No more drug tests to get driver's license

WASTE OF MONEY. Sotto explains that there is no more mandatory drug testing needed when one applies or renews for a drivers’ license. Photo by Rappler/Ayee Macaraig
Sen Vicente Sotto III stressed that there is no more mandatory drug testing needed when one applies or renews for a driver’s license. Sotto, the principal author of Republic Act No. 10586 or the Anti-Drunk and Drugged Driving Act of 2013, said that the new law does not only remove a “useless requirement but also allows motorists a respite from costly drug tests.” The senator issued the statement following an statement by Land Transportation Office chief Virginia Torres that driver’s license applicants will still need to undergo drug testing. Signed into law last May 30 by President Benigno Aquino III, R.A. 10586 states that “drug testing will only be conducted for those driving under the influence as determined by law enforcement authorities based on certain manifestations, like overspeeding, weaving, lane straddling, swerving and others.”