Mayor Sara found negative for drug use

FILE: Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio (Photo: Mayor Sara Duterte’s official Instagram account)

Presidential daughter and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte- Carpio tested negative for illegal drugs as she led the city officials to undergo a surprise drug testing on Tuesday.

Duterte-Carpio said the move is to show the local government’s support to President Rodrigo Duterte’s national campaign against illegal drugs.

“We have to be an example to our society with regard to healthy living, and being clean, and not engaging into drugs,” the mayor said.

“And we should also set an example to the people of Davao — that we should never engage in illegal drugs,” she added.

On Wednesday, 168 City Hall drivers took the drug test, following the test of more than 30 officials of the City Hall on Monday.

The mayor added that employees who will result positive will be referred to City Anti-Drug Abuse Council (CADAC) for rehabilitation but can be also terminated from work.

“It would all depend on his job. He could be terminated but we will definitely assess his records and consider many factors, including the length of service.

For regular employees, we will refer to Cadac,” she said.

“The local government is not only implementing the memorandum from the Civil Service Commission but also showing that we are serious in our commitment to support the government’s fight against illegal drugs,” added CADAC action man Michael Denton Aportadera.

The Civil Service Commission Circular no. 13 mandates all government employees, whether holding plantilla or job order positions, to take mandatory random drug tests.

After their weekly department head’s meeting, members of the CADAC and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) tested the urine samples of the heads.