PNP: Cops still have to take drug tests
Inquirer file photo/Niño Jesus Orbeta
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police on Saturday said all PNP personnel still have to undergo “strict and regular drug testing” contrary to “misleading claims” circulating online.
The PNP issued the statement after a spliced video was “deliberately edited to create confusion and misinform the public that the police were no longer required to undergo drug tests.
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The PNP clarified that the exemption referred only to firearms permits since “our personnel already undergo routine drug testing during service, including annual screenings and mandatory assessments in specialized training.”
Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla earlier said the spliced video was “downright malicious” because it was edited to deliberately mislead people that police and army personnel are now exempt from mandatory drug and psychological tests. —Nestor Corrales
