COSAP to intensify drug testing in Cebu City Hall after employee arrest

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/23/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Office for Substance Abuse Prevention (COSAP) is planning to intensify the drug testing for City Hall employees after one of them was arrested in a drug bust on April 19,…

5 more Cebu City Hall employees test positive for drugs

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Five employees of the Cebu City Hall tested positive for illegal drugs, the Cebu City Office for Substance Abuse Prevention (COSAP) reported on Tuesday, December 8, 2020.  Four of these five employees were from…

Cosap assures: We’ll resume drug testing soon

Alven Marie Timtim 10/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Office for Substance and Abuse Prevention (Cosap) will soon resume their surprise drug testing among Cebu City hall and Barangay workers and employees. This following the arrest of a Cebu…

5 Lapu JOs face termination for illegal drugs use

Norman V. Mendoza 10/01/2019

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – Five Job Order (JO) employees assigned at Lapu-Lapu City’s Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) risk losing their jobs after they tested positive for illegal drugs use. City of Lapu-Lapu Office for Substance Abuse Prevention…

Mandatory drug testing in schools: PDEA, PNP tells DepEd to take charge

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/21/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Since they have the expertise to deal with school children and the youth, the Department of Education (DepEd) should be tasked to implement the planned random drug testing among high school students, said…

SK Provincial Federation president urges youth leaders tested positive for drugs to take a leave of absence

Rosalie O. Abatayo 03/07/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The president of the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Federation in Cebu Province advised the four SK officials who were tested positive for illegal drugs to take a leave of absence. Jerico Rubio, who sits as an…

Sinas: No drug testing for graders

Nestle L. Semilla 06/26/2018

CHIEF Supt. Debold Sinas, director of the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7), agreed with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on the need for mandatory drug testing in schools as a means to prevent drug…

Taliño supports random drug testing for teachers, students

05/16/2017

To ensure that schools are drug-free, the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) supports the plan of the Department of Education (DepEd) to conduct random drug test to public elementary and high school teachers and high…

Surprise drug test for barangay officials during assembly

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/20/2016

WHEN 60 barangay chairpersons of Cebu City went to the New White Gold House Restaurant yesterday morning, they expected to attend a general assembly. A few hours later, the officials were called out of the room in…

Drug testing centers, insurance firms oppose transfer of LTO Mandaue

Norman V. Mendoza 09/23/2016

AROUND 20 medical and drug testing centers including insurance companies that offer services to transacting clients at the Land Transportation Office (LTO) in Barangay Looc, Mandaue City, again voiced their opposition to the transfer of LTO. Dr.…

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.…

Public school teachers to undergo drug test

Melissa Q. Cabahug 06/16/2015

Teachers are supposed to be role models and therefore must not be involved in illegal drugs. Following the arrest of an OIC principal of Santicon Elementary School in Badian town in a drug raid a few weeks…

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