Referral of Drug Abusers and Dependents to the Mega Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Center in Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija
OCA Circular No. 113-2017 directs judges of Regional Trial Courts in the Philippines to refer drug abusers and dependents for treatment at the Mega Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Center in Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija. This recommendation arises from the Department of the Interior and Local Government's request, addressing the overcrowding in existing government rehabilitation centers. The Mega Drug Center has a capacity of approximately 10,000 beds and includes addiction specialists collaborating with the Department of Health on rehabilitation programs. Judges are encouraged to utilize this facility for court-ordered rehabilitation as much as possible.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- OCA Circular No. 113-2017
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Supreme Court Issuances
- Subcategory
- Office of the Court Administrator Circulars
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 6, 2017
OCA CIRCULAR NO. 113-2017
| TO | : | Concerned Judges of Regional Trial Courts |
| SUBJECT | : | Referral of Drug Abusers and Dependents to the Mega Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Center in Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija |
Acting on the recommendation and request of the Department of the Interior and Local Government for the courts to confine "drug users and pushers who are ordered for treatment and rehabilitation by the courts" at the Mega Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Center in Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija, a drug rehabilitation center with around 10,000 bed facilities and an addiction specialist who will work with the Department of Health in its drug rehabilitation program and considering that most government drug treatment and rehabilitation centers are already overcrowded, the Office of the Court Administrator hereby ENJOINS all concerned judges to refer, as far as practicable, drug abusers and dependents to the Mega Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Center in Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija.
(SGD.) JOSE MIDAS P. MARQUEZCourt Administrator
Cite This Law
Referral of Drug Abusers and Dependents to the Mega Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Center in Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija, OCA Circular No. 113-2017, Jun 6, 2017 (Philippines)
Referral of Drug Abusers and Dependents to the Mega Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Center in Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija, OCA Circular No. 113-2017 (Phil. 2017)
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