A MEASURE seeking to mandate random drug testing for all public officials has been filed in the House of Representatives, but some lawmakers criticized it 'for pushing a specific agenda.'
A MEASURE seeking to mandate random drug testing for all public officials has been filed in the House of Representatives, but some lawmakers criticized it 'for pushing a specific agenda.'Davao City First District Rep. Paolo Duterte on Monday filed House Bill 10744, saying that random drug testing should be undertaken every six months using hair follicles and urine samples for a more accurate result.
'If you are the author of a bill, you really have to show up, defend it and explain why you want it to pass — first to the committee members and then in plenary for the majority of the House members to support it. He needs to come to work and defend the bill in the best way he can,' Nograles said.Taguig 2nd District Rep. Amparo Maria Zamora added that Duterte had yet to regularly attend committee hearings and plenary sessions.
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