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…

CLOSAP holds Anti-Drug Summit to boost war vs illegal drugs

Futch Anthony Inso 10/06/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Lapu-Lapu City Government through its anti-drug office initiated an Anti-Drug Summit in Panglao Island, Bohol. The activity which was supervised by the City of Lapu-Lapu Office for Substance Abuse Prevention (CLOSAP), started…

CLOSAP: 13 former drug dependents receive P5,000 cash grant

Futch Anthony Inso 08/11/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Thirteen former drug dependents in Lapu-Lapu City recieved cash grants from the city, through the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO), on Thursday, August 11, 2022. The former drug dependents graduated from…

CTMS enforcers undergo drug testing

Futch Anthony Inso 08/01/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—A random drug test was conducted on traffic enforcers of the City Traffic Management System (CTMS) of Lapu-Lapu City on Monday morning, August 1, 2022. Mario Napuli, CTMS head, said that he sent a memo…

Lapu eyes construction of ‘Balay Silangan’ 

Futch Anthony Inso 06/24/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—The Lapu-Lapu City Government plans to build a a rehabilitation facility for drug dependents called the “Balay Silangan.”  Garry Lao, head of the City of Lapu-Lapu Office for Substance Abuse Prevention (CLOSAP), said that they…

Lapu-Lapu to give P50K cash incentives each to police, PDEA for successful drug ops

Futch Anthony Inso 06/21/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Lapu-Lapu City Government will give P50,000 in cash incentives each to the Lapu-Lapu City Police Office (LCPO) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) due to the two agencies’ successful anti-drug abuse…

CLOSAP conducts another round of drug testing

Futch Anthony Inso 06/08/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—The City of Lapu-Lapu Office for Substance Abuse Prevention (CLOSAP) has conducted another round of drug tests on city hall employees on Wednesday, June 8, 2022. Garry Lao, head of CLOSAP, said that included in…

Surprise drug test finds five plea bargaining clients positive for illegal drug use

Mary Rose Sagarino 10/19/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu—Five inmates who availed of the plea-bargaining agreement for drug-related offenses tested positive for illegal drug use during a surprise drug test conducted by the City of Lapu-Lapu Office for Substance Abuse Prevention (CLOSAP) on…

Employees of Lapu-Lapu CSWDO undergo surprise drug test

Futch Anthony Inso 09/29/2020

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—A surprise drug test was conducted on 53 employees of the Lapu-Lapu City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) on Tuesday morning, September 29, 2020. Garry Lao, the chief of the City of Lapu-Lapu Office…

COSAP puts on hold drug tests in barangays until new admin takes over

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/07/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Office for the Substance Abuse Prevention (COSAP) will not be accepting requests from barangays to conduct drug testing of barangay tanods until the new administration takes over. Garry Lao, COSAP…

8 City Hall workers found positive for drug use

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/22/2018

Eight personnel from the Cebu City Hall tested positive for illegal drug use. The Cebu City Office on Substance Abuse Prevention (COSAP) screened 111 employees from the Parks and Playground Commission and the Peace and Order Program…

Cosap to further information drive against illegal drugs

Rosalie O. Abatayo 03/30/2018

The Cebu City Office for Substance Abuse Prevention (Cosap) aims to strengthen the education campaign on the ill effects of drug use by bringing the information drive to public school. This development followed after 15 volunteers of…

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