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(Eagle News) — The Palace on Monday, June 25, junked the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency’s proposal to drug-test students aged 10 years old and older. “We take the side of (Education) Secretary (Leonor) Briones invoking that in the United States, what has been upheld as being constitutional is only random testing for high school,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said. Briones had said the PDEA’s proposal would require the amendment of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Education (DepEd) said it won’t allow elementary students or grade school pupils to go through mandatory drug testing as proposed by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). Education Secretary Leonor Briones said they are still not convinced that a 10 year-old should undergo mandatory drug testing as children’s identities would become exposed to public scrutiny. “Hindi pa kami kumbinsido na 10 years old. Kasi ang 10 years old na […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency’s proposal to conduct mandatory drug testings for teachers and Grade 4 students and up has drawn mixed reactions from senators. For Senator Panfilo Lacson, apart from the fact that the drug testing would help “the government’s prioritized efforts to curb drug addiction and trade, there is sufficient legal basis and jurisprudence in the conduct of random drug testing among junior and high school students.” […]
(Eagle News) — Top officials of the Commission on Higher Education and its employees on Monday, June 18, underwent mandatory drug testing. The move is in response to the call of President Rodrigo Duterte for a drug-free work environment. “This initiative is being undertaken consistent with Civil Service Commission memorandum circular number 13 series of 2017, which provides the guidelines in the mandatory drug test for public officials and other purposes,” Officer-in-Charge Prospero de Vera […]
(Eagle News Service) — Winners in the recently concluded barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao underwent drug testing on Monday, May 21. The drug-testing was organized by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). Emilio Enot
QUEZON City, Philippines (July 12) – We know that one of the reasons why crime is rampant in our country is the equally rampant use of illegal drugs. To save the youth from the “dark side” and therefore arrest the increase in the number of drug-induced crimes in the country, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) announced the possibility of putting in place drug tests in every university and college. Aside from proposing to require […]
TAYUG, Pangasinan (Eagle News) – Muling nagsagawa ng unannounced drug testing sa mga reformist sa Tayug, Pangasinan bilang bahagi ng ng kanilang community-based rehabilitation program. Ang drug testing ay isa sa mga requirement sa ilalim ng rehabilitation program ng mga reformist upang maialis ang kanilang mga pangalan sa watchlist. Mayroon namang nairekomenda ang Philippine National Police-Tayug na 30 reformist sa Pangasinan Provincial Office at Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency para sa delisting. Ito ay naghihintay na lang […]
CAMP Aguinaldo, Quezon City (Eagle News) — Siyamnapu’t dalawang (92) tauhan ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) ang sinibak sa serbisyo matapos na magpositibo sa iligal na droga. Ayon sa Department of National Defense (DND), may kabuuang 32,795 na AFP personnel ang sumailalim sa drug testing simula nang maupo sa puwesto si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Ito ay pagtugon sa kampanya ng Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) at Philippine National Police (PNP) sa anti-illegal drugs operations. […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Labor Secretary Silvestre Abello III encouraged employers to introduce policies and programs to its employees that will promote a drug-free work place. Under the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Order No. 53-03, all private establishments must promulgate their own drug abuse policies and programs to combat the use of illegal drugs. In accordance with Order No. 53-03, employers are obliged to send their employees for random drug testing […]
SAN FRANCISCO, Quezon (Eagle News) – Pinangunahan ni San Francisco Mayor Joselito Alega, Jr. ang drug testing sa mga empleyado ng Local Government Unit (LGU) sa Bayan ng San Francisco, Quezon. Pagkatapos ng kanilang Flag Raising Ceremony ay agad nagtungo sa Municipal Building upang isagawa ang nasabing aktibidad. May 135 empleyado ang boluntaryong nagpa-drug test. Naroon din sa nasabing aktibidad ang Field Officer ng Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG ) na si Waren […]
