Sen. Sotto Wants Drug Testing

The case besetting Ilocos Sur Rep. Ronald Singson has prompted Sen. Tito Sotto to challenge all incumbent local and national government officials to undergo voluntary drug test to make sure that they are not drug users. To set an example, the senator who rose to popularity with the Tito, Vic and Joey tandem specializing in toilet jokes said that he is willing to set an example by submitting himself to a drug test.

Sotto’s purpose is good but there is no urgency in subjecting government officials to undergo drug test although no one stops him in undergoing the test. 

Burning issues are still the numerous anomalies and scandals the Arroyo government dumped into the hands of the current administration which must be straightened out. To avoid being accused of grandstanding, Filipinos are more interested to hear Sen. Sotto’s share in finding the truth and the guilty on the irregularities Pres. Aquino mentioned in his state of the nation address. Better still, on his forte; he should prepare a privilege speech on how put dextrose on the dying local film industry and improve stale TV shows which mostly cater to the C and D audiences.

If and when the drug testing he fathers is viable, all showbiz personalities, big and small, must also be tested in addition to his target.

Sotto’s plan is merely to trim the branches instead of cutting the roots. What he should do is to study how to stop the production, distribution and importation of illegal drugs for good.

Last but not least, those in the government I believe, have the propriety to stay away from drugs either as a user or trafficker. That argument is weakened of course by the case of Rep. Singson now languishing in a Hongkong jail.

I wonder if he went through drug tests when he was in his heyday as slapstick specialist. -30-