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19 test positive for drugs, Capitol sacks 16: Diaz

Nineteen employees, including six blue guards, who underwent drug tests at the Negros Occidental Capitol in Bacolod City tested positive for the use of illegal drugs, Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said on Monday, Jan. 13.

They were among the 1,800 who underwent drug tests on December 17 and 18, 19 at the Capitol, he said.

Those who tested positive were three permanent employees, seven job order(JO) workers, three contract of service workers (COS) and six blue guards.

The contracts of the COS and JO workers that ended in December were not renewed for the New Year, Diaz said.

The blue guards, who belong to an agency, were not allowed to continue work at provincial government facilities, he added.

The permanent employees were subjected to confirmatory testing and have the option to undergo rehabilitation if they wish to be reinstated, Diaz said.

If they do not undergo rehabilitation, they will be charged with grave misconduct, he added.*

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