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Tagle: Pope Francis wants parish-based drug rehab program to continue


Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle on Sunday revealed that Pope Francis had told him to continue the Church's drug rehabilitation program, Sanlakbay Para Sa Pagbabagong Buhay.

"Nagkaroon ho ako ng pagkakataon na makapagusap kay Pope Francis sa Rome. Naikwento ko sa kanya ang Sanlakbay. Ang kanyang mga mata ay parang mga bituin na nagningning. At sabi po niya, 'That's the way to go,'" Tagle said in a 24 Oras report.

"Sabi niya, 'Continue... continue that,'" Tagle added.

Amid the government's violent war against illegal drugs, the six-month Church program aims to provide counseling, spiritual and values formation and even livelihood support for drug dependents.

Organizations involved in the program are: Center for Family Ministry, UST Graduate School of Psycho-Trauma, Department of Interior and Local Government, and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency. — Anna Felicia Bajo/BM, GMA News

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