Davao Oriental 2nd District Representative Mayo Almario on November 7 submitted himself together with all of his district office staff to a self-imposed drug test.
The lawmaker has been doing this since he served as Vice Governor of the same province for 3 terms.
“This is to sustain the confidence manifested by the people not just during election but all throughout our journey as a public official,” Almario said.
“I want this drug test to inspire other local officials to voluntarily submit themselves and their staff to the same test. Of course, there will be corresponding actions to unfavorable results. This is a way of showing support to the ongoing war on drugs program of the PRRD administration,” the lawmaker added.
Almario further added that government offices should also conduct random drug testing for their personnel to ensure a drug-free environment.
He also supports the call to order mandatory drug tests to elected officials as recently proposed in the House of Representative. He said that it is a blatant betrayal of public trust if a public official yields positive on use of illegal substance.
