283 traffic aides undergo drug-testing
Some 283 traffic aides recently underwent drug-testing as a requirement for their job contract renewal with the city government.
The drug test, done at the T. Taleon Medical Clinic from October 13thto October 23rd, was in compliance with Executive Order 17-2008 issued by Mayor Jerry P. Treñas requiring all traffic aides presently employed and about to be employed to undergo the test every three months not only as a precondition for employment or renewal of contracts but also to ensure that enforcers are drug-free in the performance of their duties.
In a consolidated drug-test result report to Treñas, traffic and management engineering unit chief Robert Foerster said that only four of the city's 287 traffic enforcers failed to comply with the requirement. These are Elizalde Rosauro, Domingo Delgado, Stephen Oranio and Ricardo Rojo.
Traffic executive assistant Mitch Antiqueña said that those who failed to take the drug test have until the end of the month to do so or risk the non-renewal of their contracts.
"The traffic aides are among the city's public service frontliners, so it is imperative that they are free from illegal drugs," Treñas said.
The city government have earlier initiated developmental projects to enhance the capabilities of its traffic implementors. Last year, the traffic aides underwent a skills training and values orientation workshop under Professor Lorenza Padojinog of the University of the Philippines-Visayas. (PIO)