The City Anti-Drug Abuse Council (Cadac) has resumed the monitoring on the compliance by private establishments on the Drug-Free Workplace (DFW) program in Davao City.
Ronald Rivera, technical adviser of the Cadac, told Edge Davao DFW has resumed following the accomplished herd immunity in Davao City for the first dose of anti-Covid-19 vaccination.
The Drug-Free Workplace Program and mandatory drug testing are being offered by the city government to business establishments with 10 or more employees as the requirement for business permit renewal.
The city government of Davao recently issued an advisory calling all private business establishments and business owners in Davao City employing 10 or more employees for their compliance to the City Ordinance No. 0506-13 and the Executive Order No. 32 Series of 2018 of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the “Drug-Free Workplace Program and the Conduct Of Mandatory Random Drug Testing” as a requirement in the acquisition and renewal of business permits for business establishments employing 10 or more starting 2020.
Section 11 of the IIR mandated the Business Bureau not to grant and renew any business permit for business establishments employing 10 or more employees unless issued and declared compliant by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA).
Effective January last year, establishments with 10 or more employees are required to present documents such as attendance to the Drug-Free Workplace Orientation/Training, Certification of Compliance Conduct of Mandatory Random Drug Testing from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), and formation of Drug-Free Workplace Policy and Three-Year Drug Abuse Prevention Plan upon renewal and registration of their business.
“We relaxed the monitoring of the drug-free workplace program kay pandemic man. Karon magbalik na kay may herd immunity naman ta sa city,” Rivera said.
He said the compliance will also help revive the city’s economy.
He also said that the assessment team training is also ongoing by the service providers like Ateneo de Davao University (Addu), University of the Immaculate Concepcion (UIC), and University of Mindanao (UM).
Rivera added that the monitoring of the drug-free workplace among city hall employees has also resumed.
“The city hall employees are mandated under the said executive order,” he said.
