The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) shall create and policy to implement mandatory drug testing among all students who will enter colleges and universities as one of the admission requirements.
This is aside from the random drug test among students and personnel in all colleges and universities in the country which had begun in 2009.
“Much more if we are able to implement the drug testing as requirement for admission. students will be more deterred and discouraged to use (illegal drugs),” said CHED Executive Director IV, Atty. Julito Vitriolo.
The CHED targets to meet with various agencies next week to begin creating regulations and plans on finalizing the policy by December this year.
Meanwhile, according to the Department of Health, they shall thoroughly evaluate the regulations and ensure that the policies are in accordance with the law.
“We’ll look at the guidelines. There could probably be a period of rehabilitation, and then they can be admitted,” said DOH Secretary Paulyn Jean Rosell-Ubial.
“Let us make as an advocacy among schools that campuses be drug-free as they adopt regulations and guidelines,” Vitriolo said.
Based on data, an estimated 600,000 to 700,000 students in the country shall enter college level in 2018 after finishing senior high school level under the K-12 program. — Aiko Miguel | UNTV News & Rescue
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