Question & AnswerQ&A (BOARD REGULATION NO. 2)
The main purpose of the BALAY SILANGAN Guidelines is to provide guidelines for community involvement in reforming drug offenders who voluntarily surrendered but are not drug users into self-sufficient and law-abiding members of society through coordination among LGUs, the National Government, and private stakeholders.
Rehabilitation is defined as medical rehabilitation and reformatory rehabilitation. Medical rehabilitation involves helping substance addicts stop drug use with bio-psycho-social interventions. Reformatory rehabilitation involves rectifying or modifying negative attitudes and behavior to enable productivity and social acceptance, typically for drug offenders who may or may not have used drugs.
The PDEA (Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency) chairs the BALAY SILANGAN National Oversight Committee, and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) serves as the secretariat of the Committee.
The functions include monitoring and evaluating program implementation, filing necessary charges, coordinating participation of all sectors, enlisting assistance from government agencies and GOCCs, meeting quarterly, and conducting random inspections and audits of Drug Reformation Program facilities.
ADACs are responsible for updating the validated list of illegal drug personalities at the barangay level, establishing necessary structures and manpower, formulating the reformation program's action plan, coordinating stakeholders' participation, and implementing livelihood and training programs for drug personalities who voluntarily surrendered.
Eligible participants include drug personalities who voluntarily surrendered and are not on the PDEA/PNP Target, Wanted, or Watch Lists, those who availed plea bargaining and/or convicted under Section 15 (Use of Dangerous Drugs) of the Act, and drug personalities who have served jail terms under the Act.
The program phases include: 1) A mandatory one-month in-house reformation program, 2) An outpatient program for one to two months or in-house intervention as ordered by the court for plea bargaining or convicted individuals, and 3) Livelihood and skills training programs based on capacity and job opportunities.
Facilities must be located within PNP or AFP camps/bases and manned accordingly to ensure security and discourage unauthorized departure of program participants.
Examples include green revolution programs (gardening), soap making, massage training or reflexology, basic carpentry, basic welding and electrical work, basic haircutting, food processing, and mushroom culture.
Non-compliance by officials to perform their functions under the regulation may result in filing of administrative and/or criminal charges pursuant to Section 32 of RA 9165, the Local Government Code, and DILG issuances. Failure of LGUs to appropriate budget support can be grounds for disapproval of their Annual Budget.