Busay barangay chairman denies drug use

Morexette Erram 10/22/2016

  BUSAY barangay chairman Amilo Lopez questioned why the Cebu City Office for Substance Abuse and Prevention (Cosap) announced non-confirmatory results of the surprise drug test organized by the Association of Barangay Council (ABC) yesterday. Lopez was…

Busay barangay captain surprised at being found positive for illegal drug use

Jhunnex Napallacan 10/21/2016

CEBU CITY—A village chief was surprised when he was tested positive for illegal drug use. Amilo Lopez, chairman of Barangay Busay, was the only one found positive among the 60 village chiefs who undertook the drug tests…

PDEA to monitor Nubain use

Edison Delos Angeles 10/17/2016

THE regional Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said it is now stepping up efforts to monitor the distribution of Nubain in Cebu and the rest of the region following last Sunday’s discovery of a box of liquid…

30 city hall, barangay workers test positive for drugs

Margarette Managaytay 09/22/2016

THIRTY employees were found positive during the drug testing conducted at the Cebu City Hall and some barangays. Four of those who tested positive for drug use were barangay employees, while 26 were from the different departments…

City Hall fires 10 employees positive of drug use

09/02/2016

Ten of the 127 newly hired casual employees of the Cebu City government tested positive of drug use in a random drug testing conducted by the Cebu City Office of Substance Abuse Prevention (Cosap) on the last…

10 Cebu city hall workers positive for drugs

09/02/2016

TEN of 127 newly hired casual employees of Cebu City Hall tested positive for drug use during a random drug testing conducted by the Cebu City Office of Substance Abuse Prevention (Cosap) last August 25 and 31.…

Alcover’s proposed ordinance: Mandatory community service for Tokhang surrenderers

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/29/2016

WHAT else can be done to the growing number of drug users and pushers that have turned themselves in to authorities? If Cebu City Councilor Pastor “Jun” Alcover Jr. is to be asked, mandatory community service is…

Cebu City considers subsidy for drug users’ rehabilitation

07/14/2016

A partnership between the Cebu City government and a privately owned company that runs several rehabilitation centers is being forged. This came as the P2 million budget allocated to the Cebu City Office of Substance Abuse Prevention…

Drug-free

02/18/2016

Whether it was out of spite or a genuine commitment to the voting public, Dr. Alice Utlang’s call for Cebu City candidates to undergo drug tests still serves its purpose of keeping them honest and transparent to…

Comelec: No law requiring drug tests for candidates

Apple Ta-as, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/16/2016

WITHOUT a law requiring its compliance, drug tests among candidates will remain voluntary, the Cebu City Commission on Elections (Comelec) office said yesterday. “Although conducting drug tests for politicians will help voters get informed choices, it can…

DRUG TEST FOR ALL

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Marc Eric Cosep 02/15/2016

With the elections barely three months away,  the Cebu City Office on Substance Abuse and Prevention (Cosap) has issued a challenge to candidates of all elective posts in the city: take a drug test. Dr. Alice Utlang,…

10 tanods in Apas, San Roque admit to using drugs

Jhunnex Napallacan 09/08/2015

Ten employees of two Cebu City barangays admitted that they are  drug users, getting the jump on a  surprise drug test by the Cebu City Office on Substance Abuse and Prevention (COSAP). Close to 130 officials and…

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