Senior officers of the Philippine National Police (PNP) were literally surprised as the new chief Director General Ronald 鈥淏ato鈥 Dela Rosa suddenly ordered them to undergo drug testing while in a conference聽on Friday聽evening.
In an interview with the media during the conference, Dela Rosa said the drug test came as a surprise for the officers.
While the meeting was ongoing, Dela Rosa called Crime Laboratory personnel and asked them to set up a drug testing equipment inside the conference room.
No one was exempted from the top-level officials who attended the command conference at Camp Crame held a few hours after he took oath as the PNP chief.
The newly installed police chief said the test was to ensure that all senior officials holding key positions in the PNP are capable of being a role model to their subordinates.
搁贰础顿:听Dela Rosa orders major revamp in PNP on 1st day as chief
Dela Rosa met with the officials he tapped to replace the police generals he relieved to 鈥渃leanse the ranks鈥 of the PNP, one of the most corrupt agencies in the country.
At least 14 of the 44 newly assigned officials are his 鈥渕istahs鈥 from the Philippine Military Academy鈥檚 鈥淪inagtala鈥 Class of 1986.