Sec.43 Art. IV of RA 9165
Sec.43 Art. IV of RA 9165
Sec.43 Art. IV of RA 9165
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
ARTICLE IV
PARTICIPATION OF THE FAMILY,
STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND SCHOOL AUTHORITIES IN THE ENFORCEMENT OF
THIS ACT
SEC. 41. Involvement of the Family. – The family being the basic unit of the Filipino
society shall be primarily responsible for the education and awareness of the members
of the family on the ill effects of dangerous drugs and close monitoring of family members
who may be susceptible to drug abuse.
SEC. 43. School Curricula. – Instruction on drug abuse prevention and control shall
be integrated in the elementary, secondary and tertiary curricula of all public and private
schools, whether general, technical, vocational or agro-industrial as well as in non-formal,
informal and indigenous learning systems. Such instructions shall include:
1) Adverse effects of the abuse and misuse of dangerous drugs on the person,
the family, the school and the community;
5) Misconceptions about the use of dangerous drugs such as, but not limited to,
the importance and safety of dangerous drugs for medical and therapeutic use as
well as the differentiation between medical patients and drug dependents in order
to avoid confusion and accidental stigmatization in the consciousness of the
students.