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Over 200 Filipino and foreign stakeholders have supported the Manila Declaration on Creating Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI) Systems in the country, which expands the access to evidence-based health treatment for drug users and discharge reforms for an improved criminal justice system. The...

Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said that substance abuse is not included among the grounds in order to disqualify a candidate who is running in an election. “Substance abuse is not among the disqualifications provided for by law,” said Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez on...

DepEd Webinar on drug education program (Photo courtesy DepEd) The Department of Education (DepEd) has launched a webinar series for its personnel in order to impart to their learners the dangers of drug abuse. The DepEd said that the webinar will be in five parts. The first part was conducted last...