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v. Adopt quarantine regulations. Approve measures and adopt quarantineregulations to prevent the introduction and spread of diseases within its territorialjurisdiction;vi. Establish programs for disadvantaged persons and groups. Provide for thecare of paupers, the aged, the sick, persons of unsound mind, abandonedminors, abused children, disabled persons, juvenile delinquents, drugdependents, and other needy and disadvantaged persons, particularly childrenand youth below eighteen (18) years of age; subject to availability of funds,establish and support the operation of centers and facilities for said needy anddisadvantaged persons; and facilitate efforts to promote the welfare of familiesbelow the poverty threshold, the disadvantaged, and the exploited;vii. Establish and maintain jails and detention centers. Establish and provide forthe maintenance and improvement of jails and detention centers, institute asound jail management program, and appropriate funds for the subsistence ofdetainees and convicted prisoners in the province;viii. Establish council for the culture and arts. Establish a provincial council whosepurpose is the promotion of culture and the arts, coordinate with governmentagencies and non-governmental organizations and, subject to the availability offunds, appropriate funds for the support and development of the same;ix. Establish council for the elderly. Establish a provincial council for the elderlywhich shall formulate policies and adopt measures mutually beneficial to theelderly and to the province; and subject to the availability of funds, appropriatefunds to support programs and projects for the elderly; and provide incentives fornon- governmental agencies and entities to support the programs and projects ofthe elderly; and(6) Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and functions as maybe prescribed by law or ordinance.32