The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) clarified that the alleged  incident of ‘shabu session’ involving  four volunteers while on duty in one of its centers in the National Capital Region (NCR) is baseless and untrue.

In a validation meeting yesterday, two of the accused volunteers denied their involvement in the alleged shabu session. To prove this, they voluntarily submitted themselves for drug testing which yielded negative results.

The third accused volunteer is no longer connected with the Department since last week of March.

The two  also belied the claim of their  accuser, a fellow volunteer in the center, that their last shabu session was on April 22 saying that they delivered some items to another DSWD center in Alabang, Muntinlupa on that day.

Meanwhile, DSWD-National Capital Region will conduct further character background check on the volunteer who exposed the alleged illegal activity in the center.

DSWD-NCR reiterates that  it will install CCTV  in all its warehouses to be able to monitor the activities of volunteers.

It will also develop a screening method for volunteers to determine their qualifications and work behavior.

The DSWD does not condone drug abuse in the work place. ###