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Malacañang said a proposal in the Senate to require mandatory annual drug testing for all elected and appointed public officials would run counter to a Supreme Court ruling and constitutional protections on privacy.

Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said this after Senator Robinhood Padilla filed a bill requiring drug tests using hair follicle samples for all public officials following the resignation of one of his staff for alleged use of marijuana inside the Senate building.

READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/08/20/palace-proposed-mandatory-drug-test-for-all-public-officials-violates-constitution

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00:00Ma'am, si Sen. Robin Padilla,
00:03nag-ha-in po siya ng panukalang batas
00:04para po sa taon ng mandatory drug testing
00:07sa lahat ng elected and appointed officials.
00:13Ito po ay gagawin sa ilalim ng batas.
00:16Ang test po ay gagawin sa pamamagitan ng
00:18hair follicle test at urine test.
00:21So, supportahan po kaya ng Malacanang
00:23ang batas na ito ng Senador?
00:25So, ang nais po ni Sen. Robin Padilla
00:28ay lahat ng public officers.
00:34Sana po ay nabasa niya na po
00:36ang desisyon ng Korte patungkol po dito.
00:39Social Justice Society v. Dangerous Drugs Board 2008
00:44kung saan hindi po hinahayaan
00:47at ito ay labag sa konstitusyon at sa privacy
00:49kung lahat po.
00:51Pag sinabi po natin lahat,
00:52universal testing.
00:54Mandatory universal or universal testing.
00:58Ang allowed lamang po ay ang random drug testing.
01:01So, baka magsayang lang po ng oras at pera
01:04pondo si Sen. Robin Padilla.
01:08Aralin po muna niya po
01:09ang nais niyang gawing batas.
01:12So, ma'am, clarification lang po.
01:13Sinasabi niya po na hindi po kayo pabor?
01:17I mean...
01:17Hindi ko sinasabing hindi pabor.
01:18Apo.
01:19Yan ay labag sa batas.
01:20Apo. Thank you po.
01:28Go.
01:36Go.
01:36Go.
01:36Go.
01:37Go.
01:37Go.
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