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BY ADRIAN STEWART CO
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Sunday, January 22, 2017
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MANILA – All members of the House of the Representatives should be subjected to random drug testing, a Negros Oriental congressman said.
House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez recently revealed that two House members were on President Rodrigo Duterte’s drug list.
“Dapat talaga sumailalim sa random drug testing ang mga congressman para magka-alaman na kung sino talaga iyong sinasabing drug protector na nasa listahan ni Presidente,” Rep. Arnulfo Teves (3rd District) said yesterday.
Teves also supported the recommendation of his fellow Houses members — Robert Ace Barbers of Surigao del Norte and Romeo Acop of Antipolo — for Alvarez to name the two congressmen.
“Kaisa ako sa panawagan na pangalanan na ni Speaker Alvarez kung sino iyong dalawang congressman na tinutukoy niyang involved sa drugs para hindi na nagtuturuan kung sino talaga,” he said.
Teves had admitted he was into drugs 16 years ago but denied that he was selling prohibited substance or protecting the trade.
“I was a drug addict for a very long time. But I have been clean for 16 years,” Teves said. “I have fears the Philippines is becoming a narco-state.”/PN
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