{"id":237125,"date":"2019-11-11T20:26:53","date_gmt":"2019-11-12T01:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=237125"},"modified":"2019-11-11T20:26:53","modified_gmt":"2019-11-12T01:26:53","slug":"caloocan-prelate-willing-to-help-govt-in-drug-users-rehab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/11\/11\/caloocan-prelate-willing-to-help-govt-in-drug-users-rehab\/","title":{"rendered":"Caloocan prelate willing to help gov&#8217;t in drug users\u2018 rehab"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_204586\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-204586\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/shutterstock_650034733.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-204586\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/shutterstock_650034733.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/shutterstock_650034733.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/shutterstock_650034733-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/shutterstock_650034733-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/shutterstock_650034733-20x13.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-204586\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David said the government\u2019s plan to hire more health workers to address the drug addiction problem is \u2018long overdue\u2019.(Shutterstock Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0&#8212; A Catholic prelate on Monday said he is willing to help the government in the rehabilitation of drug users.<\/p>\n<p>Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David said the government\u2019s plan to hire more health workers to address the drug addiction problem is \u2018long overdue\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c(It is) long overdue but never too late if they can admit what we have been insisting on all along\u2014 that drug addiction is basically a health issue,\u201d David said in an article posted on the Catholic Bishops\u2019 Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) news website.<\/p>\n<p>In 2016, the Diocese of Caloocan has opened its parishes as venues for a community-based drug rehabilitation program.<\/p>\n<p>Dubbed as \u201cKaagapay Ministry, the program has three main components: patient care, family care, and community care.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can even help the government cut down the cost if only the anti-drug abuse councils of Local Government Units are willing to partner with our parishes and tap our volunteer mental health workers,\u201d David said.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said they are looking to hire more psychologists and psychiatrists for rehabilitation centers across the country.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the government is planning to build at least one treatment and rehabilitation center for every region.<\/p>\n<p>David has been calling for a more health-based approach to drug addiction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA\u00a0&#8212; 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