, tomatoes, among others.

Galgo said the drug personalities were not “detained.” They were allowed to go home after they signed affidavit of undertaking, expressing desire to reform.

Since they volunteered to be rehabilitated and trained on income generating projects, the drug personalities regularly showed up at police office in Gen. Santos City to farm in Barangay Sinawal, get paid and sent home again.

In a video presentation, the PRO-12 Regional Information Office that Galgo heads, a drug dependent only named as Justin, revealed how the project has given him the opportunity to reform.

“Now, my life has direction, I can sleep soundly without fear,” Justin said. “I did not regret grabbing this opportunity provided by the police,” he added. (PNA)

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