The Philippine Army (PA) on Wednesday announced that 161 of its members were subjected to a random and mandatory drug testing in adherence to the drug-free programs and policies of the government.
This took place at PA headquarters in
Lt. Col. Randolph Cabangbang, PA spokesperson, said that the number of drug testing participants can be broken down into 110 for Army Support Command and the remaining 51 are from the
Section 36, Article 3 of Republic Act 9165, otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, mandates the conduct of random drug testing to public and private officers for purposes of reducing the risk in the workplace.
This same section of Republic Act 9165 also mandates the conduct of annual mandatory drug test to officers and members of the military.
In support to the implementation of the National Anti-Drug Campaign Program, then Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief-of-staff Gen. Eduardo SL Oban created Task Force Moses on July 17, 2011.
Task Force Moses is the primary arm of the AFP in identifying, apprehending, investigating, and aiding the prosecution of AFP personnel engaged in the use of illegal drugs and other drug-related activities.
To strengthen the campaign against illegal drugs, the PA also created Task Group Midas which carries out the conduct of mandatory and random drug testing within the Army.
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