SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
F irst R egular Session
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In tro d u ced  by SEN. WIN GATCHALIAN
AN ACT PENALIZING LESSORS OF PROPERTIES USED AS LABORATORIES 
AND DRUG WAREHOUSES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 8 OF 
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9165 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE COMPREHENSIVE
DANGEROUS DRUG ACT OF 2002
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The war against drugs requires that government exhaust all the means at its 
disposal to decisively eliminate this social menace.
This bill is another weapon in the government’s arsenal in the anti-drug 
campaign. It seeks to place the onus on the property owner or lessor to ensure that 
his property and premises are not utilized as a clandestine laboratory for the 
manufacture or storage of dangerous drugs or chemicals used as raw materials for 
these banned substances.
The public is well aware that drug manufacturing takes place in the most 
unlikely of places. Shabu, for instance, has been manufactured surreptitiously in 
the foothills of Mt. Arayat in Pampanga and right under the noses of unsuspecting 
homeowners in the gated exclusive villages of Muntinlupa.
With the passage of this bill, it is expected that owners will be more 
circumspect in leasing their properties because of the liability they will face under 
the law and drug manufacturing activities are abated under the circumstances 
postulated under this initiative.


Support for the passage and approval of this legislation is earnestly sought.


SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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F irst Regular Session 
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SENATE
S.B. No. 1225
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OCT 25 P5 ’36
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In tro d u ced  by SEN. WIN GATCHALIAN
AN ACT PENALIZING LESSORS OF PROPERTIES USED AS LABORATORIES 
AND DRUG WAREHOUSES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 8 OF 
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9165 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE COMPREHENSIVE
DANGEROUS DRUG ACT OF 2002
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
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SECTION 1. D eclaration o f Policy. It shall be the policy of the State to
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shield and safeguard the citizenry, especially the youth from the menace and
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scourge of dangerous drugs and, to defend the same against acts or omissions
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detrimental to their physical and mental well-being. The State shall avail of all
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necessary measures to combat this social menace and eradicate it from
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proliferating in our society. Toward this end, the State seeks to penalize owners
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and lessors of houses, buildings and warehouses that serve as laboratories and
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locations for the manufacture of dangerous drugs.
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SEC. 2. 
Section 8 of Republic Act No. 9165, otherwise known as the 
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Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, is hereby amended to read as
follows:
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SEC. 8. Manufacture 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)


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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 (1) day to twenty (20) years and a fine ranging from one 
hundred thousand pesos (100,000.00) to five hundred thousand 
pesos (500,000.00) 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:
(a) XXX
(b) XXX
(c) XXX
(d) XXX
(e) XXX
THE PENALTY OF IMPRISONMENT RANGING FROM TWELVE 
YEARS AND ONE (1) DAY TO TWENTY 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 AN OWNER, LESSOR OR ANY PERSON HAVING THE 
AUTHORITY TO LEASE A HOUSE, BUILDING, WAREHOUSE, OR ANY 
EDIFICE, INCLUDING ITS PREMISES, IF IT IS UTILIZED AS A 
LABORATORY FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF DANGEROUS DRUGS, 
CONTROLLED PRECURSORS OR ESSENTIAL CHEMICALS OR AS A 
STORAGE FACILITY OF THE SAME.
THE MAXIMUM PENALTY SHALL BE IMPOSED UPON THE 
OWNER, LESSOR OR PERSON HAVING THE AUTHORITY TO LEASE 
THE PROPERTY IF THERE WAS PRIOR KNOWLEDGE THAT THE 
PROPERTY AND ITS PREMISES WILL BE UTILIZED FOR THE 
MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF DANGEROUS DRUGS, ITS


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CONTROLLED PRECURSORS AND ESSENTIAL CHEMICALS, OR 
WHEN 
UPON 
INSPECTION, 
THE 
ILLEGAL 
ACTIVITY 
WAS 
DISCOVERED, BUT NOT ANYONE OF THE AFOREMENTIONED 
PERSONS HAS FAILED TO REPORT THE SAME TO THE PROPER 
AUTHORITIES.
IF 
THE 
PROPERTY 
SUBJECT 
OF 
THE 
LEASE 
IS 
GOVERNMENT OWNED, IN ADDITION TO ABSOLUTE PERPETUAL 
DISQUALIFICATION 
FROM 
ANY 
PUBLIC 
OFFICE, 
THE
GOVERNMENT 
OFFICIALS 
OR 
EMPLOYEES 
WHO 
OMIT TO 
OBSERVE 
THE 
REQUIREMENT 
OF 
DILIGENT 
INSPECTION 
MANDATED BY THIS ACT SHALL BE LIABLE TO THE MAXIMUM 
PENALTY IMPOSED THEREIN.
IF THE PROPERTY SUBJECT OF LEASE IS OWNED BY A 
PARTNERSHIP, CORPORATION, ASSOCIATION OR ANY JURIDICAL 
ENTITY, THE PERSON LIABLE TO THE PENALTY PRESCRIBED IN 
THIS 
SECTION 
IS 
THE 
PARTNER, 
PRESIDENT, 
DIRECTOR, 
MANAGER, TRUSTEE, ESTATE EXECUTOR OR ADMINISTRATOR, 
OR THEIR DULY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE.
FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, CONTRACTS OF LEASE 
SHALL INCORPORATE EXPRESSLY THE RIGHT OF THE LESSOR TO 
INSPECT THE PROPERTY, WITH DUE REGARD TO ARTICLE 1654, 
PARAGRAPH (3) OF THE CIVIL CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES. THE 
OWNER, LESSOR OR ANY PERSON HAVING THE AUTHORITY TO 
LEASE A HOUSE, BUILDING, WAREHOUSE, OR ANY EDIFICE, 
INCLUDING ITS PREMISES SHALL BE CONSIDERED PRIMA FACIE 
LIABLE AS HAVING GIVEN THEIR CONSENT TO THE ILLEGAL 
ACTIVITY WHEN THEY FAIL TO INSPECT THE PREMISES AS 
REQUIRED IN THE SUCCEEDING PARAGRAPH.
THE INSPECTIONS SHALL BE EVIDENCED BY AN AFFIDAVIT 
TO BE EXECUTED, WITHIN FIVE (5) DAYS FROM DATE OF VISIT 
AND SHALL CATEGORICALLY STATE THE FOLLOWING: (1) THE 
DATE WHEN THE INSPECTION OF THE PREMISES WAS MADE, (2) 
THE CONDITION OF THE PREMISES OR DETAILS OBSERVED 
DURING THE INSPECTION, AND (3) THE FACT THAT THE LEASED


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PREMISES IS NOT BEING USED FOR ANY UNLAWFUL PURPOSE, IF 
SUCH IS THE CASE. THE INSPECTION REQUIREMENT SHALL BE 
CONDUCTED AT LEAST ONCE EVERY GIVEN QUARTER, PROVIDED 
THAT IN NO CASE SHALL THE VISITATION BE LESS THAN FOUR 
TIMES IN A YEAR. THE AFFIDAVITS SHALL BE ATTACHED TO THE 
LEASE CONTRACT.
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SEC. 3. Separability Clause. -  If any part, section or provision of this Act
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be is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the other parts thereof, not affected
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thereby shall remain in full force and effect.
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SEC. 4. Repealing Clause. -  All laws, acts, presidential decrees, executive
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orders, administrative orders, rules and regulations, or parts thereof, inconsistent
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with or contrary to the provisions of this act are hereby amended, modified or
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repealed accordingly.
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SEC. 5. Effectivity. -  This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
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publication in the Official Gazette and/or in at least two (2) national newspapers of
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general circulation.
Approved,