In just one week, two major accidents involving bus resulted to deaths of 42 victims when a passenger bus from Baguio City fell into a 100-foot deep ravine in Benguet province and when three victims died including a former beauty titlist in Bicol. That’s why there are some recommendations to look into the capabilities of those drivers driving public utility vehicles.

Drug testing is one of the requirements before drivers can obtain a license and must also be looked into. Many believe it was really useless. Aside from those testing areas where you can only pay for it to have your drug testing result negative, the drivers about to renew their license will only stop using any drug for a month and already he can get away from it.

It must be random test although it is not permitted by law because every one has a right to refuse. That’s why it must be put into law that especially drivers driving public transport must have undergone truthful drug testing and those found out positive must given a chance to rehabilitate himself or will undergo detoxification like those available rapid opiate detox.

Drivers of public transport should undergo training and extensive examination before given a special drivers license that he is capable of driving. As we all know some of these drivers are only conductors and utility men just practicing to drive. Yet if they paid a certain amount to those corrupt officers in LTO, they can be given a professional drivers license without having to undergo examination and actual driving test. What they overlook is the fact that they are carrying the life of their passengers.