DRUG ABUSE

EDUCATION AND
PREVENTION
Drug abuse is a problem which
adversely affects our most precious
resource the Filipino youth

Drug overdose is a serious matter.

Unfortunately many adults and teens
suffer from its slings.
 General Symptom's of Drug Abuse

1. Abrupt changes in school or work attendance, quality of work,

grades, work output

2. Unusual flare- ups or outbreaks temper

3. Withdrawal from responsibility

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4. Change in overall attitude

5. Deterioration of physical appearance and grooming

6. Furtive behavior regarding actions

7. Wearing of sunglasses to hide dilated or constricted pupils

8. Association with drug abusers

9. Unusual borrowing of money from parents or friends

10. Stealing small items

DEFINITION OF TERMS ABOUT DRUG ABUSE
1.Drug- is any chemical substance which brings abour
physiological,emotional,or behavioral changes in a person.

2.Drug Abuse- is the use of a chemical substance,licit or which result

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in an individual's physical,mental,emotional,and social impairment.

3.Drug Addiction- a person's dependence on a drug,associated with

narcotics. Drug addiction is now termed "drug dependence."
Kinds of Commonly
Abused Drug
Substance
1. Hallucinogens (also called psychedelic drugs) are drugs
capable pf provoking changes or cessation of thinking, self-
awareness, and emotion. People under the influence of these
seem to distant. They might talk to invisible people or objects
and experience a "bad" or high trip feeling. They might act as
paranoid and catatonic. They alternately scream, whisper,cry
or laugh.
2. Stimulant - also known as "pep pills" are drugs wich increase
alertness, reduce hunger, and provide a feeling well-being.
Example are

• cocaine - an addictive drug derived from coca or prepared

synthetically, used as an illegal stimulant and sometimes
medicinally as a local anesthetic

•amphetamines - a synthetic, addictive, mood-altering drug,

used illegally as a stimulant and legally as a prescription drug to
treat children with ADD and adults with narcolepsy.
"the amphetamine put him on a high for an hour"
3. Depressant - called "downer",. They decrease body function
and nerve activity. Example are:

•Barbiturates - any of a class of sedative and sleep-inducing

drugs derived from barbituric acid.

•Methaqualone - a sedative and sleep-inducing drug.

•methadone - a synthetic analgesic drug that is similar to

morphine in its effects but longer acting, used as a substitute
drug in the treatment of morphine and heroin addiction.
4. Narcotics - drugs which produce insensitivit, melancholy, or
dullness of mind with delusions. Example are:

•Opium - a reddish-brown heavy-scented addictive drug

prepared from the juice of the opium poppy, used as a narcotic
and in medicine as an analgesic.

•Morphine - an analgesic and narcotic drug obtained from

opium and used medicinally to relieve pain.

•heroin - a highly addictive analgesic drug derived from

morphine, often used illicitly as a narcotic producing euphoria.
5. Volatile solvents or inhalants ore chemicals that, when sniffed
or inhaled, can produce intoxication, excitement,dulling of a
brain, and irrational behavior. Chemical inhalants include rugby,
gasoline,paint kerosene,airplane glue,nail polish,acetone,and
lighter fluid.
Why do people
turn to drugs?
 People take drugs because they want to change something about
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their lives.

Here are some of the reasons why people, especially teenagers, turn to
drugs:
Grieving: The death of a loved one, such as a close
friend or family member, or even a mentor who
positively influenced a person, is emotionally
devastating for people.

End of a Relationship: The end of a relationship is

one of the most emotionally destructive events in a
person’s life. When a relationship ends through a
breakup or divorce, it can negatively impact self-
confidence.
Mental Illness: A complex trigger of substance abuse is mental illness.
There are several varieties of mental illness that manifest themselves in
different ways.

Environmental Influences: The environment that a person has been

exposed to can influence and trigger drug use.

Relaxation: The average adult faces typical life obligations such as bills,
family, and work. Because of this, many people look for outlets to help
relax and find a balance between responsibilities and having fun.

Self-Medication: When people face physical or emotional pain, they may

use drugs to self-medicate. This means they use drugs that aren’t
prescribed to them by a doctor.
Financial Stress: The burden of financial stress can be intolerable for
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many title Money pressures can cause people to feel trapped,
desperate, and out of control.

Career Pressures: It is common in today’s society to have your identity

tied to your career. For many people, their career places a lot of
pressure on them to perform, which is often reflected in their idea of their
own self-worth.

School Pressures: Similar to career pressures, school pressure is

another one of the common reasons people abuse drugs.

Family Demands: Typical family demands include balancing work with

raising kids, as well as financial obligations towards family members.
But, when those demands become overwhelming, it can be difficult to
manage.
Peer and Social Pressure: One of the most well-known ways for
people — especially teens and young adults — to start using drugs is
through external pressures from other people.

Trauma and Abuse: Past or current traumas such as abuse, accidents,

emergencies and other events can negatively impact people
psychologically. Traumatic events can imprint in memory, making it
difficult to move past them. Even traumas that occurred during
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years, bringing up new thoughts and
feelings.

Enjoyment of Getting High: Many people try drugs once as an

experiment and end up finding euphoric sensations from these
substances. The chemical reactions between the drug and the brain
cause a release of dopamine, which is pleasurable to many people.
Boredom: Teens and young adults often face feelings of boredom or
monotony, as many of them don’t yet have adult responsibilities such
as careers, bills, higher education, families, and more.

Wanting to Fit In: Because human beings are social creatures, it’s
important for us to feel like we belong or fit inA. This can affect people
of any age but is most influential during teenage and early adult years.

Curiosity and Experimentation: For those who are around drugs, but
haven’t yet used them, they may hear positive feedback about certain
drugs. They may become intrigued or interested in their friends’
experiences, and so they try certain drugs as well.
Rebellion: Certain personalities are more prone to rebellion or going
against the grain. This occurs in teens and even in adults. Because
drug use is illicit or not socially acceptable, it actually drives certain
people to want to use them in order to rebel, stand out or be different.

Being in Control: When stressful periods of time occur with

relationships, job loss, health scares, or other tragedies, many people
lose a sense of being in control of their own lives.

Enhance Performance: Certain drugs may help to temporarily enhance

cognitive function, memory, and focus.
Isolation: Despite being more connected than ever, many people suffer
from feelings of isolation. If they feel as though they can’t relate to others
or that they aren’t understood by their peers, they may feel out of place.
These feelings can lead to low self-esteem or even depression over time.
This only further exacerbates a state of isolation.

Misinformation or Ignorance: Drug use and dependence have a number

of consequences. Physical, emotional, social, financial, and psychological
repercussions stop many people from continuing to use drugs or from
using drugs in the first place. Unfortunately, despite the amount of
awareness surround the risks of drug use, there is still a lot of
misinformation about it.
Instant Gratification: Many individuals have personality types that
desire instant gratification. This means they look for ways to be
satisfied immediately and in the short-term, as opposed to being
satisfied by delayed gratification. This may be especially true in
young people who are conditioned today to expect that things
happen on-demand.

Availability of Drugs: With the increased convenience of the internet

and modern communications, it’s relatively easy for people to obtain
drugs today. When it comes to prescription medications specifically,
these drugs are now being distributed as street drugs. They can also
easily be obtained from friends, family members, and colleagues
who have prescriptions of their own.
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Community Leaders'
Advocacy to Prevent
Drug Abuse
1. Plan and implement social action program involving young people,
civic groups, professionals, and religous organization to improve life in
the community. The following activities must be implemented in the
community;

a. Parent Education Programs

b. Recreational, Social, and Sports Programs

c. Vocational/Skills Development and Training Programs

d. Youth Development Programs

e. Seminars on Drug Education

2. Participate and assist in the implementation of RA 6425 and also
known as the Dangerous Drug Act of 1972 by:
a. Motivating known drug abuses to undergo treatment and
rehabilitation;

b. reporting drug pushers, drug den maintainers, and drug traffickers to

the law enforcement agencies or authorities;

c. encouraging and supporting the establishment of community

guidance clinics for drug users;

d. helping after-care rehabilitated clients to be accepted back to their

community and involving them in meaningful and productive activities;

e. helping discharged clients strengthen their moral and spiritual values.

 What shoul the cwts
parents and studentst
do to help prevent
drug abuse?
The cwts students can help parents in the following aspects:

1. Crate warm and friendly atmosphere at home.

2. Assist parents in developing effective means and community with

their children, and for the children, to be open and honest with their
parents.

3. Help parents how to understand and accept their children for who
they are.

4. Assist parents on how to listen and respect the opinions of their

children.
5. Motivate parents to develope strategies on how to be with
their children inspite of their being busy.

6. Educate parents on how to strengthen moraland spiritual

values of their children.

7. Assist parents on how to teach their children by giving

duties commensurate to their age.
 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9165
June 7, 2002

AN ACT INSTITUTING THE COMPREHENSIVE

DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT OF 2002, REPEALING
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6425, OTHERWISE KNOWN
AS THE DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT OF 1972, AS
AMENDED, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of

Representatives of the Philippines in Congress
 Section 1. Short Title. – This Act
shall be known and cited as the
"Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs
Act of 2002".
Section 2. Declaration of Policy. – It is the policy of the State to safeguard the integrity
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territory and the well-being of its citizenry particularly the youth, from the harmful
effects of dangerous drugs on their physical and mental well-being, and to defend the
same against acts or omissions detrimental to their development and preservation. In
view of the foregoing, the State needs to enhance further the efficacy of the law against
dangerous drugs, it being one of today's more serious social ills.
 Toward this end, the government shall pursue an intensive and unrelenting campaign
against the trafficking and use of dangerous drugs and other similar substances
through an integrated system of planning, implementation and enforcement of anti-
drug abuse policies, programs, and projects. The government shall however aim to
achieve a balance in the national drug control program so that people with legitimate
medical needs are not prevented from being treated with adequate amounts of
appropriate medications, which include the use of dangerous drugs.
 It is further declared the policy of the State to provide effective mechanisms or
measures to re-integrate into society individuals who have fallen victims to drug abuse
or dangerous drug dependence through sustainable programs of treatment and
rehabilitation.
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Section 3. Definitions. As used in this Act, the following terms shall
mean:

(a) Administer. – Any act of introducing any dangerous drug into the
body of any person, with or without his/her knowledge, by injection,
inhalation, ingestion or other means, or of committing any act of
indispensable assistance to a person in administering a dangerous drug
to himself/herself unless administered by a duly licensed practitioner for
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(b) Board. - Refers to the Dangerous Drugs Board under Section 77,
Article IX of this Act.

(c) Centers. - Any of the treatment and rehabilitation centers for drug
dependents referred to in Section 34, Article VIII of this Act.
d) Chemical Diversion. – The sale, distribution, supply or transport of
legitimately imported, in-transit, manufactured or procured controlled
precursors and essential chemicals, in diluted, mixtures or in concentrated
form, to any person or entity engaged in the manufacture of any dangerous
drug, and shall include packaging, repackaging, labeling, relabeling or
concealment of such transaction through fraud, destruction of documents,
fraudulent use of permits, misdeclaration, use of front companies or mail
fraud.
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(e) Clandestine Laboratory. – Any facility used for the illegal manufacture
of any dangerous drug and/or controlled precursor and essential chemical.

(f) Confirmatory Test. – An analytical test using a device, tool or

equipment with a different chemical or physical principle that is more
specific which will validate and confirm the result of the screening test.
(g) Controlled Delivery. – The investigative technique of allowing an
unlawful or suspect consignment of any dangerous drug and/or controlled
precursor and essential chemical, equipment or paraphernalia, or property
believed to be derived directly or indirectly from any offense, to pass into,
through or out of the country under the supervision of an authorized officer,
with a view to gathering evidence to identify any person involved in any
dangerous drugs related offense, or to facilitate prosecution of that offense.

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Essential Chemicals. – Include those
listed in Tables I and II of the 1988 UN Convention Against Illicit Traffic in
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances as enumerated in the
attached annex, which is an integral part of this Act.

(i) Cultivate or Culture. – Any act of knowingly planting, growing, raising,

or permitting the planting, growing or raising of any plant which is the source
of a dangerous drug.
(j) Dangerous Drugs. – Include those listed in the Schedules annexed to
the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, as amended by the 1972
Protocol, and in the Schedules annexed to the 1971 Single Convention on
Psychotropic Substances as enumerated in the attached annex which is
an integral part of this Act.

(k) Deliver. – Any act of knowingly passing a dangerous drug to another,

personally or otherwise, and by any means, with or without consideration.
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(l) Den, Dive or Resort. – A place where any dangerous drug and/or
controlled precursor and essential chemical is administered, delivered,
stored for illegal purposes, distributed, sold or used in any form.

(m) Dispense. – Any act of giving away, selling or distributing medicine or

any dangerous drug with or without the use of prescription.
(n) Drug Dependence. – As based on the World Health Organization
definition, it is a cluster of physiological, behavioral and cognitive
phenomena of variable intensity, in which the use of psychoactive drug
takes on a high priority thereby involving, among others, a strong desire or a
sense of compulsion to take the substance and the difficulties in controlling
substance-taking behavior in terms of its onset, termination, or levels of use.

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(o) Drug Syndicate. – Any organized group of two (2) or more persons
forming or joining together with the intention of committing any offense
prescribed under this Act.
(p) Employee of Den, Dive or Resort. – The caretaker, helper, watchman,
lookout, and other persons working in the den, dive or resort, employed by
the maintainer, owner and/or operator where any dangerous drug and/or
controlled precursor and essential chemical is administered, delivered,
distributed, sold or used, with or without compensation, in connection with
the operation thereof.

(q) Financier. – Any person who pays for, raises or supplies money for, or
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underwrites any of the illegal activities prescribed under this Act.

(r) Illegal Trafficking. – The illegal cultivation, culture, delivery,

administration, dispensation, manufacture, sale, trading, transportation,
distribution, importation, exportation and possession of any dangerous
drug and/or controlled precursor and essential chemical.
(s) Instrument. – Any thing that is used in or intended to
be used in any manner in the commission of illegal drug
trafficking or related offenses.

(t) Laboratory Equipment. – The paraphernalia,

apparatus, materials or appliances when used, intended
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in the manufacture of any
dangerous drug and/or controlled precursor and essential
chemical, such as reaction vessel, preparative/purifying
equipment, fermentors, separatory funnel, flask, heating
mantle, gas generator, or their substitute.
(u) Manufacture. – The production, preparation, compounding or
processing of any dangerous drug and/or controlled precursor and
essential chemical, either directly or indirectly or by extraction from
substances of natural origin, or independently by means of chemical
synthesis or by a combination of extraction and chemical synthesis,
and shall include any packaging or repackaging of such substances,
design or configuration of its form, or labeling or relabeling of its
container; except that such terms do not include the preparation,
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a drug or other substances by a
duly authorized practitioner as an incident to his/her administration or
dispensation of such drug or substance in the course of his/her
professional practice including research, teaching and chemical
analysis of dangerous drugs or such substances that are not intended
for sale or for any other purpose.
(v) Cannabis or commonly known as "Marijuana" or "Indian
Hemp" or by its any other name. – Embraces every kind, class,
genus, or specie of the plant Cannabis sativa L. including, but not
limited to, Cannabis americana, hashish, bhang, guaza, churrus and
ganjab, and embraces every kind, class and character of marijuana,
whether dried or fresh and flowering, flowering or fruiting tops, or any
part or portion of the plant and seeds thereof, and all its geographic
varieties, whether as a reefer, resin, extract, tincture or in any form
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whatsoever.

(w) Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) or commonly

known as "Ecstasy", or by its any other name. – Refers to the drug
having such chemical composition, including any of its isomers or
derivatives in any form.
(x) Methamphetamine Hydrochloride or commonly known as
"Shabu", "Ice", "Meth", or by its any other name. – Refers to the
drug having such chemical composition, including any of its
isomers or derivatives in any form.

(y) Opium. – Refers to the coagulated juice of the opium poppy

(Papaver somniferum L.) and embraces every kind, class and
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crude or prepared; the ashes or refuse
of the same; narcotic preparations thereof or therefrom; morphine
or any alkaloid of opium; preparations in which opium, morphine or
any alkaloid of opium enters as an ingredient; opium poppy; opium
poppy straw; and leaves or wrappings of opium leaves, whether
prepared for use or not.
(z) Opium Poppy. – Refers to any part of the plant of the species
Papaver somniferum L., Papaver setigerum DC, Papaver orientale,
Papaver bracteatum and Papaver rhoeas, which includes the seeds,
straws, branches, leaves or any part thereof, or substances derived
therefrom, even for floral, decorative and culinary purposes.

(aa) PDEA. – Refers to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency under

Section 82, Article IX of this Act.
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(bb) Person. – Any entity, natural or juridical, including among others, a
corporation, partnership, trust or estate, joint stock company,
association, syndicate, joint venture or other unincorporated
organization or group capable of acquiring rights or entering into
obligations.
(cc) Planting of Evidence. – The willful act by any person of
maliciously and surreptitiously inserting, placing, adding or
attaching directly or indirectly, through any overt or covert act,
whatever quantity of any dangerous drug and/or controlled
precursor and essential chemical in the person, house, effects or
in the immediate vicinity of an innocent individual for the purpose
of implicating, incriminating or imputing the commission of any
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(dd) Practitioner. – Any person who is a licensed physician,

dentist, chemist, medical technologist, nurse, midwife,
veterinarian or pharmacist in the Philippines.
(ee) Protector/Coddler. – Any person who knowingly and
willfully consents to the unlawful acts provided for in this Act
and uses his/her influence, power or position in shielding,
harboring, screening or facilitating the escape of any person
he/she knows, or has reasonable grounds to believe on or
suspects, has violated the provisions of this Act in order to
prevent the arrest, prosecution and conviction of the violator.
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(ff) Pusher. – Any person who sells, trades, administers,
dispenses, delivers or gives away to another, on any terms
whatsoever, or distributes, dispatches in transit or transports
dangerous drugs or who acts as a broker in any of such
transactions, in violation of this Act.
(gg) School. – Any educational institution, private or public,
undertaking educational operation for pupils/students pursuing
certain studies at defined levels, receiving instructions from
teachers, usually located in a building or a group of buildings in a
particular physical or cyber site.

(hh) Screening Test. – A rapid test performed to establish

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result.

(ii) Sell. – Any act of giving away any dangerous drug and/or
controlled precursor and essential chemical whether for money
or any other consideration.
(jj) Trading. – Transactions involving the illegal trafficking of
dangerous drugs and/or controlled precursors and essential
chemicals using electronic devices such as, but not limited to,
text messages, email, mobile or landlines, two-way radios,
internet, instant messengers and chat rooms or acting as a
broker in any of such transactions whether for money or any
other consideration in violation of this Act.
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(kk) Use. – Any act of injecting, intravenously or
intramuscularly, of consuming, either by chewing, smoking,
sniffing, eating, swallowing, drinking or otherwise introducing
into the physiological system of the body, and of the
dangerous drugs.
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Unlawful Acts
and Penalties
Section 4. Importation of Dangerous Drugs and/or Controlled
Precursors and Essential Chemicals.- .The penalty of life
imprisonment to death and a ranging from Five hundred thousand pesos
(P500,000.00) to Ten million pesos (P10,000,000.00) shall be imposed
upon any person, who, unless authorized by law, shall import or bring
into the Philippines any dangerous drug, regardless of the quantity and
purity involved, including any and all species of opium poppy or any part
thereof or substances derived therefrom even for floral, decorative and
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The penalty of imprisonment ranging from twelve (12) years and one (1)
day to twenty (20) years and a fine ranging from One hundred thousand
pesos (P100,000.00) to Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00)
shall be imposed upon any person, who, unless authorized by law, shall
import any controlled precursor and essential chemical.
 The maximum penalty provided for under this Section shall be imposed
upon any person, who, unless authorized under this Act, shall import or
bring into the Philippines any dangerous drug and/or controlled precursor
and essential chemical through the use of a diplomatic passport,
diplomatic facilities or any other means involving his/her official status
intended to facilitate the unlawful entry of the same. In addition, the
diplomatic passport shall be confiscated and canceled.
 The maximum penalty provided for under this Section shall be imposed
upon any person, who organizes, Addmanages
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of the illegal activities prescribed in this Section.
 The penalty of twelve (12) years and one (1) day to twenty (20) years of
imprisonment and a fine ranging from One hundred thousand pesos
(P100,000.00) to Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00) shall be
imposed upon any person, who acts as a "protector/coddler" of any
violator of the provisions under this Section.
Section 5. Sale, Trading, Administration, Dispensation, Delivery, Distribution
and Transportation of Dangerous Drugs and/or Controlled Precursors and
Essential Chemicals. - The penalty of life imprisonment to death and a fine ranging
from Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00) to Ten million pesos
(P10,000,000.00) shall be imposed upon any person, who, unless authorized by law,
shall sell, trade, administer, dispense, deliver, give away to another, distribute
dispatch in transit or transport any dangerous drug, including any and all species of
opium poppy regardless of the quantity and purity involved, or shall act as a broker in
any of such transactions.
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The penalty of imprisonment ranging from twelve (12) years and one (1) day to
twenty (20) years and a fine ranging from One hundred thousand pesos
(P100,000.00) to Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00) shall be imposed upon
any person, who, unless authorized by law, shall sell, trade, administer, dispense,
deliver, give away to another, distribute, dispatch in transit or transport any controlled
precursor and essential chemical, or shall act as a broker in such transactions.
If the sale, trading, administration, dispensation, delivery, distribution or
transportation of any dangerous drug and/or controlled precursor and
essential chemical transpires within one hundred (100) meters from the
school, the maximum penalty shall be imposed in every case.

For drug pushers who use minors or mentally incapacitated individuals as

runners, couriers and messengers, or in any other capacity directly
connected to the dangerous drugs and/or controlled precursors and
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essential chemical trade, the maximum penalty shall be imposed in every
case.

If the victim of the offense is a minor or a mentally incapacitated individual,

or should a dangerous drug and/or a controlled precursor and essential
chemical involved in any offense herein provided be the proximate cause of
death of a victim thereof, the maximum penalty provided for under this
Section shall be imposed.
The maximum penalty provided for under this Section shall be
imposed upon any person who organizes, manages or acts as
a "financier" of any of the illegal activities prescribed in this
Section.

The penalty of twelve (12) years and one (1) day to twenty (20)
years of imprisonment and Add
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ranging from One hundred
thousand pesos (P100,000.00) to Five hundred thousand
pesos (P500,000.00) shall be imposed upon any person, who
acts as a "protector/coddler" of any violator of the provisions
under this Section.
Section 6. Maintenance of a Den, Dive or Resort. - The penalty of
life imprisonment to death and a fine ranging from Five hundred
thousand pesos (P500,000.00) to Ten million pesos (P10,000,000.00)
shall be imposed upon any person or group of persons who shall
maintain a den, dive or resort where any dangerous drug is used or
sold in any form.

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The penalty of imprisonment ranging from twelve (12) years and one
(1) day to twenty (20) years and a fine ranging from One hundred
thousand pesos (P100,000.00) to Five hundred thousand pesos
(P500,000.00) shall be imposed upon any person or group of persons
who shall maintain a den, dive, or resort where any controlled
precursor and essential chemical is used or sold in any form.
The maximum penalty provided for under this Section shall be imposed in
every case where any dangerous drug is administered, delivered or sold to
a minor who is allowed to use the same in such a place.

Should any dangerous drug be the proximate cause of the death of a

person using the same in such den, dive or resort, the penalty of death and
a fine ranging from One million (P1,000,000.00) to Fifteen million pesos
(P500,000.00) shall be imposed on the maintainer, owner and/or operator.
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If such den, dive or resort is owned by a third person, the same shall be
confiscated and escheated in favor of the government: Provided, That the
criminal complaint shall specifically allege that such place is intentionally
used in the furtherance of the crime: Provided, further, That the prosecution
shall prove such intent on the part of the owner to use the property for such
purpose: Provided, finally, That the owner shall be included as an accused
in the criminal complaint.
The maximum penalty provided for under this Section shall be
imposed upon any person who organizes, manages or acts as
a "financier" of any of the illegal activities prescribed in this
Section.

The penalty twelve (12) years and one (1) day to twenty (20)
years of imprisonment andAdda finetitle
ranging from One hundred
thousand pesos (P100,000.00) to Five hundred thousand
pesos (P500,000.00) shall be imposed upon any person, who
acts as a "protector/coddler" of any violator of the provisions
under this Section.
Section 7. Employees and Visitors of a Den, Dive or Resort. -
The penalty of imprisonment ranging from twelve (12) years and
one (1) day to twenty (20) years and a fine ranging from One
hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) to Five hundred
thousand pesos (P500,000.00) shall be imposed upon:

(a) Any employee of a den, dive or resort, who is aware of the

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(b) Any person who, not being included in the provisions of the
next preceding, paragraph, is aware of the nature of the place as
such and shall knowingly visit the same
Section 8. Manufacture of Dangerous Drugs and/or Controlled
Precursors and Essential Chemicals. - The penalty of life
imprisonment to death and a fine ranging Five hundred thousand
pesos (P500,000.00) to Ten million pesos (P10,000,000.00) shall be
imposed upon any person, who, unless authorized by law, shall
engage in the manufacture of any dangerous drug.

The penalty of imprisonment ranging from twelve (12) years and one
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a fine ranging from One hundred
thousand pesos (P100,000.00) to Five hundred thousand pesos
(P500,000.00) shall be imposed upon any person, who, unless
authorized by law, shall manufacture any controlled precursor and
essential chemical.
The presence of any controlled precursor and essential
chemical or laboratory equipment in the clandestine laboratory
is a prima facie proof of manufacture of any dangerous drug. It
shall be considered an aggravating circumstance if the
clandestine laboratory is undertaken or established under the
following circumstances:

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(a) Any phase of the manufacturing process was conducted in
the presence or with the help of minor/s:

(b) Any phase or manufacturing process was established or

undertaken within one hundred (100) meters of a residential,
business, church or school premises;
(c) Any clandestine laboratory was secured or protected with
booby traps;

(d) Any clandestine laboratory was concealed with legitimate

business operations; or

(e) Any employment of a practitioner, chemical engineer, public

official or foreigner. Add title

The maximum penalty provided for under this Section shall be

imposed upon any person, who organizes, manages or acts as
a "financier" of any of the illegal activities prescribed in this
Section.
The penalty of twelve (12) years and one (1) day to twenty
(20) years of imprisonment and a fine ranging from One
hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) to Five hundred
thousand pesos (P500,000.00) shall be imposed upon any
person, who acts as a "protector/coddler" of any violator of the
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provisions under this Section.
Section 9. Illegal Chemical Diversion of Controlled
Precursors and Essential Chemicals. - The penalty
of imprisonment ranging from twelve (12) years and
one (1) day to twenty (20) years and a fine ranging
from One hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) to
Five hundred thousandAdd pesos (P500,000.00) shall be
title
imposed upon any person, who, unless authorized by
law, shall illegally divert any controlled precursor and
essential chemical.
Section 10. Manufacture or Delivery of Equipment, Instrument,
Apparatus, and Other Paraphernalia for Dangerous Drugs
and/or Controlled Precursors and Essential Chemicals. - The
penalty of imprisonment ranging from twelve (12) years and one (1)
day to twenty (20) years and a fine ranging from One hundred
thousand pesos (P100,000.00) to Five hundred thousand pesos
(P500,000.00) shall be imposed upon any person who shall deliver,
possess with intent to deliver, or manufacture with intent to deliver
Addand
equipment, instrument, apparatus title
other paraphernalia for
dangerous drugs, knowing, or under circumstances where one
reasonably should know, that it will be used to plant, propagate,
cultivate, grow, harvest, manufacture, compound, convert, produce,
process, prepare, test, analyze, pack, repack, store, contain or
conceal any dangerous drug and/or controlled precursor and
essential chemical in violation of this Act.
The penalty of imprisonment ranging from six (6) months and
one (1) day to four (4) years and a fine ranging from Ten
thousand pesos (P10,000.00) to Fifty thousand pesos
(P50,000.00) shall be imposed if it will be used to inject,
ingest, inhale or otherwise introduce into the human body a
dangerous drug in violation of this Act.
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The maximum penalty provided for under this Section shall
be imposed upon any person, who uses a minor or a
mentally incapacitated individual to deliver such equipment,
instrument, apparatus and other paraphernalia for dangerous
drugs.
Section 11. Possession of Dangerous Drugs. - The penalty of life
imprisonment to death and a fine ranging from Five hundred thousand
pesos (P500,000.00) to Ten million pesos (P10,000,000.00) shall be
imposed upon any person, who, unless authorized by law, shall possess
any dangerous drug in the following quantities, regardless of the degree
of purity thereof:

(1) 10 grams or more of opium;

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(2) 10 grams or more of morphine;

(3) 10 grams or more of heroin;

(4) 10 grams or more of cocaine or cocaine hydrochloride;

(5) 50 grams or more of methamphetamine hydrochloride or "shabu";

(6) 10 grams or more of marijuana resin or marijuana resin oil;

(7) 500 grams or more of marijuana; and

(8) 10 grams or more of other dangerous drugs such as, but not limited
to, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDA) or "ecstasy",
paramethoxyamphetamine (PMA), Add title
trimethoxyamphetamine (TMA),
lysergic acid diethylamine (LSD), gamma hydroxyamphetamine (GHB),
and those similarly designed or newly introduced drugs and their
derivatives, without having any therapeutic value or if the quantity
possessed is far beyond therapeutic requirements, as determined and
promulgated by the Board in accordance to Section 93, Article XI of this
Act.
Otherwise, if the quantity involved is less than the foregoing quantities, the penalties
shall be graduated as follows:

(1) Life imprisonment and a fine ranging from Four hundred thousand pesos
(P400,000.00) to Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00), if the quantity of
methamphetamine hydrochloride or "shabu" is ten (10) grams or more but less than fifty
(50) grams;

(2) Imprisonment of twenty (20) years and one (1) day to life imprisonment and a fine
ranging from Four hundred thousand pesos (P400,000.00) to Five hundred thousand
pesos (P500,000.00), if the quantities Add titledrugs are five (5) grams or more
of dangerous
but less than ten (10) grams of opium, morphine, heroin, cocaine or cocaine
hydrochloride, marijuana resin or marijuana resin oil, methamphetamine hydrochloride
or "shabu", or other dangerous drugs such as, but not limited to, MDMA or "ecstasy",
PMA, TMA, LSD, GHB, and those similarly designed or newly introduced drugs and
their derivatives, without having any therapeutic value or if the quantity possessed is far
beyond therapeutic requirements; or three hundred (300) grams or more but less than
five (hundred) 500) grams of marijuana; and
(3) Imprisonment of twelve (12) years and one (1) day to
twenty (20) years and a fine ranging from Three hundred
thousand pesos (P300,000.00) to Four hundred thousand
pesos (P400,000.00), if the quantities of dangerous drugs are
less than five (5) grams of opium, morphine, heroin, cocaine or
cocaine hydrochloride, marijuana resin or marijuana resin oil,
methamphetamine hydrochloride or "shabu", or other
dangerous drugs such as, Addbut nottitle
limited to, MDMA or
"ecstasy", PMA, TMA, LSD, GHB, and those similarly
designed or newly introduced drugs and their derivatives,
without having any therapeutic value or if the quantity
possessed is far beyond therapeutic requirements; or less
than three hundred (300) grams of marijuana.
Section 12. Possession of Equipment, Instrument, Apparatus and
Other Paraphernalia for Dangerous Drugs. - The penalty of
imprisonment ranging from six (6) months and one (1) day to four (4)
years and a fine ranging from Ten thousand pesos (P10,000.00) to Fifty
thousand pesos (P50,000.00) shall be imposed upon any person, who,
unless authorized by law, shall possess or have under his/her control
any equipment, instrument, apparatus and other paraphernalia fit or
intended for smoking, consuming, administering, injecting, ingesting, or
Add title
introducing any dangerous drug into the body: Provided, That in the
case of medical practitioners and various professionals who are
required to carry such equipment, instrument, apparatus and other
paraphernalia in the practice of their profession, the Board shall
prescribe the necessary implementing guidelines thereof.
The possession of such equipment, instrument,
apparatus and other paraphernalia fit or intended for any
of the purposes enumerated in the preceding paragraph
shall be prima facie evidence that the possessor has
smoked, consumed, administered to himself/herself,
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injected, ingested or used a dangerous drug and shall
be presumed to have violated Section 15 of this Act.
Section 13. Possession of Dangerous Drugs During Parties, Social
Gatherings or Meetings. – Any person found possessing any dangerous
drug during a party, or at a social gathering or meeting, or in the proximate
company of at least two (2) persons, shall suffer the maximum penalties
provided for in Section 11 of this Act, regardless of the quantity and purity of
such dangerous drugs.

Section 14. Possession of Equipment, Instrument, Apparatus and

Other Paraphernalia for Dangerous Add Drugs
title During Parties, Social
Gatherings or Meetings. - The maximum penalty provided for in Section
12 of this Act shall be imposed upon any person, who shall possess or have
under his/her control any equipment, instrument, apparatus and other
paraphernalia fit or intended for smoking, consuming, administering,
injecting, ingesting, or introducing any dangerous drug into the body, during
parties, social gatherings or meetings, or in the proximate company of at
least two (2) persons.
Section 15. Use of Dangerous Drugs. – A person apprehended or
arrested, who is found to be positive for use of any dangerous drug, after
a confirmatory test, shall be imposed a penalty of a minimum of six (6)
months rehabilitation in a government center for the first offense, subject
to the provisions of Article VIII of this Act. If apprehended using any
dangerous drug for the second time, he/she shall suffer the penalty of
imprisonment ranging from six (6) years and one (1) day to twelve (12)
years and a fine ranging from Fifty thousand pesos (P50,000.00) to Two
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hundred thousand pesos (P200,000.00): Provided, That this Section
shall not be applicable where the person tested is also found to have in
his/her possession such quantity of any dangerous drug provided for
under Section 11 of this Act, in which case the provisions stated therein
shall apply.
Section 16. Cultivation or Culture of Plants Classified as Dangerous
Drugs or are Sources Thereof. - The penalty of life imprisonment to
death and a fine ranging from Five hundred thousand pesos
(P500,000.00) to Ten million pesos (P10,000,000.00) shall be imposed
upon any person, who shall plant, cultivate or culture marijuana, opium
poppy or any other plant regardless of quantity, which is or may hereafter
be classified as a dangerous drug or as a source from which any
dangerous drug may be manufactured or derived: Provided, That in the
Add
case of medical laboratories and title
medical research centers which cultivate
or culture marijuana, opium poppy and other plants, or materials of such
dangerous drugs for medical experiments and research purposes, or for
the creation of new types of medicine, the Board shall prescribe the
necessary implementing guidelines for the proper cultivation, culture,
handling, experimentation and disposal of such plants and materials.
The land or portions thereof and/or greenhouses on which any of said
plants is cultivated or cultured shall be confiscated and escheated in favor
of the State, unless the owner thereof can prove lack of knowledge of such
cultivation or culture despite the exercise of due diligence on his/her part. If
the land involved is part of the public domain, the maximum penalty
provided for under this Section shall be imposed upon the offender.

The maximum penalty provided for under this Section shall be imposed
upon any person, who organizes,Add titleor acts as a "financier" of any of
manages
the illegal activities prescribed in this Section.

The penalty of twelve (12) years and one (1) day to twenty (20) years of
imprisonment and a fine ranging from One hundred thousand pesos
(P100,000.00) to Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00) shall be
imposed upon any person, who acts as a "protector/coddler" of any violator
of the provisions under this Section.
Section 17. Maintenance and Keeping of Original Records of
Transactions on Dangerous Drugs and/or Controlled Precursors and
Essential Chemicals. - The penalty of imprisonment ranging from one (1)
year and one (1) day to six (6) years and a fine ranging from Ten thousand
pesos (P10,000.00) to Fifty thousand pesos (P50,000.00) shall be imposed
upon any practitioner, manufacturer, wholesaler, importer, distributor, dealer
or retailer who violates or fails to comply with the maintenance and keeping
Addontitle
of the original records of transactions any dangerous drug and/or
controlled precursor and essential chemical in accordance with Section 40
of this Act.

An additional penalty shall be imposed through the revocation of the license

to practice his/her profession, in case of a practitioner, or of the business, in
case of a manufacturer, seller, importer, distributor, dealer or retailer.
Section 18. Unnecessary Prescription of Dangerous Drugs. –
The penalty of imprisonment ranging from twelve (12) years and
one (1) day to twenty (20) years and a fine ranging from One
hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) to Five hundred thousand
pesos (P500,000.00) and the additional penalty of the revocation
of his/her license to practice shall be imposed upon the
practitioner, who shall prescribe any dangerous drug to any person
whose physical or physiologicalAdd title does not require the use
condition
or in the dosage prescribed therein, as determined by the Board in
consultation with recognized competent experts who are
authorized representatives of professional organizations of
practitioners, particularly those who are involved in the care of
persons with severe pain.
Section 19. Unlawful Prescription of Dangerous Drugs.
– The penalty of life imprisonment to death and a fine
ranging from Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00)
to Ten million pesos (P10,000,000.00) shall be imposed
upon any person, who, unless authorized by law, shall
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make or issue a prescription or any other writing purporting
to be a prescription for any dangerous drug.
Section 20. Confiscation and Forfeiture of the Proceeds or Instruments of the
Unlawful Act, Including the Properties or Proceeds Derived from the Illegal
Trafficking of Dangerous Drugs and/or Precursors and Essential Chemicals. –
Every penalty imposed for the unlawful importation, sale, trading, administration,
dispensation, delivery, distribution, transportation or manufacture of any dangerous drug
and/or controlled precursor and essential chemical, the cultivation or culture of plants
which are sources of dangerous drugs, and the possession of any equipment,
instrument, apparatus and other paraphernalia for dangerous drugs including other
laboratory equipment, shall carry with it the confiscation and forfeiture, in favor of the
Add title
government, of all the proceeds and properties derived from the unlawful act, including,
but not limited to, money and other assets obtained thereby, and the instruments or tools
with which the particular unlawful act was committed, unless they are the property of a
third person not liable for the unlawful act, but those which are not of lawful commerce
shall be ordered destroyed without delay pursuant to the provisions of Section 21 of this
Act.
After conviction in the Regional Trial Court in the appropriate criminal case
filed, the Court shall immediately schedule a hearing for the confiscation
and forfeiture of all the proceeds of the offense and all the assets and
properties of the accused either owned or held by him or in the name of
some other persons if the same shall be found to be manifestly out of
proportion to his/her lawful income: Provided, however, That if the forfeited
property is a vehicle, the same shall be auctioned off not later than five (5)
days upon order of confiscation orAdd title
forfeiture.

During the pendency of the case in the Regional Trial Court, no property, or
income derived therefrom, which may be confiscated and forfeited, shall be
disposed, alienated or transferred and the same shall be in custodia legis
and no bond shall be admitted for the release of the same.
The proceeds of any sale or disposition of any property
confiscated or forfeited under this Section shall be used to pay all
proper expenses incurred in the proceedings for the confiscation,
forfeiture, custody and maintenance of the property pending
disposition, as well as expenses for publication and court costs.
The proceeds in excess of the above expenses shall accrue to the
Addagainst
Board to be used in its campaign title illegal drugs.
Section 21. Custody and Disposition of Confiscated, Seized,
and/or Surrendered Dangerous Drugs, Plant Sources of
Dangerous Drugs, Controlled Precursors and Essential
Chemicals, Instruments/Paraphernalia and/or Laboratory
Equipment. – The PDEA shall take charge and have custody of
all dangerous drugs, plant sources of dangerous drugs,
Add title
controlled precursors and essential chemicals, as well as
instruments/paraphernalia and/or laboratory equipment so
confiscated, seized and/or surrendered, for proper disposition in
the following manner:
(1) The apprehending team having initial custody and control of the drugs
shall, immediately after seizure and confiscation, physically inventory and
photograph the same in the presence of the accused or the person/s from
whom such items were confiscated and/or seized, or his/her representative
or counsel, a representative from the media and the Department of Justice
(DOJ), and any elected public official who shall be required to sign the
copies of the inventory and be given a copy thereof;
Add title
(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours upon confiscation/seizure of dangerous
drugs, plant sources of dangerous drugs, controlled precursors and
essential chemicals, as well as instruments/paraphernalia and/or laboratory
equipment, the same shall be submitted to the PDEA Forensic Laboratory
for a qualitative and quantitative examination;
(3) A certification of the forensic laboratory examination results, which
shall be done under oath by the forensic laboratory examiner, shall be
issued within twenty-four (24) hours after the receipt of the subject item/s:
Provided, That when the volume of the dangerous drugs, plant sources of
dangerous drugs, and controlled precursors and essential chemicals
does not allow the completion of testing within the time frame, a partial
laboratory examination report shall be provisionally issued stating therein
the quantities of dangerous drugs still to be examined by the forensic
laboratory: Provided, however, ThatAdda title
final certification shall be issued on
the completed forensic laboratory examination on the same within the
next twenty-four (24) hours;
(4) After the filing of the criminal case, the Court shall, within seventy-two
(72) hours, conduct an ocular inspection of the confiscated, seized and/or
surrendered dangerous drugs, plant sources of dangerous drugs, and
controlled precursors and essential chemicals, including the
instruments/paraphernalia and/or laboratory equipment, and through the
PDEA shall within twenty-four (24) hours thereafter proceed with the
destruction or burning of the same, in the presence of the accused or the
person/s from whom such items were confiscated and/or seized, or his/her
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representative or counsel, a representative from the media and the DOJ,
civil society groups and any elected public official. The Board shall draw up
the guidelines on the manner of proper disposition and destruction of such
item/s which shall be borne by the offender: Provided, That those item/s of
lawful commerce, as determined by the Board, shall be donated, used or
recycled for legitimate purposes: Provided, further, That a representative
sample, duly weighed and recorded is retained;
(5) The Board shall then issue a sworn certification as to the fact of
destruction or burning of the subject item/s which, together with the
representative sample/s in the custody of the PDEA, shall be submitted to
the court having jurisdiction over the case. In all instances, the
representative sample/s shall be kept to a minimum quantity as
determined by the Board;

(6) The alleged offender or his/her representative or counsel shall be

allowed to personally observe allAddof thetitle
above proceedings and his/her
presence shall not constitute an admission of guilt. In case the said
offender or accused refuses or fails to appoint a representative after due
notice in writing to the accused or his/her counsel within seventy-two (72)
hours before the actual burning or destruction of the evidence in
question, the Secretary of Justice shall appoint a member of the public
attorney's office to represent the former;
(7) After the promulgation and judgment in the criminal case wherein the
representative sample/s was presented as evidence in court, the trial
prosecutor shall inform the Board of the final termination of the case and, in
turn, shall request the court for leave to turn over the said representative
sample/s to the PDEA for proper disposition and destruction within twenty-
four (24) hours from receipt of the same; and

(8) Transitory Provision: a) Within twenty-four (24) hours from the effectivity
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of this Act, dangerous drugs defined herein which are presently in
possession of law enforcement agencies shall, with leave of court, be
burned or destroyed, in the presence of representatives of the Court, DOJ,
Department of Health (DOH) and the accused/and or his/her counsel, and,
b) Pending the organization of the PDEA, the custody, disposition, and
burning or destruction of seized/surrendered dangerous drugs provided
under this Section shall be implemented by the DOH.
Section 22. Grant of Compensation, Reward and Award. – The
Board shall recommend to the concerned government agency the
grant of compensation, reward and award to any person providing
information and to law enforcers participating in the operation,
which results in the successful confiscation, seizure or surrender
of dangerous drugs, plant sources of dangerous drugs, and
controlled precursors and essential chemicals.
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Section 23. Plea-Bargaining Provision. – Any person charged
under any provision of this Act regardless of the imposable penalty
shall not be allowed to avail of the provision on plea-bargaining.
Section 24. Non-Applicability of the Probation Law for Drug Traffickers
and Pushers. – Any person convicted for drug trafficking or pushing under
this Act, regardless of the penalty imposed by the Court, cannot avail of the
privilege granted by the Probation Law or Presidential Decree No. 968, as
amended.

Section 25. Qualifying Aggravating Circumstances in the Commission

of a Crime by an Offender Under the Influence of Dangerous Drugs. –
Notwithstanding the provisions ofAdd title
any law to the contrary, a positive finding
for the use of dangerous drugs shall be a qualifying aggravating
circumstance in the commission of a crime by an offender, and the
application of the penalty provided for in the Revised Penal Code shall be
applicable.
Section 26. Attempt or Conspiracy. – Any attempt or conspiracy to commit the
following unlawful acts shall be penalized by the same penalty prescribed for the
commission of the same as provided under this Act:

(a) Importation of any dangerous drug and/or controlled precursor and essential
chemical;

(b) Sale, trading, administration, dispensation, delivery, distribution and transportation

of any dangerous drug and/or controlled precursor and essential chemical;

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(c) Maintenance of a den, dive or resort wheretitle
any dangerous drug is used in any
form;

(d) Manufacture of any dangerous drug and/or controlled precursor and essential
chemical; and

(e) Cultivation or culture of plants which are sources of dangerous drugs.

Section 27. Criminal Liability of a Public Officer or Employee for
Misappropriation, Misapplication or Failure to Account for the
Confiscated, Seized and/or Surrendered Dangerous Drugs, Plant
Sources of Dangerous Drugs, Controlled Precursors and Essential
Chemicals, Instruments/Paraphernalia and/or Laboratory Equipment
Including the Proceeds or Properties Obtained from the Unlawful Act
Committed. – The penalty of life imprisonment to death and a fine ranging
from Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00) to Ten million pesos
Add title
(P10,000,000.00), in addition to absolute perpetual disqualification from
any public office, shall be imposed upon any public officer or employee
who misappropriates, misapplies or fails to account for confiscated, seized
or surrendered dangerous drugs, plant sources of dangerous drugs,
controlled precursors and essential chemicals, instruments/paraphernalia
and/or laboratory equipment including the proceeds or properties obtained
from the unlawful acts as provided for in this Act.
Any elective local or national official found to have benefited from the
proceeds of the trafficking of dangerous drugs as prescribed in this Act, or
have received any financial or material contributions or donations from
natural or juridical persons found guilty of trafficking dangerous drugs as
prescribed in this Act, shall be removed from office and perpetually
disqualified from holding any elective or appointive positions in the
government, its divisions, subdivisions, and intermediaries, including
government-owned or –controlled corporations.
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Section 28. Criminal Liability of Government Officials and Employees.
– The maximum penalties of the unlawful acts provided for in this Act shall
be imposed, in addition to absolute perpetual disqualification from any
public office, if those found guilty of such unlawful acts are government
officials and employees.
Section 29. Criminal Liability for Planting of Evidence. – Any person
who is found guilty of "planting" any dangerous drug and/or controlled
precursor and essential chemical, regardless of quantity and purity, shall
suffer the penalty of death.

Section 30. Criminal Liability of Officers of Partnerships, Corporations,

Associations or Other Juridical Entities. – In case any violation of this
Act is committed by a partnership, Add title association or any juridical
corporation,
entity, the partner, president, director, manager, trustee, estate
administrator, or officer who consents to or knowingly tolerates such
violation shall be held criminally liable as a co-principal.
The penalty provided for the offense under this Act shall be imposed upon
the partner, president, director, manager, trustee, estate administrator, or
officer who knowingly authorizes, tolerates or consents to the use of a
vehicle, vessel, aircraft, equipment or other facility, as an instrument in the
importation, sale, trading, administration, dispensation, delivery, distribution,
transportation or manufacture of dangerous drugs, or chemical diversion, if
such vehicle, vessel, aircraft, equipment or other instrument is owned by or
under the control or supervision of the partnership, corporation, association
Add title
or juridical entity to which they are affiliated.

Section 31. Additional Penalty if Offender is an Alien. – In addition to the

penalties prescribed in the unlawful act committed, any alien who violates
such provisions of this Act shall, after service of sentence, be deported
immediately without further proceedings, unless the penalty is death.
Section 32. Liability to a Person Violating Any
Regulation Issued by the Board. – The penalty of
imprisonment ranging from six (6) months and one (1) day
to four (4) years and a fine ranging from Ten thousand
pesos (P10,000.00) to Fifty thousand pesos (P50,000.00)
shall be imposed upon any Addperson
title found violating any
regulation duly issued by the Board pursuant to this Act, in
addition to the administrative sanctions imposed by the
Board.
Section 33. Immunity from Prosecution and Punishment. –
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 17, Rule 119 of the Revised Rules
of Criminal Procedure and the provisions of Republic Act No. 6981 or the
Witness Protection, Security and Benefit Act of 1991, any person who has
violated Sections 7, 11, 12, 14, 15, and 19, Article II of this Act, who
voluntarily gives information about any violation of Sections 4, 5, 6, 8, 10,
13, and 16, Article II of this Act as well as any violation of the offenses
mentioned if committed by a drugAdd titleor any information leading to
syndicate,
the whereabouts, identities and arrest of all or any of the members thereof;
and who willingly testifies against such persons as described above, shall
be exempted from prosecution or punishment for the offense with reference
to which his/her information of testimony were given, and may plead or
prove the giving of such information and testimony in bar of such
prosecution: Provided, That the following conditions concur:
(1) The information and testimony are necessary for the conviction of the persons
described above;

(2) Such information and testimony are not yet in the possession of the State;

(3) Such information and testimony can be corroborated on its material points;

(4) the informant or witness has not been previously convicted of a crime involving
moral turpitude, except when there is no other direct evidence available for the State
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other than the information and testimony title
of said informant or witness; and

(5) The informant or witness shall strictly and faithfully comply without delay, any
condition or undertaking, reduced into writing, lawfully imposed by the State as further
consideration for the grant of immunity from prosecution and punishment.
Provided, further, That this immunity may be enjoyed by such informant or
witness who does not appear to be most guilty for the offense with
reference to which his/her information or testimony were given: Provided,
finally, That there is no direct evidence available for the State except for the
information and testimony of the said informant or witness.

Section 34. Termination of the Grant of Immunity. – The immunity

granted to the informant or witness, as prescribed in Section 33 of this Act,
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shall not attach should it turn out subsequently that the information and/or
testimony is false, malicious or made only for the purpose of harassing,
molesting or in any way prejudicing the persons described in the preceding
Section against whom such information or testimony is directed against. In
such case, the informant or witness shall be subject to prosecution and the
enjoyment of all rights and benefits previously accorded him under this Act
or any other law, decree or order shall be deemed terminated.
In case an informant or witness under this Act fails or refuses to testify
without just cause, and when lawfully obliged to do so, or should he/she
violate any condition accompanying such immunity as provided above,
his/her immunity shall be removed and he/she shall likewise be subject to
contempt and/or criminal prosecution, as the case may be, and the
enjoyment of all rights and benefits previously accorded him under this Act
or in any other law, decree or order shall be deemed terminated.
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In case the informant or witness referred to under this Act falls under the
applicability of this Section hereof, such individual cannot avail of the
provisions under Article VIII of this Act.
Section 35. Accessory Penalties. – A person convicted
under this Act shall be disqualified to exercise his/her civil
rights such as but not limited to, the rights of parental
authority or guardianship, either as to the person or property
of any ward, the rights to dispose of such property by any act
or any conveyance inter vivos, and political rights such as but
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not limited to, the right to vote and be voted for. Such rights
shall also be suspended during the pendency of an appeal
from such conviction.
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