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In a decisive move to reinforce road safety, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) has issued Department Order No. 2025-008, mandating comprehensive alcohol and drug testing for all drivers of public utility vehicles (PUVs).<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Under the directive, PUV drivers, including motorcycle taxi riders, shall be subject to regular mandatory drug testing before employment.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The testing cost must be shouldered by the operators and owners of the vehicles.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The new order underscores the government’s commitment to implementing a stricter road safety plan nationwide pursuant to the President’s directive to make the country’s roads safe again.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Meanwhile, in response to a series of deadly vehicular accidents that have left numerous people dead, the <\/strong>DOTr is implementing a mandatory drug and alcohol test on drivers of public utility vehicles every six months.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon also said<\/strong> PUVs would likewise undergo road testing to determine their roadworthiness. |<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n According to Dizon,<\/strong> the new policy forms part of several initiatives to address road safety.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In a decisive move to reinforce road safety, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) has issued Department Order No. 2025-008, mandating comprehensive alcohol and drug testing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13566,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/dizon.jpg",415,260,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/dizon-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/dizon-300x188.jpg",300,188,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/dizon.jpg",415,260,false],"large":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/dizon.jpg",415,260,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/dizon.jpg",415,260,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/dizon.jpg",415,260,false],"kreeti-slider-full":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/dizon.jpg",415,260,false],"kreeti-featured":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/dizon.jpg",415,260,false],"kreeti-medium":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/dizon.jpg",415,260,false],"kreeti-medium-square":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/dizon-350x260.jpg",350,260,true]},"author_info":{"info":["admin"]},"category_info":"National<\/a>","tag_info":"National","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13565"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13565"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13565\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13567,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13565\/revisions\/13567"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}