Personnel of the Lapu-Lapu Metropolis Clearing Staff bear drug take a look at on Wednesday morning, December 11, 2024.. / Picture: Contributed
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — All 42 staff of the Lapu-Lapu Metropolis Clearing Staff examined damaging for unlawful drug use after present process a drug take a look at on Wednesday morning, December 11, 2024.
Earlier than the drug take a look at, the staff had been knowledgeable that they might be receiving flu vaccinations in coordination with the Metropolis Well being Workplace.
After the vaccination, Clearing Staff personnel weren’t allowed to depart the premises because the drug take a look at commenced.
In line with Noli Cernio, officer-in-charge of the Clearing Staff, the measure was taken to make sure that none of his staff had been utilizing unlawful medicine.
Of the 42 staff, seven had been informal staff, whereas 35 had been job order staff.
If an informal worker checks optimistic, the mayor will determine whether or not to terminate the worker. In the meantime, job order staff who take a look at optimistic will likely be mechanically terminated.
Cernio said that this was the primary time this yr that Clearing Staff personnel underwent a drug take a look at.
In January this yr, a complete of 115 job order staff and visitors enforcers who’re employed by the Lapu-Lapu Metropolis Corridor had been subjected to a shock random drug take a look at.
Mayor Junard Chan supervised the conduct of the drug take a look at that was a part of his effort to find out who among the many Lapu-Lapu Metropolis staff are hooked to using unlawful medicine for town authorities to impose the mandatory sanctions.
This coverage was according to the drug-free office mandate of the Civil Service Fee (CSC).
Chan additionally issued Govt Order No. 35 in 2019, which mandates the strict implementation of a drug-free office coverage throughout all departments and workplaces on the Lapu-Lapu Metropolis Corridor.
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