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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17174854937281024px-Davao_City_Hall_Facade.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Davao City Hall. RoyKabanlit, <a href="RoyKabanlit,%20CC%20BY-SA%204.0%20%3Chttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0%3E,%20via%20Wikimedia%20Commons">CC BY-SA 4.0</a></span></span></span></div><div><span dir="ltr" id="isPasted"></span><span dir="ltr">DAVAO — Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte said employees of the Davao City Public Safety and Security Office (PSSO) who recently tested positive for illegal drugs were ordered dismissed.<br/><br/>The City Anti-Drug Abuse Council reported that 37 employees of the city&#x27;s PSSO tested positive for illegal drug use during the random drug tests conducted on May 3 and 13.</span></div><div><span dir="ltr"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/regions/2024/6/2/pnp-chief-defends-relief-of-35-davao-city-cops-says-it-s-part-of-protocol-2010" id="isPasted">RELATED: PNP chief defends relief of 35 Davao City cops, says it&#x27;s part of protocol</a><br/><br/>Duterte said the decision comes while the investigation is ongoing to validate the drug test results.<br/><br/>&quot;Tanggal sila. I do not know kung unsa pa gyud amoang desisyon ana karon pero siyempre, i-investigate gyud namo na. So dili lang man ang CSU. Daghan man tang ubang departments nga nagahimo ta og random drug test,&quot; Duterte said on Friday.<br/><br/>(They were dismissed. I don&#x27;t know what our other decisions will be, but of course, we will investigate it. So it&#x27;s not just the CSU. We also have many other departments that conduct random drug tests.)<br/><br/>Duterte said mandatory drug tests are being conducted regularly.<br/><br/>He also told government employees not to engage in illegal drug use as it can affect their work and service to the people.<br/><br/>&quot;Dili gyud nato gina-tolerate na nga behavior nga mogamit og droga unya ang gisweldo sa imoha, gobyerno, ang tao ba. So, I think mao na ang pinakadakong sala nga imong buhaton niining kalibutana ni. Well, at least for us, kining government workers, grabeng betrayal gyud na nga ingon ana nga butang.<br/><br/>(We do not tolerate the behavior of people who use drugs when they receive salary from the government, from the people. So, I think that is the biggest sin one can commit in this world. Well, at least for us, these government workers, that kind of act is a serious betrayal.)</span></div><div><br/></div><div><span dir="ltr"><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></span></div><div><br/></div><div><span dir="ltr"><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ic6p4PsVqwM?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></span><br/></div>

<p>Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte said employees of the Davao City Public Safety and Security Office (PSSO) who recently tested positive for illegal drugs were ordered dismissed.</p>

Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte said employees of the Davao City Public Safety and Security Office (PSSO) who recently tested positive for illegal drugs were ordered dismissed.

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37 Davao City employees dismissed after testing positive for drugs

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Published Jun 04, 2024 03:25 PM PHT

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