The group also shares the Duterte administration’s thrust to veer away from the capital and instead push for developments in rural communities, Sia said.
“It (Duterte’s policy) has actually the same concept as City Malls — the decentralization from Manila. The expansion is more focused on Northern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao,” Sia said at the sidelines of the opening of CityMall Boracay on Saturday.
DoubleDragon is the latest conglomerate to back Duterte’s war on drugs, following funding commitments and contributions from other business giants.
Chinese tycoon Huang Rulun, Megaworld and DMCI, have shouldered the construction and operating expenses of a “mega” drug rehabilitiation facility that can accommodate 10,000 patients in Nueva Ecija.
Travellers International Group, Resorts World Manila and the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation have partnered to put up a “world-class” rehabilitation center in Barangay Malagos in Davao City.
The Ayala Foundation has pledged to build a 70-bed rehabilitation center in Marawi City, while the San Miguel Corporation president Ramon Ang has committed to fund future rehabilitation centers and a hospital for soldiers.