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Social Justice Society (SJS) vs. Dangerous Drugs Board 570 SCRA 410

SOCIAL JUSTICE SOCIETY (SJS), Petitioner, versus DANGEROUS DRUGS BOARD and PHILIPPINE DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY (PDEA), Respondents.

G.R. No. 157870 | 2008-11-03

D E C I S I O N 

VELASCO, JR., J.: 

In these kindred petitions, the constitutionality of Section 36 of Republic Act No. (RA) 9165, otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, insofar as it requires mandatory drug testing of candidates for public office, students of secondary and tertiary schools, officers and employees of public and private offices, and persons charged before the prosecutor's office with certain offenses, among other personalities, is put in issue. 

As far as pertinent, the challenged section reads as follows: 

SEC. 36. Authorized Drug Testing.-Authorized drug testing shall be done...