TACLOBAN CITY- Mayor Alfred Romualdez should make drug testing regular and mandatory among employees of the city government. This was the statement made by the information officer of the Traffic Operation Management Enforcement and Control Office (Tomeco), Jobs Lagutan. Lagutan made this statement in the wake of a recent arrest of an employee of the City Treasurer’s Office for selling illegal drugs by the agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Administration. Lagutan said that by conducting regular and mandatory drug testing, a drug-free City Hall, particularly involving its personnel, is ensured. He added that Tomeco personnel, who are dealing with motorists, should not engaged in any illegal drug activity for them to better carry out their duties as traffic enforces. There are information that cases of illegal drug trade in Tacloban, still reeling from the aftermath of supertyphoon Yolanda, has become rampant. (ROEL T. AMAZONA)
