At least 32 City Hall employees face investigation after they tested positive for illegal drugs. | Photo Courtesy of Jonah John Rodriguez, head of COSAP
Lawyer Rey Gealon, the City Legal Officer, said one employee, who is assigned to another City Hall office, presented copies of his medical prescriptions and x-ray and ultra sound results as proof that he is taking medication to justify his drug test outcome while another one questioned the test result which he referred to as “merely screening and has no value.”
Cebu City’s Office for Substance Abuse Prevention conducted a series of drug testing among City Hall employees this month. Around 20 employees tested positive for illegal drugs use during the first round of the testing held earlier this month while 17 more were added to Cosap’s list after another drug testing held last week.Gealon said that the medical certificate which the employee submitted will be considered in their evaluation of his case.