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Quezon City councilor who tested positive for drugs claims drug test result erroneous

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<div class="easy-ads"><div class="easy-ads-lite easy-ads-lite-bidvertiser-top" style="display:block;text-align:center;"><ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block;" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3942681860132668" data-ad-slot="4831328630" data-ad-format="auto"></ins><br/></div><br/></div><br/><div class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="http://kickerdaily.com/posts/2016/08/quezon-city-councilor-who-tested-positive-for-drugs-claims-drug-test-result-erroneous/drug-test-image-capture-of-balitanghali-video-via-gma-news-online/"><img alt="" src="http://kickerdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Drug-Test-Image-capture-of-BAlitanghali-video-via-GMA-NEws-Online-600x264.png" title="Drug Test"/></a> <span class="wp-caption-text">Image capture of Balitanghali video via GMA News TV’s YouTube channel</span> </div><br/><aside class="mashsb-container mashsb-main"></aside><p><strong>• A Quezon City councilor tested positive for illegal drugs use</strong><br/><strong> • The councilor, whose identity was not disclosed, believes the result of the test conducted by the DOH was erroneous</strong><br/><strong> • The councilor requested another drug test in a different laboratory</strong></p><br/><p>One of 36 Quezon City councilors tested positive for illegal drugs use, City Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte disclosed on Saturday, August 5.</p><br/><p>According to<a href="http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/576596/news/metro/quezon-city-councilor-tests-positive-for-drugs"> GMA News Onlin</a>e, Vice Mayor Belmonte declined to name the councilor; one of the 37 city officials who underwent drug testing including herself.</p><br/><p>“Out of 37 na nagpa-test including myself, there was one positive result,” Belmonte said.</p><br/><p>“I am not at liberty to disclose the name of the councilor, but when told privately of the result, the councilor questioned the validity of the test result,” she added.</p><br/><div class="easy-ads"><div class="easy-ads-lite easy-ads-lite-bidvertiser-middle"><br/><br/></div><br/></div><br/><p>Belmonte said the councilor, who believes that the result of the Department of Health (DOH) laboratory drug test was erroneous, requested to undergo another drug test in a different laboratory.</p><br/><p>The surprised drug test was done at the DOH laboratory at the East Avenue Medical Center on Monday, August 1; the result of which will be forwarded to the City Mayor Herbert Bautista.</p><br/><p>“First thing on Monday (August 8) I will send the positive result from my city council to the mayor, already for his action,” Belmonte said.</p><br/><p>Meanwhile, actor and Eat Bulaga co-host Anjo Yllana, a councilor of Quezon City’s Fifth district, expressed his willingness to also undergo a drug test. He was not present during the unannounced drug test.</p><br/><p>“I think he was not feeling well last week and was absent from our session which was the day we had our surprise test,” Belmonte said; adding that all other employees of the legislative department also underwent drug tests.</p><br/><aside class="mashsb-container mashsb-main"></aside> <center> </center><br/><p><strong><a href="https://blockads.fivefilters.org">Let’s block ads!</a></strong> <a href="https://github.com/fivefilters/block-ads/wiki/There-are-no-acceptable-ads">(Why?)</a></p><br/><p><a href="http://kickerdaily.com/posts/2016/08/quezon-city-councilor-who-tested-positive-for-drugs-claims-drug-test-result-erroneous/" rel="nofollow">Kicker Daily News</a></p><br/><div class="easy-ads"><div class="easy-ads-lite easy-ads-lite-bidvertiser-bottom" style="display:block;text-align:center;"><ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block;" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3942681860132668" data-ad-slot="4831328630" data-ad-format="auto"></ins><br/></div><br/></div>

Image capture of Balitanghali video via GMA News TV’s YouTube channel • A Quezon City councilor tested positive for illegal drugs use • ...