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2. BACKGROUND/RATIONALE
On May 9, Rodrigo Duterte won the 2016 Philippine presidential
election promising to kill thousands of criminals and urging people to kill drug
addicts. A new campaign was born, Campaign Plan Project: Double Barrel.
According to official police documentation, it has two-pronged approach,
Lower Barrel approach under Project Tokhang or the famously known Oplan
Tokhang (Cebuano for tuktok, "knock", and hangyo, "persuade), and Upper
Barrel approach under Project HVT (High Value Targets) that focuses on
relatively more prominent drug personalities including politicians, police and
military personnel and other government employees. (Wikipedia)
According to Asia and Pacific Amphetamine-Type Stimulants
Information Center (APAIC), crystalline methamphetamine remains the most
problematic drug of use in the Philippines. According to the latest drug use
survey conducted by the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB), there were an
estimated 1.8 million drug users in the Philippines. Excluding cannabis,
crystalline methamphetamine, a strong and highly addictive drug that affects
the central nervous system, was the most widely abused drug in the country,
accounting for approximately half (48.9%, 859,150 individuals) of the current
drug users. There is no legal use for it (WebMD). On the other hand, shabu and
marijuana are the most-used drug in the Cordillera according to PDEA
Information Officer Joseph Calutlut.
In the 2015 report of the Dangerous Drugs Boards (DDB), around 1.8
million Filipinos from 10-69 years old are using drugs, or 1.8% of the total
population. In Baguio City, Mayor Mauricio Domogan said latest police records
reveal 2,372 suspected drug users have turned themselves into authorities
(SunStar Baguio, 2017). Despite the number of suspected users, drug-affected
barangays in Baguio City had been reduced to six: Middle Quirino Hill, Pinget,
Bakakeng Central, Aurora Hill Proper, Camp 7, Irisan.
Since 2012, a proposal for a rehabilitation center, to be located in Irisan,
has been tackled. That there is a need for a government-owned rehabilitation
center in the region to meet the needs of the families that have a drug-
dependent family member (Dolino, 2012). Substance abuse is a pattern of
recurrent use that leads to damaging consequences. Damaging
consequences may involve failure to meet ones major role responsibilities. It
may continue for a long period of time or progress to substance dependence,
a more severe disorder associated with physiological signs of dependence
(tolerance or withdrawal syndrome) or compulsive use of a substance (CSUN).
August 2016, Mayor Domogan admitted the City Government has
limited funds for livelihood assistance for the rapidly increasing number of drug
surenderrees wanting to reform their way of life that is why efforts are being
done to help them shy away from going back to the illegal drug trade. In terms
of hosting a government drug rehabilitation facility, he revealed that the local
government is offering the use of a portion of the city-owned 5,000-square
meter property in Balenben, Irisan, near the Social Development Center of the
CSWDO, as a site for rehabilitation center. However, he claimed there are four
alleged informal settlers whose houses must be demolished proposed
rehabilitation center site (See, 2016). Now, September 2017, Mayor Domogan
is still eyeing a portion of the City Social Development Center in Balenben, Irisan
as rehabilitation center for drug users.
Now, the researchers aim to design a government-owned rehabilitation
center for drug dependent people in Baguio City catering to their
physiological and psychological needs that is in line with the City
Governments plans and budgets having the assurance that standards are
met.
2.1 PROBLEM
3. CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
This Study aims to design a Community-Based Recovery Home for drug
dependents in Baguio City. Assessing the needs of a Community-Based
Recovery Home for drug dependent like Therapeutic Services, Vocational and
education, Stay- in residential Services and the Administration with support
services. In Therapeutic services a room for individual counselling, evening
group meetings, family meetings and drug educational meetings will be
needed to accommodate the activities. In vocational and education an area
for livelihood training, vocational and skill training, job placement assistance
and educational programs will be needed to train and teach them how to
earn money and stand on their feet when they get out of the rehabilitation
center. Stay- in Residential Services can accommodate twenty-five (25)
people for those who are from far barangays ad needed a 24 hour observation
and guidance. Administration and support Services office are also needed for
as extend services from other various fields that can help to reform the drug
dependent users.
The different design criteria like the Green design, Economical (use of
materials that are easy to transport and handle), Disaster Resilient and
innovativeness will depend on the needs of a Community- based Recovery
Home for Drug dependent.
The propose community- based recovery home for drug dependent
follows the different Codes, laws and guidelines of the Philippines like the
National Building Code of The Philippines (PD 1096), Fire Code of the Philippines
(RA 9514), Time- Savers Building types, Sanitation Code of The Philippines (PD
856) and the Philippine Green Building Code. These codes and laws are to be
used as guides in the planning and designing of the rehabilitation center.
The data gathered regarding the need of a community- based recovery home
for drug dependent are then used to come up with the design of the
rehabilitation center. Using these data, we will come with guides, plan and
designs of a community- based recovery home for drug dependent.
4. SIGNIFICANCE
6. REFERENCES
Philippine Drug War. (n.d.). In Wikipedia. Retrieved September 15, 2017, from
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_Drug_War.
Catajan, M. (2017, August 3). 2,000 drug users in Baguio surrender. SunStar
Baguio.