No, a Philippine senator who is a critic of President Rodrigo Duterte did not test positive for drugs

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Published on August 30, 2018 at 18:40
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By AFP Philippines

A website claims that Philippine Senator Antonio Trillanes, one of President Rodrigo Duterte’s critics, tested positive for taking drugs in a test for lawmakers conducted by the Senate. The official results obtained by AFP show Trillanes tested negative.

The pinoynewsbayan website claims that Trillanes tested positive for drugs when he took the drug test in July.

AFP obtained the official results from the Senate after Trillanes signed a form waiving his privacy rights.

Below is the negative drug test result released by the Senate:

Below is Trillanes’ privacy waiver:

Trillanes also released the drug test results on Twitter.

Kailan kaya magpapa-drugtest ang mga Dutertes? pic.twitter.com/VqcAKQRjmy
— Sonny Trillanes IV (@TrillanesSonny) August 15, 2018
The question of drug use is a sensitive one in the Philippines. Duterte has launched a deadly crackdown on drugs in which thousands of traffickers and users have died.

Trillanes is a persistent critic of the president’s crackdown.

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