SENATE OF THE PHILIPPINES 
SIXTEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
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Senate Bill No. 
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1493 
Introduced by SENATOR JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Prohibited and dangerous drugs are a bane to society. It is 
estimated in the United Nations World Drug Report that the 
Philippines has the highest it:lcidence of use of methamphetamine 
hydrochloride. 
The effects of dangerous drug use are numerous. It can range 
from the destruction of one's career, family life, and as is always the 
case, to criminality. 
According to the Philippine Center On Transnational Crime, the 
geographical location of the Philippines consisting of its vast 
shorelines maJ<:e it a prime location for importing of drugs by 
syndicates both local and foreign nationals. 
Foreign nationals ,are not exempted from the operation of the 
provisions of the laws of the Philippines. In fact, the respect that they 
should repose upon the laws and territory of the Philippines is not a 
matter that should be taken sitting down. 
While the penalty of life imprisonment is imposed on the 
importing and selling of these dangerous drugs, the continuous 
proliferation of dangerous drugs seems to imply that it has not been a 
sufficient deterrent. Furthermore, allegedly most of the head of the 
syndicate connected with violation of the R.A. 9165 had been found to 
be a non-filipino citizen. 


It is for this reason that the enactment of this law to provide for 
additional penalty to foreigners is required because it is necessitated 
by the times and furthermore, greater respect for the territory of the 
Philippines by foreigners is a matter that should be observed . 
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JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO 


SENATE OF THE PHILIPPINES 
SIXTEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
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Senate Bill No. 1493 
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Introduced by SENATOR JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO 
AN ACT ADOPTING THE HIGHER PRESCRIBED PENALTY, 
INCLUDING DEATH, OF THE NATIONAL LAW OF AN ALIEN FOUND 
GUILTY OF TRAFFICKING DANGEROUS DRUGS AND OTHER 
SIMILAR SUBSTANCES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE 
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9165, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 
"COMPREHENSIVE DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT OF 2002" 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
Philippines in Congress assembled: 
SECTION!. Section 31. of Republic Act No. 9165 is hereby 
amended to read as follows: 
"SECTION 31. [Additionag Penalty lfOffenderis an Alien. -
IF THE VIOLATOR OF ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT IS 
AN ALIEN, THE PENALTY TO BE IMPOSED SHALL BE THE 
PENALTY PRESCRIBED BY THE ALIEN'S NATIONAL LAW FOR 
THE ACT COMMITTED OR THE PENALTY PRESCRIBED BY THIS 
WHICHEVER 
IS 
HIGHER: PROVIDED, THAT 
IF 
THE 
ACT 
COMMITTED IS NOT PUNISHABLE IN THE ALIEN'S NATIONAL 
LAW, THEN THE PROVISION':fF THIS ACT SHALL APPLY. 
"WHERE THE DEATH PEJ~TY IS NOT IMPOSED BY THE 
NATIONAL LAW OF THE OFl"ENDER, [I]In addition to the penalties 
prescribed [in] FOR 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]. 
"THE PENALTY OF DEATH, IF APPLICABLE, SHALL BE IMPOSED 
DESPITE THE PROHIBITION OF THE IMPOSITION OF THE DEATH 
PENALTY IN THE PHILIPPINES." 


SECTION 2. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) 
days after its complete publication in at least two (2) newspapers of 
general circulation. 
Approved, 
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