Senator Robinhood Padilla 's bill requiring all elected and appointed officials of public offices, including the President, to undergo an annual mandatory drug testing, is not directed at President Marcos. This was according to lawyer Rudolf Philip Jurado, Padilla 's chief-of-staff, who...
Malacañang said a proposal in the Senate to require mandatory annual drug testing for all elected and appointed public officials would run counter to a Supreme Court ruling and constitutional protections on privacy. Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said this after Senator Robinhood...
Senator Loren Legarda said on Tuesday, August 19 she has mandated drug testing for her staff as part of an effort to demonstrate transparency and accountability in public service. Legarda, a member of the Senate minority bloc, made the assurance amid recent drug-related allegations involving a...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said on Monday, August 18 a mandatory random drug test for all officials and employees of the 20th Congress will be conducted to maintain a drug-free workplace. Escudero made the move in response to Senate Minority Leader Vicente “Tito” Sotto...
Senator Robinhood Padilla has filed a bill that requires all elected and appointed officials of public offices including the President to undergo an annual mandatory drug testing. “Kung ang taumbayan ay inaasahang malinis sa bawal na gamot, dapat magsimula ito sa mga lingkod-bayan mismo. Ang...
Senator Raffy Tulfo announced on Monday, August 18, that he, along with his entire staff, would undergo mandatory drug testing on Tuesday. "As a matter of fact, I already told my staff, my chief-of-staff, na tumulong magpadala dito ng taga Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and pwedeng...
Senator Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri announced on Saturday, Aug. 16, that he and his entire staff will undergo mandatory drug testing on Monday. This, as he outlined a plan that places accountability on record and urged peers to adopt the same standard across the chamber. Zubiri framed the...
Some senators are supporting the call for random drug testing in the upper chamber, following an incident of alleged marijuana use within its premises. It was Senate Minority Leader Vicente "Tito Sotto" III who first made the call. He stated that random drug testing was in effect among the Senate...
ILOILO CITY – Less than a week after assuming as police chief of Western Visayas region, Brig. Gen. Josefino Ligan led a random drug testing on Friday, June 27. Ligan initially called for a meeting of key commanders of the Police Regional Office-6 in Camp Delgado, the regional police...
Vice President Sara Duterte is fully supporting a bill filed by her brother, Davao City 1st District Rep. Paolo Duterte, that would mandate all elected and appointed officials, including the president, to undergo “mandatory random” drug testing every six months. Vice President Sara...
Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte (left), Davao Oriental 2nd district Rep. Cheeno Miguel Almario (Facebook) Davao Oriental 2nd district Rep. Cheeno Miguel Almario has expressed concerns that Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte's...
PBA Party-list Rep. Migs Nograles (left), Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte (Facebook) House Deputy Majority Leader Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Party-list Rep. Margarita “Atty. Migs” Nograles says Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo...
