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Manila RTC gives food carts, livelihood to help former drug users rebuild their lives

Published May 2, 2024 05:49 am

The Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 31 launched a livelihood program that aims to fight drug addiction and ensure the full rehabilitation of drug offenders. 

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Manila RTC Branch 31 launched a livelihood program to fight drug addiction and ensure the full rehabilitation of drug offenders on April 30. (Photos from Manila CJFD/MANILA BULLETIN)

 

The program is an initiative of Judge Maria Sophia Solidum-Taylor, together with Set the Captives Free Through Christ. It was launched at the Manila Yacht Club in Roxas Boulevard, Manila on Tuesday, April 30.

Present during the event were personnel of the Manila City Jail Female Dormitory (CJFD), former Chief Justice Diosdado M. Peralta, and Court Administrator Raul Villanueva. 

Solidum-Taylor said the program aims to provide beneficiaries with another chance to have a better life. 

Through the livelihood program, some drug offenders who had negative results in drug tests received food carts with devices that they could use to make food products that they could sell.

Solidum-Taylor said that counseling and placing drug offenders in in-house drug rehabilitation centers are not enough to give them a new lease on life. 

For the beneficiaries, Solidum-Taylor believed that providing them with a livelihood program would help them more.

To make it successful, Solidum-Taylor is using her income as well as donations from some of her relatives and friends to fund the program. 

The beneficiaries of the program said that the initiative is a huge help for them to earn money for their families.

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 (Photo from Manila CJFD/MANILA BULLETIN)

Aside from the food carts, welding and cut-off machines were also given to the beneficiaries. 

Peralta said that the program is a huge help to drug offenders become productive citizens. 

Solidum-Taylor hoped that their program would reach more people who need help in transforming their lives for the better. 

“This holistic approach to rehabilitation recognizes that true change comes from addressing not only the physical aspects of addiction but also the spiritual and emotional needs of individuals,” the Manila CJFD stated as they thanked Solidum-Taylor and the Manila RTC 31.

“By providing opportunities for sustainable livelihoods and support in their journey towards recovery, this program offers hope for a brighter future for those who have fallen victim to drug abuse. It is a testament to the power of compassion and faith in transforming lives and breaking the cycle of addiction,” it added. 

In April, Solidum-Taylor and the Manila City Jail Male Dormitory (MCJMD) also launched the aftercare program for persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) that aims to empower and reintegrate the released PDLs into society and to support the livelihood programs of the jail facility.

Read more: https://mb.com.ph/2024/4/2/article-2110

 

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