{"id":155236,"date":"2018-03-05T04:27:10","date_gmt":"2018-03-05T09:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=155236"},"modified":"2018-03-05T04:27:10","modified_gmt":"2018-03-05T09:27:10","slug":"ph-accepts-drug-rehab-aid-from-eu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/03\/05\/ph-accepts-drug-rehab-aid-from-eu\/","title":{"rendered":"PH accepts drug rehab aid from EU"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Malaca\u00f1ang on Monday, March 5, thanked the European Union (EU) as it offered 3.8 million-euro to fund the government\u2019s drug rehabilitation program. (Photo<\/a> by Jean-Etienne Minh-Duy Poirrier\/Flickr<\/a>, CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Malaca\u00f1ang on Monday, March 5, thanked the European Union (EU) as it offered 3.8 million-euro to fund the government\u2019s drug rehabilitation program.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe thank the European Union, likewise, for offering a 3.8 million-euro aid to fund the drug rehabilitation centers in the country,\u201d Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said during a press briefing.<\/p>\n

Roque said that this P243 million assistance is a \u201cbig boost\u201d to the administration\u2019s efforts to fix problems on drug addiction.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe EU\u2019s desire to support our drug rehabilitation centers runs parallel to the Duterte administration\u2019s holistic approach to the drug problem by treating it not just as a national security issue but a public health concern as well, including rehabilitation and reintegration of the drug dependents,\u201d the spokesperson stressed.<\/p>\n

The Palace official, however, said that President Rodrigo Duterte would accept aids from other countries if there are no conditions attached to it.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe President, as we all know, is amenable to accepting any aid but without any unilateral conditions. He will reject as he made in previous occasions offer of assistance with any condition that will interfere with our domestic policies,\u201d Roque explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe President will not compromise the nation\u2019s dignity over any amount of foreign aid,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n

Duterte has criticized the EU since the bloc took a strong stand against the administration\u2019s anti-illegal drug campaign, even rejecting millions of pesos in aid from the body.<\/p>\n

On May 2017, the Philippine government announced that it would no longer accept any aid from the bloc as it had conditions for the country, particularly on rule of law, democracy, and human rights.<\/p>\n

The nation, last January 24, formally declined to accept \u20ac6.1 million or around P380 million worth of aid from the EU.<\/p>\n

Despite the Chief Executive\u2019s ire, the EU said that they are still committed in providing support to the Philippines.<\/p>\n

“We have not closed any doors,” EU Ambassador to the Philippines Frank Jessen was quoted as saying in an ABS-CBN report last January 2018.<\/p>\n

“We will be pleased to continue the work we are doing in the past,” he added.<\/p>\n

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