DOTr chief: PUV drivers now required to do drug testing every 90 days

Gabriel Pabico Lalu - @inquirerdotnet 05/05/2025

MANILA, Philippines — A department order requiring drivers of public utility vehicles (PUVs) to undergo mandatory drug testing every 90 days would be signed by Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon. Dizon said this in a press briefing on…

SUV driver in NAIA – 1 tragedy to undergo drug test, says DOTr

Luisa Cabato 05/04/2025

MANILA, Philippines — The driver of the sports utility vehicle (SUV) that rammed the west departure curbside area of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 will be subjected to a drug test, the Department of Transportation…

51 bus, taxi drivers Test negative in surprise drug test at Cebu terminal

Futch Anthony Inso 10/29/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu— A total of 51 bus and taxi drivers tested negative in a surprise drug test conducted by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA-7), Land Transportation Office (LTO-7), Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB-7),…

Lapu-Lapu drug test: BFP personnel negative for drug use

Futch Anthony Inso 05/27/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu- All of the 50 personnel of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in Lapu-Lapu City passed the drug test that was administered by the City Lapu-Lapu Office for Substance Abuse Prevention (CLOSAP) last May…

Lapu-Lapu drug test: Tourism office JO positive for illegal drugs

Futch Anthony Inso 03/16/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu- One tested positive for using illegal drugs during a surprise drug test conducted by the City of Lapu-Lapu Office for Substance Abuse Prevention (CLOSAP) on Friday, March 15, for the occupants of the Tourism,…

Lapu-Lapu drug test: 16 slaughterhouse employees positive

Futch Anthony Inso 02/10/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines- Sixteen out of 77 employees from the Lapu-Lapu City Slaughterhouse tested positive for illegal drug use. This was confirmed by Garry Lao, executive director of the City of Lapu-Lapu Office for Substance Abuse Prevention…

Lapu-Lapu: 2 from city hospital fail drug test, risk termination

Futch Anthony Inso 02/04/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – Two of the more than a hundred employees of the Lapu-Lapu City Hospital tested positive for illegal drugs use during a surprise drug test held on Friday. Garry Lao, executive director of the…

Hontiveros dares both Marcos and Duterte to undergo drug test

Charie Abarca 01/31/2024

MANILA, Philippines — In order to put an end to tirades from both camps, opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros encouraged on Wednesday both President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and former chief executive Rodrigo Duterte to undergo drug tests.…

Lapu-Lapu: 2 members of city’s clearing team fail drug test

Futch Anthony Inso 01/26/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Two individuals were found positive of using illegal drugs during the drug test initiated by the City of Lapu-Lapu Office of Substance Abuse Prevention (CLOSAP) on Wednesday afternoon, January 24, 2024. Twenty six…

115 Lapu-Lapu JOs, traffic enforcers undergo drug test

Futch Anthony Inso 01/22/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — A total of 115 job order employees and traffic enforcers who are employed by the Lapu-Lapu City Hall were subjected to a surprise random drug test on Monday morning. Mayor Junard Chan supervised…

Lapu-Lapu drug test: 8 positive for drugs in Brgys Pusok, Pajo

Futch Anthony Inso 01/15/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu- A total of eight individuals tested positive for illegal drug use during the random drug tests conducted in Barangays Pusok and Pajo in Lapu-Lapu City on Friday, Jan. 12, and Monday, Jan. 15. This…

Mandaue City terminates 20 employees found positive of drug use

Mary Rose Sagarino 01/08/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — At least 20 Mandaue City employees were ordered dismissed from service in 2023 for the use of illegal drugs. The employees, who come from different departments and offices, tested positive during surprise drug…

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