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SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS )
OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
First Regular Session )

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE}

House Bill No, 869

Introduced by Representative Victor A. Yap

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Because of its geographic location, the Philippines has become a major hub for the drug in
Southeast Asia. This has contributed to more incidents of Filipinos getting arrested in other
countries for transporting or selling drugs.

Foreign syndicates and nationals have been emboldened to establish their drug factories in
the Philippines because of the lack of the death penalty. At the start of 2015, Mexican national
Horacio H , Herrera, allegedly third in command of the infamous Sinaloa Cartel, was
arrested here in the Philippines! capital, Manila, at the center of a 12 million Peso ($255,000) drug.
bust, Herreta's arrest confirmed official reports that not only are Mexico's cartels vying fot a piece of
the country's rapidly growing drugs trade, but forming an alliance with Chinese syndicates to do so,

According to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, Philippine authorities conducted
11,066 counternarcotic operations resulting in the arrest of 8,428 suspects and 9,844 cases filed
during the first nine months of 2014. Reports show that the statistics for drug-related cases continue
to grow in our ‘Irial Courts with increasing numbers of foreign nationals being caught and
prosecuted.

‘To stem the alarming trend and to inhibit the growth of foreign syndicates, it is necessary to
impose the death penalty on foreign nationals found guilty of violating Republic Act 9165 otherwise
known as the “Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002”.

In view of the foregoing, immediate passage of this bill is earnestly requested.

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Representative, # District of Tarlac


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SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES }
First Regular Session )

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

House Bill No, 860)

Introduced by Representative Victor A. Yap

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 1, Section 31 of Republic Act No. 9165 is hereby amended to read as follows:
i 31, [Additional] Penalty if Offender is 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 ACT, WHICHEVER IS HIGHER:
PROVIDED, THAT IF THE ACT COMMITTED IS NOT
PUNISHABLE IN THE ALIEN’S NATIONAL LAW, THEN
THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT SHALL APPLY.

“WHERE THE DEATH PENALTY IS NOT IMPOSED
BY THE NATIONAL LAW OF THE OFFENDER, [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.”
SEC. 2. Effectivity — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its complete publication in at
least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,