Compulsory Drug testing for all Government employees

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

Dela Rosa to Generals: I want to cry with them

Philippine National Police chief Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa felt emotional as he was describing the meeting with the three police generals who are allegedly involved in drug trade.

Dela Rosa was on the edge of tears as he told the reporters "I want to cry with them."

On Tuesday, June 5, the five generals who were mentioned by President Rodrigo "Digong" Duterte during his speech in the 69th anniversary of Philippine Air Force were Police Director Joel Pagdilao, Chief Supt. Edgardo Tinio, Chief Supt. Bernardo Diaz, retired Deputy Director General Marcelo Garbo and retired Chief Supt. Vicente Loot who were also Dela Rosa’s upperclassmen at Philippine Military Academy (PMA).

Meeting lasted less than an hour and only  Pagdilao,  Tinio and Diaz met Dela Rosa on Wednesday, June 6 at the PNP headquarters, Camp Crame, Quezon City.

With the presence of representatives from the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and National Police Commission (Napolcom).

During the meeting, Dela Rosa said: “It was very intimate. Don’t ask anymore. I might cry here.”

“Our meeting was purely intimate and personal. I cannot discuss it in public. (But) my advice to them is face the music,” Dela Rosa said.

Dela Rosa’s spokesperson Senior Supt. Dionardo Carlos was also there and said there was no tense moment but the officers broke down in tears.

Carlos said “It was quiet. Mabigat. Syempre naiintindihan namin na hindi sila basta-bastang naging heneral. It’s normal, human emotion na dumadaan sa pagsubok na maramdaman ang ganito".

(It was quiet. It was a difficult situation. Of course, we understand that they did not become generals just out of nowhere. It’s normal, human emotion for them to feel that way as they go through this ordeal.)

Dela Rosa said he assured the generals for the impartial investigation.

“I gave them the assurance na kahit upperclass ko sila, I am their father right now. As the father, I have to look for their welfare,” Dela Rosa said.

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