Philippines seeks big cut in drug rehab budget, stoking lawmakers' concernMANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines plans a cut of 75 percent in spending next year on drug rehabilitation facilities, while at the same time seeking a massive hike in funding for a war on drugs that has killed thousands, fuelling concerns among lawmakers.  The government has rejected criticism that it lacked the commitment to rehabilitate drug users, saying it has attracted financing and is building treatment facilities, but had underestimated the scale of addiction.   More than 3,800 people, most of them drugs suspects, have died in police operations in the drug war unleashed by President Rodrigo Duterte in July last year. Police deny they were executing suspects, saying those killed had violently resisted arrest. Senator Ralph Recto, who has questioned the government s anti-drugs budget, said he would scrutinize its proposal to cut expenditure on drug rehabilitation centers by 2.3 billion pesos ($45.23 million), compared to this year. The government has asked Congress for an increase of more than 40 times in next year s police budget for anti-drugs operations next year.  I will discuss these issues when the budget is formally presented,  Recto told Reuters in a text message. The lack of rehabilitation centers would cripple the  declared government policy  to wean substance abusers off drugs, Recto said in a statement over the weekend.     In August, Health Secretary Paulyn Ubial said eight drug rehabilitation centers would be built across the Philippines, funded by private firms, including conglomerate San Miguel Corp and property firm Megaworld. Last year, Manila opened what it called a  mega  drug rehabilitation facility to treat up to 10,000 patients and funded by a Chinese tycoon.  The Department of Health submitted a budget of 759.6 million pesos for state-managed rehabilitation facilities under the government s proposed 2018 spending plan, significantly less than this year s budget of 3.08 billion pesos. Methamphetamine use for a year or more would shrink the brain of a person, Duterte said in a speech in August last year, adding,  Therefore he is no longer viable for rehabilitation.  He estimated there are already more than 3 million Philippine drug users in a country of more than 100 million people.  The government s 13 drug abuse treatment and rehab facilities treated 14,733 out-patients in 2016, up more than three times from the previous year, and close to 30,000 in- patients, up four percent over 2015, the health department says.   Duterte has said the drugs war will continue and would be  unremitting as it will be unrelenting . worldnews
philippines seeks big cut drug rehab budget smoking lawmakers concernmanila reuters the philippines plans cut percent spending next year drug rehabilitation facilities time seeking massive hike funding war drugs killed thousands fueling concerns among lawmakers the government rejected criticism lacked commitment rehabilitate drug users saying attracted financing building treatment facilities underestimated scale addiction more people drugs suspects died police operations drug war unleashed president rodrigo duterte july last year police deny executing suspects saying killed violently resisted arrest senator ralph rector questioned government budget said would scrutinized proposal cut expenditure drug rehabilitation centers billion pesos million compared year the government asked congress increase times next year police budget operations next year i discuss issues budget formally presented rector told reuters text message the lack rehabilitation centers would crippled declared government policy mean substance abusers drugs rector said statement weekend in august health secretary paul trial said eight drug rehabilitation centers would built across philippines funded private firms including conglomerate san miguel corp property firm megaworld last year manila opened called mega drug rehabilitation facility treat patients funded chinese tycoon the department health submitted budget million pesos rehabilitation facilities government proposed spending plan significantly less year budget billion pesos methamphetamine use year would shrink brain person duterte said speech august last year adding therefore longer viable rehabilitation he estimated already million philippine drug users country million people the government drug abuse treatment rehab facilities treated three times previous year close patients four percent health department says duterte said drugs war continue would unremitting unrelenting worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Philippines seeks big cut in drug rehab budget, stoking lawmakers' concernMANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines plans a cut of 75 percent in spending next year on drug rehabilitation facilities, while at the same time seeking a massive hike in funding for a war on drugs that has killed thousands, fuelling concerns among lawmakers.  The government has rejected criticism that it lacked the commitment to rehabilitate drug users, saying it has attracted financing and is building treatment facilities, but had underestimated the scale of addiction.   More than 3,800 people, most of them drugs suspects, have died in police operations in the drug war unleashed by President Rodrigo Duterte in July last year. Police deny they were executing suspects, saying those killed had violently resisted arrest. Senator Ralph Recto, who has questioned the government s anti-drugs budget, said he would scrutinize its proposal to cut expenditure on drug rehabilitation centers by 2.3 billion pesos ($45.23 million), compared to this year. The government has asked Congress for an increase of more than 40 times in next year s police budget for anti-drugs operations next year.  I will discuss these issues when the budget is formally presented,  Recto told Reuters in a text message. The lack of rehabilitation centers would cripple the  declared government policy  to wean substance abusers off drugs, Recto said in a statement over the weekend.     In August, Health Secretary Paulyn Ubial said eight drug rehabilitation centers would be built across the Philippines, funded by private firms, including conglomerate San Miguel Corp and property firm Megaworld. Last year, Manila opened what it called a  mega  drug rehabilitation facility to treat up to 10,000 patients and funded by a Chinese tycoon.  The Department of Health submitted a budget of 759.6 million pesos for state-managed rehabilitation facilities under the government s proposed 2018 spending plan, significantly less than this year s budget of 3.08 billion pesos. Methamphetamine use for a year or more would shrink the brain of a person, Duterte said in a speech in August last year, adding,  Therefore he is no longer viable for rehabilitation.  He estimated there are already more than 3 million Philippine drug users in a country of more than 100 million people.  The government s 13 drug abuse treatment and rehab facilities treated 14,733 out-patients in 2016, up more than three times from the previous year, and close to 30,000 in- patients, up four percent over 2015, the health department says.   Duterte has said the drugs war will continue and would be  unremitting as it will be unrelenting . worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: philippines seeks big cut drug rehab budget smoking lawmakers concernmanila reuters the philippines plans cut percent spending next year drug rehabilitation facilities time seeking massive hike funding war drugs killed thousands fueling concerns among lawmakers the government rejected criticism lacked commitment rehabilitate drug users saying attracted financing building treatment facilities underestimated scale addiction more people drugs suspects died police operations drug war unleashed president rodrigo duterte july last year police deny executing suspects saying killed violently resisted arrest senator ralph rector questioned government budget said would scrutinized proposal cut expenditure drug rehabilitation centers billion pesos million compared year the government asked congress increase times next year police budget operations next year i discuss issues budget formally presented rector told reuters text message the lack rehabilitation centers would crippled declared government policy mean substance abusers drugs rector said statement weekend in august health secretary paul trial said eight drug rehabilitation centers would built across philippines funded private firms including conglomerate san miguel corp property firm megaworld last year manila opened called mega drug rehabilitation facility treat patients funded chinese tycoon the department health submitted budget million pesos rehabilitation facilities government proposed spending plan significantly less year budget billion pesos methamphetamine use year would shrink brain person duterte said speech august last year adding therefore longer viable rehabilitation he estimated already million philippine drug users country million people the government drug abuse treatment rehab facilities treated three times previous year close patients four percent health department says duterte said drugs war continue would unremitting unrelenting worldnews