The
stakeholders, particularly those who are handling businesses in Boracay, are
responsible for keeping their establishments a drug-free workplace.
This is what
Gen. Pedrito Magsino of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Regional
Office-Nataional Capital Region (PDEA RO-NCR) had explained during a two-day
Information and Education Campaign on Drug Awareness and Prevention which was
held last October 19 to 20, 2012 in the island of Boracay.
The official said
that Sec. 48 of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drug Act of
2002 states the promotion of a drug free workplace through the implementation
of the Drug Abuse Prevention Program by companies which has 10 or more
employees.
This is a joint
effort of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Dangerous Drugs
Board.
Magsino said
that establishments must have a signage which states “This is a drug-free
workplace. Let’s keep it this way.”
There must be a random
drug testing among employees, he added.
Drug addiction
he said has a number of negative results to a certain workplace such as
tardiness and absences, poor performance and productivity, and the possibility
of crimes.
The PDEA officer
also said that it is in the Government’s policy that this should also be
implemented in private businesses.
Moreover,
Magsino stressed out that this must be implemented in Boracay for the
preservation of the island from illegal drugs, while he calls out to the public
for cooperation to maintain a drug-free Boracay.
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