FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC) 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Constitution, Article IT, Section 13 provides: 
Section 13. The state recognizes the vital role of the youth in nation- 
building and shall promote their physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual and social 
well-being. It shall inculcate in the youth patriotism and nationalism, and 
encourage their involvement in public and civic affairs. 
Our people are more concerned about illegal drug use and crimes associated with such 
use than any other current social problem. 
Illegal drug use is harmful and wrong. Illegal drug use can kill the individuals involved or 
cause the individuals to hurt or kill others, and such use strips the individuals of their moral sense 
and with it, everything in life that is important and worthwhile. 
The greatest threat presented by such use is to the youth, who are illegally using drugs 
According to recently released iiational surveys, drug use among the youth remains at alarmingly 
high levels. 
National leadership is critical to conveying to the youth the message that drug use is 
dangerous and wrong. While government’s efforts to punish drug pushers are commendable, the 
problem cannot be addressed fully if the government will not undertake effort to reduce drug use, 
by mobilizing every sector of the community to support the implementation of comprehensive, 
sustainable, and effective programs to reduce drug abuse. 
This bill seeks to facilitate a significant reduction in the incidence and prevalence of 
substance abuse through reducing the demand for illegal drugs and the inappropriate use of legal 
drugs.* 
* This bill was originally filed during the Thirteenth Congress, First Regular Session. 


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FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC) 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S. B. No. 
Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
AN ACT 
PROVIDING FOR PROGRAMS TO FACILITATE A SIGNIFICANT 
REDUCTION IN THE INCIDENCE AND PREVALENCE OF SUBSTANCE 
ABUSE THROUGH REDUCING THE DEMAND FOR ILLEGAL DRUGS AND 
THE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF ILLEGAL DRUGS 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
SECTION 1, Short Title - This Act shall be known as the “Drug Demand Reduction Act” 
TITLE I-TARGETED 
SUBSTANCE ABUSE 
PREVENTION AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS 
Subtitle A-National 
Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign 
SECTION 2. Requirement to conduct national media campaign - 
(A) In General. - The Director of the Dangerous Drugs Board (in this subtitle referred 
to as the ‘Director’), in cooperation with the Department of Education (DepEd), the National 
Youth Commission (NYC) and the Philippine Information Agency (PIA), shall conduct a 
national media campaign in accordance this subtitle for the purpose of reducing and preventing 
drug abuse among young people in the Philippines. 
(B) Local Target Requirement. - The Director shall to the maximum extent feasible, use 
amounts made available to carry out this subtitle for media that focuses on, or includes specific 
information on, prevention or treatment resonrces for consumers within specific local areas. 
SECTION 3. Use offunds - 
(A) Authorized Uses. - 
(1) In General. - Amounts made available to carry out this Act for the 
support of national media campaign may only be used for- 
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(a) the purchase of media time and space; 
(b) talent reuse payments; 
(c) out-of-pocket advertising costs ; 
(d) testing and evaluation of advertising; 
(e) evaluation of the effectiveness of the media campaign; 
(f) the negotiated fees for the winning bidder on request for proposals 
issued by the Office of National Drug Control Policy; 
(g) partnerships with community, civic, and professional groups, and 
government organizations related to the media campaign; and 
(h) entertainment industry collaborations to fashion antidrug messages in 
motion pictures, television programming, popular music, interactive 
(internet and news) media projects and activities, public information, 
news media outreach, and corporate sponsorship and participation. 
(2) Advertising. - In carrying out this subtitle, the Director shall devote meet 
sufficient funds to the advertising portion of the national media campaign to the 
stated reach and frequency goals of the campaign. 
(B) Prohibitions. - None of the amounts made available under this subsections may be 
obligated or expended- 
(1) to supplant current community based coalitions; 
(2) to supplant current pro bono public service time donated by national and local 
broadcasting networks; 
(3) for partisan political purposes; or 
(4) to fund media campaigns that feature any elected o€ficials, persons seeking 
elective office, cabinet level officials and other agency officials. 
SECTION 4. Reports to Congress. -The Director shall- 
(A) submit to Congress on an annual basis a report on the activities for which amounts 
made available under this subtitle have been obligated during the preceding year, 
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including information for each quarter of such year, and on the specific parameters 
of the national media campaign; and 
Certzjkation. - A certification that- 
(B) 
(1) 
Funds made available under this subtitle will not be used to supplant local 
funds, but will be used to increase the amounts of such funds that would, in 
the absence of funds, be made available for law enforcement activities; and 
The programs developed pursuant to this subtitle meet all requirements of 
this subtitle. 
(2) 
(C) Review and Approval. - Subject to Section 7(B), the Director shall approve 
applications and make grant awards to units of local governments that show the 
most promise for accomplishing the purposes of this subtitle consistent with the 
provisions of Section 9. 
SECTION 5. Uses of Funds by Local Government Units. - A local government unit that 
receives a grant award under this Act shall use hnds to provide comprehensive treatment 
programs to inmates in prisons or jails, including not less than three (3) of the following: 
(A) Tailored treatment programs to meet the special needs of different types of 
substance-involved offenders. 
(B) Random and frequent drug testing, including a system of sanctions. 
(C) Training and assistance for corrections officers and personnel to assist substance- 
involved offenders. 
(D) Clinical assessment of incoming substance-involved offenders. 
(E) Availability of religious and spiritual activity and counseling to provide an 
environment that encourages recovery from substance involvement in correctional 
facilities. 
(F) Educational and vocational training. 
(G) A substance-free correctional facility policy. 
SECTION 6. Evaluation and recommendation report to Congress - 
(A) Evaluation. - 
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(1) In General. - The Director shall enter into a contract, with an evaluating 
agency that has demonstrated experience in the evaluation of substance abuse 
treatment, to conduct an evaluation that incorporates the criteria. 
(2) Evuluation Criteria. - The Director, in consultation with the Directors of the 
Department of Health, shall establish minimum criteria for evaluating each 
program. Such criteria shall include- 
(a) reducing substance abuse among participants; 
(b) reducing recidivism among participants; 
(c) cost effectiveness of providing services to participants; and 
(d) a data system that will produce data. 
(B) Report. - The Director shall submit to the appropriate committees, at the same time 
as the President’s budget for 2007 is submitted, a report that - 
(1) describes the activities funded by grant awards under this subtitle; 
(2) includes the evaluation submitted pursuant to paragraph (a); and 
(3) makes recommendations regarding revisions to the authorization of the 
program, reduction, and termination. 
SECTION 7. Definitions - For purposes of this Act, the term: 
(A) “Appropriate committees” means the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate; 
(B) “Substance-involved offender’ means an individual under the supervision of a 
government or local criminal justice system, awaiting trial or serving a sentence 
imposed by the criminal justice system, who- 
(1) violated or has been arrested for violating a drug or alcohol law; 
(2) was under the influence of alcohol or an illegal drug at the time the crime was 
committed; 
(3) stole property to buy illegal drugs, or 
(4) has a history of substance abuse and addiction. 
(C) “Unit of local government’ means municipality, city, or province. 
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SECTION 8. Authorization of appropriations - There are authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this Act: 
(A) For the fiscal year of the passage of this Act, P20,000.00; and 
(B) For the next succeeding fiscal year, P20,000.00. 
The Director may reserve each fiscal year not more than twenty (20) per centum of the 
funds appropriated for activities required under Section 10. 
TITLE 11-PROTECTING 
OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND SCHOOLS FROM DRUGS 
Subtitle A-Drug-free 
Teen Drivers 
SECTION 9. Demonstration program. - The Land Transportation Office shall establish a 
demonstration program to provide voluntary ‘drug testing for all teenager applicants, or other first 
time applicants for a driver’s license regardless of age, for a driver’s license. 
Information respecting an applicant’s choice not lo take the drug test or the result of the dnig test 
on the applicant shall be made available to the applicant’s automobile insurance company. If an 
applicant tests positive in the drug test, the LTO in which the program is established will not 
issue to the applicant and will require the applicant to complete a drug treatment program and to 
not test positive in a drug test before reapplying for a license. 
Subtitle B-Drug-Free 
Schools 
SECTION 10. Authorization of Appropriations. - There is authorized to be appropriated 
such sums as may be necessary to carry out this chapter. 
SECTION 11. Authorization for Report Cards on Schools - 
(A) In General. - The Secretary of Education shall develop, establish, or conduct 
innovative programs for implementation of public schools and stale colleges and 
universities to improve unsafe elementary schools or secondary schools. 
(B) Priority.- The Secretary shall give priority to establishing- 
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(1) 
Progranis that provide parent and teacher notification about incidents of 
physical violence, weapon possession, or drug activity on school grounds as 
soon a k r  the incident as practicable. 
Programs that provide parents and teachers an annual report regarding- 
(2) 
(a) the total number of incidents of physical violence, weapon possession, 
and drug activity on school grounds; 
(b) the percentage of students missing 10 or fewer days of school; and 
(c) a comparison, if available, to previous annual reports under this 
paragraph, which comparison shall not involve a comparison of more 
than five (5) such previous annual reports; and 
(3) Programs to enhance school security measures that may include- 
(a) equipping schools with fences, closed circuit cameras, and other 
physical security measures; 
(b) providing increased police patrols in and around elementary schools 
and secondary schools, including canine patrols; and 
(c) mailings to parents at the beginning of the school year stating that the 
possession of a gun or other weapon, or the sale of drugs in school, 
will not be tolerated by school authorities. 
SECTION 12. Parental Consent to Drug Testing. - 
(A) In Gen.era1. - The Secretary, in cooperation with the Dangerous Drugs Board and 
the National Youth Commission shall develop, establish, or conduct programs for 
testing students for illegal drug use with prior parental consent. 
Guidelines. - The Secretary shall adapt the following guidelines in implementing 
the program: 
(B) 
(1) 
Students will only be tested with their parent’s consent. If the program also 
requires the consent of the student, the parent will be informed of any 
refusal by the student to give consent. 
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(2) The program may involve random testing or testing of all students within 
certain grade or age parameters at a participating school. 
Students who test posiiive for illegal drugs will not be penalized, except that 
the privilege of participating in optional courses or extra-curricula activities 
in which drug impairment might pose a safety risk such as athletic teams, 
drivers education, or industrial arts may be restricted. 
The parent of a student who tests positive for privilege for illegal drugs shall 
be notified of the results in a discrete manner by a health care professional, a 
counselor, or other appropriate person. Parents shall be advised of resources 
that may be available in the local area to treat drug dependency. 
The procedures used in the demonstration project shall be designed to 
ensure fairness and accuracy. The procedures shall also require personnel 
administering the drug testing program to treat individual test results 
confidentiality, and not to provide individual test results to law enforcement 
officials. Statistical information which does not reveal individual identifying 
information should be provided to law enforcement officials. 
(3) 
(4) 
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(C) Subpoenas and Discovery. - Test results for tests conducted shall not be subject to 
subpoena or discovery in any court or administrative forum, without the consent of 
the individual’s consent is required. 
Subtitle C-Drng-Free 
Workplaces 
SECTION 13. Purposes -The purposes of this Section are to- 
(A) Educate small business concerns about the advantages of a drug-free workplace; 
(B) Provide financial incentives and technical assistance to enable small business 
concerns to create a drug-free workplace; and 
(C) Assist working parents in keeping their children drug-free. 


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SECTION 14. Drug-free Worlzplace Denzonstration Program. - 
(A) Establishnzent. - There is established a dug-free demonstration program, under 
which the Dangerous Drugs Board in coordination with corporations and companies 
shall start a drug-free workplace program. 
(B) Reqnirements for Program. -Any drug-free workplace program established as a 
result of this section shall include - 
(1) 
A written policy, including a clear statement of expectations for workplace 
behavior, prohibitions against substances in the workplace, and the 
consequences of violating such expectations and prohibitions; 
Training for at least 60 minutes for employees and supervisors and 
employees who are parents; 
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additional training for supervisors and employees who are parents; 
(4) 
employee drug testing; and 
(5) 
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employee access to an employee assistance program, including assessment, 
referral, and short-term problem resolution. 
TITLE 111 - NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL STRATEGY 
SECTION 15. Development, submission, implementation, and assessment of National 
Drug Control Strategy - 
(A) Timing, Contents, and Process for Development and Submission of National Drug 
Control Strategy. -Not later than two months after the promulgation of this act, the President 
shall submit to Congress a National Drug Control Strategy, which shall set forth a 
comprehensive 4-year plan for reducing drug abuse and the consequences of drug use in the 
Philippines, by limiting the availability of and reducing the demand for illegal drugs and shall 
include quantifiable 4-year performance objectives, targets, and measures for each National Drug 
Control Strategy goal and objective. 
(B) Contents. - The National Drug Control Strategy shall include- 
(1) Comprehensive, research-based, long-range, quantifiable, goals for reducing 
drug abuse and the consequences of drug-abuse in the Philippines; 
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(2) Short-term measurable objectives to accomplish long-term quantifiable goals 
that the Director of the Dangerous Drugs Board determines may be 
realistically achieved during the 4-year period beginning on the date on which 
the strategy is submitted; 
(3) Five (5) year projections for program and budget priorities; and 
(4) A review of governmental and private sector drug control activities to ensure 
that the Philippines pursues well-coordinated and effective drug control at all 
levels of government. 
(C) Clnsszj’2d Information. - Any contents of the National Drug Control Strategy that 
involves information properly classified under criteria established by an Executive order shall be 
presented to Congress separately from the rest of the Strategy. 
(D) Process for Development and Submission. - 
(1) Consultation. - In developing and effectively implementing tlie National Drug 
Control Strategy, the Director shall consult with Congress, provincial and local officials, 
private citizens and organizations with experience and expertise in demand reduction and 
private citizens and organizations with experience and expertise in supply reduction. 
(2) Modzj%ation and Resubmission. - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the Director may modify a National Drug Control Strategy submitted under paragraph (1) 
at any time. 
(3) Annual Strategy Report. - Every February 1 of each year, the President shall 
submit to Congress a report on the progress in implementing the Strategy, which shall 
include an assessment of the effectiveness in achieving the Strategy goals and objectives 
using the performance measurement system, including an assessment of drug use and 
availability in the Philippines; and an estimate of the effectiveness of interdiction, 
treatment, prevention, law enforcement, and international programs under the National 
Drug Control Strategy in effect during the preceding year, or in effect as of the date on 
which the report is submitted; 
(4) An assessment of current drug use, including inhalants, and availability, 
impact of drug use, and treatment availability, which assessment shall include estimates 
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of drug prevalence and frequency of use as measured by national, and local surveys of 
illicit drug use and by other special studies of casual and chronic drug use; high-risk 
populations, including school dropouts, the homeless and transient, arrestees, parolees, 
and juvenile delinquents; and drug use in the workplace and the productivity lost by such 
use; 
(5) An assessment of the reduction of drug availability against an ascertained 
baseline, as measured by the quantities of cocaine, marijuana, methamphetamine, and 
other drugs available, including recreational drugs such as ecstasy for consumption in the 
Philippines; the amount of marijuana, cocaine, and heroin, entering the Philippines; the 
number of hectares of marijuana, poppy, and cocoa cultivated and destroyed; the number 
of metric tons of marijuana, heroin, and cocaine seized; the number of cocaine and 
methamphetamine processing laboratories destroyed; changes in the price and purity of 
shabu and cocaine; the amount and type of controlled substances diverted from legitimate 
retail and wholesale sources; and the effectiveness of technology programs at improving 
drug detection capabilities in interdiction, an at Philippines ports of entry; 
(6) An assessment of the reduction of the consequences of drug use and 
availability, which shall include estimation of the burden drug users placed on hospital 
emergency departments in the Philippines, such as the quantity of drug-related services 
provided; the annual national health care costs of drug use, including costs associated 
with people becoming infected with human immunodeficiency v i m  and other infectious 
diseases as a result of drug use; the extent of drug-related crime and criminal activity; and ~ 
the contribution of drugs to the underground economy, as measured by the retail value of 
drugs sold in the Philippines; 
(7) A determination of the status of drug treatment in the Philippines, by assessing 
public and private treatment capacity within each region, including information on the 
treatment capacity available in relation to the capacity actually used; the extent, within 
each region, to which treatment is available; the number of drug users the Director 
estimates 
could benefit from treatment; and the specific factors that restrict the 
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availability of treatment services to those seeking it and proposed administrative or 
legislative remedies to make treatment available to those individuals; and 
(8) An assessment of private sector initiatives and cooperative efforts between 
the National Governnient and region and local governments for drug control. 
(E) Submission of Revised Stmtegy. - The President may submit to Congress a revised 
National Drng Control Strategy that meets the requirements of this section at any time, upon a 
determination by the President and the Director that the National Drug Control Strategy in effect 
is not sufficiently effective; and if a new President or Director takes office. 
SECTION 16. Separability Clause. - If any provision or part hereof, is held invalid or 
unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision otherwise affected shall remain valid 
and subsisting. 
SECTION 17. Repealing Clause. - Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive 
order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule or regulation contrary to or inconsistent 
with the provision of this Act is hereby modified, or amended accordingly. 
SECTION 18. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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