Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella said that it's a very powerful symbolic act that would show that they, as government officials are proper and are worthy of the trust of the Filipinos.
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa and the PNP top officials organized a surprise drug test nationwide and there are 2,405 police personnel who underwent the test, eleven of them were on positive result.
Dela Rosa and other top officials, the one who conducted the drug tests for the police were also tested and have resulted negative yet Dela Rosa did not mention the names of the police personnel who resulted positive.
Of course, to be transparent to show everyone that I, myself, am drug-free. I’m doing this so that the police on the ground will not have any reason for not taking the drug test. I took the drug test, so why wouldn’t they?, Dela Rosa stated. “Syempre, to be transparent to show everyone na ako mismo ay drug-free. Para lahat sila walang rason ang pulis sa baba na hindi magpa-drug test. Ako nga, nagpa-drug test; sila, hindi?”
Starting from the campaign period of President Rodrigo "Digong" Duterte he strongly aim and say that he will suppress crimes and illegal drugs in the span of three to six months.
Duterte added that not only government officials but he also wants to conduct and require drug testing for security guards/personnel and public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers soon.
Source: Kami