Mayor Sara Duterte fired
three city hall employees, who had reportedly tested positive during the
mandatory drug testing from which she earlier ordered.
Action Officer of the
City Anti-Drug Abuse Council (CADAC), Michael Denton Aportadera, said on
Thursday that the dismissal of the three employees came after further testing
confirmed their use of illegal drugs, particularly shabu.
Urine samples of the
said employees tested positive for illegal substances, and as a consequence,
they “should face termination from service,” Aportadera said.
A Dangerous Drugs Board
regulation released this March also mandated dismissal of service of any
government official or employee found positive for use of dangerous drugs even
on their first offense.
“Mayor Sara wanted to
ensure that government employees are living healthy lifestyles and that they
are not users of illegal drugs,” he added.
Both Duterte-Carpio and
her brother, Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte, went through the same random test in
October and fielded negative results.
Aportadera said some
12,000 employees will undergo in the local government unit’s succeeding random
drug tests after the initial testing last month.
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